Agricultural Education - Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Agricultural Education from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a Campus Bachelor Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. What will I study? The Agricultural Education specialization emphasizes teacher training in which the individual leads by example and sets standards of performance that guide a student's transition into adult roles at home, local community, and universities. Agricultural Education develops competencies for employment or entrepreneurial opportunities in agriculture and promotes meaningful and practiceal application of the content of other subject areas, such as science and math into daily practices. This specialization is for those students who plan to be in agricultural programs in communications, cooperative extension, secondary and post-secondary educational institutions and industry. The Agricultural Education specialization focuses on individual needs by preparing the student in teacher training, public relations, leadership training and through student organization functions such as the Collegiate FFA and the Agricultural Education Club. What facilities are at SIU? The Agricultural Education specialization is supported by numerous agencies to assist teachers in the total agricultural program including FFA and SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience). Illinois agricultural education is noted for: Diversified high school facilities 73% of its high school teachers have extended contracts Average salary of $43,770 + benefits Of 80 teachers , 22% are female Curriculum materials developed by the State of Illinois Incentive funding International experiences Advisory councils SIUC has had 100% placement of all teacher education students seeking employment the last five years. Students have plenty of hands-on experience with delivering multi-media presentations using state-of-the-art presentation technology. Students also receive teaching experience through student teaching programs in which they receive individualized guidance, mentoring, performance evaluation, and real-world training from teaching professionals. What organizations can I join? Agricultural Education students have the opportunity to be involved in various student organizations including: Agricultural Education Club Collegiate FFA Alpha Zeta Alpha Gamma Rho Sigma Alpha Agbassadors Block and Bridle Club Rodeo Club View more details on Southern Illinois University Carbondale . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Teaching courses.