By Christine Woodman
Teacher candidates inevitably make an impact on their teaching sites by inspiring students and helping them learn. Agriculture teaching candidates also make a physical contribution to their school sites.
By working with students on projects such as building a new wash rack at the school laboratory site and landscaping the agriculture department, the candidates transform a required assignment into a vibrant Learn by Doing experience. Students are involved in every step of the process, from initial design to completion.
During fall 2012, student teacher Christie Liebig and students at Hilmar High School in Hilmar, Calif., poured a new slab of concrete at the school farm facility.
“It was great to see the kids actually applying the things that I had been teaching them,” Liebig said. “It was a very rewarding experience for me, and I know that the kids are incredibly proud of themselves. We can all come back years from now and see the difference we made at the school farm.”
Other projects from the fall included a new agriculture department sign for Nipomo High School in Nipomo, Calif., and a new plant retail area for Hughson High School in Hughson, Calif.
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