College
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Department
Agricultural Education and Communication Department
Degree Name
Master of Agricultural Education
Date
6-2022
Advisor
Ann De Lay
Abstract
The Graduate Assistant serves as an aid to the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication during the months of January through June. The Graduate Assistant traditionally co-teaches AGED 220: Agricultural Youth Conferences, leads the recruitment efforts to gather judges for the South Coast Region Speaking Finals in King City, co-advises the State FFA Judging Finals Leadership Team, and prepares the California Agricultural Teachers’ Association (CATA) Conference program, amongst many other smaller tasks. Historically, the Graduate Assistant has been an individual of the fall cohort of student teachers, allowing them to be present in this role in the spring; however, the dynamics of the credentialing program have changed and there is no longer a split cohort. Future Graduate Assistants may be students within the Masters of Agricultural Education Program but likely not on the credentialing route. The Graduate Assistant position is a rather rewarding and selfless experience, as you learn to collaborate with students, faculty, and staff within the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication and develop a passion for creating positive, successful events and experiences for FFA members and agriculture educators alike.
One of the tasks of the Graduate Assistant is to produce a Graduate Assistant Binder for succeeding Graduate Assistants to follow as a guide to be successful and stay informed of their duties and responsibilities of their role. I have not yet completed this binder, as my responsibilities conclude at the end of June. However, there are fragments of the binder that have been included in this document to elaborate on the details of various tasks of the Graduate Assistant.
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/aged_rpt/265