I Can Teach Anything I'm Excited to Learn About
Workforce Friday's
I'm dedicating Friday's in Small Gas Engines and Essential Home Projects to develop skills related to being in the workforce, regardless of occupation. Last Friday, I touched typical onboarding processes and shared W4, W2, and I-9 IRS tax forms with my class so they have an idea of what they will experience when beginning a job.
This Friday I taught elements of an effective resume and tasked students with creating or improving upon their current resume. Overall, I am excited about this opportunity in teaching as I am hopefully preparing students for any career they choose to pursue.
Sexual and Asexual Plant Propagation
I've got so caught up in teaching animal sciences that I forgot I'm a plant person! This past week I had fun teaching the difference between sexual and asexual plant propagation. I started on a high note as I previewed a video called "Corn Sex and the City" which displays how plants can be bred by the joining of a male and female gamete.
Additionally, I am teaching various methods of asexual plant propagation which has jazzed me up. Did you know that if you cut the veins on the underside of some leaves, they can produce a variable amount of exact clones? Just imagine if humans shared this evolutionary trait with plants. Every time we got a cut, we'd get a clone of ourselves!
The Point Is
I'm trying to convey that I'm legitimately excited to learn and teach on these topics. Having enthusiasm in the classroom has made a difference of night and day with the responsiveness of students. It also helps that the students at Big Spring High School are hungry for real world vocational education!
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