Category Archives: Presentations

This week I had the opportunity to speak at the summer conference of the North Carolina Agriculture Teachers Association. Since I had taught many of the teachers it was like Brer Rabbit being thrown into the brier patch. I enjoyed … Continue reading →

I did something yesterday I have not done in over a year. That was speak to a live audience in person. During the past 1 ½ years my presentations have been delivered via Zoom. However, there were some challenges with … Continue reading →

There are many similarities between the Dust Bowl Era of the 1930s and the Covid-19 Era today. As the keynote speaker for the annual meeting of the North Carolina Association of County Agricultural Agents, I enjoyed the opportunity to share … Continue reading →

Hopefully, things will be back to normal next year and I can work with the ECMC Foundation Fellows (emerging leaders in career and technical education) in person instead of via ZOOM. However, we had a good conversation about the history … Continue reading →

Patrons of the Morton Grove, Illinois Public Library learned more about tomato clubs via a ZOOM presentation today. In preparing the presentation I learned that an Illinois representative to the U.S. Congress offered prizes to corn clubs and tomato clubs … Continue reading →

I enjoyed speaking to a group of agricultural education students at Texas State University via Zoom on Monday. The topic was the History and Development of Agricultural Education. I was asked to provide some thought-provoking discussion questions in advance. The … Continue reading →

Why is the state degree FFA pin missing the eagle on top of it? The answer to that question and many other unusual questions about the FFA was covered in a presentation to the AEE 303 class earlier this week … Continue reading →

I enjoyed sharing my views about the importance of life-work balance with the senior agricultural education students at the University of Tennessee-Martin in November. Research shows the average agriculture teacher works 55-57 hours a week. Teacher educators in agriculture do … Continue reading →

The Smith-Hughes Act: Its Importance for Today. That was the title of the Zoom presentation to the Greenwood (PA) High School agriscience students. Millerstown, PA. Sept. 22. It was nice to reconnect with high school students. They asked some good … Continue reading →

This summer I have made live presentations with an audience and I have spoken to several groups via ZOOM. On August 7 I spoke at the Chautauqua Assembly via a prerecorded presentation which was a first. The Chautauqua Assembly is … Continue reading →