Megan's Crowning Moments

       Throughout my student teaching experience I had the opportunity to be a part of many classrooms but by far my favorite visit was to Cumberland Valley with my cohort member Ms. Nicole Guise.  Nicole's experience was much different than mine as she spent a chunk of her experience teaching student's virtually on an A, B day rotation.  I was fascinated by this schedule and thankfully Nicole was more than willing to share more!     During my visit I had the opportunity to watch Ms. Guise  maneuver virtual class, a variety of technology, student questions, and promoting engagement. From my experience, none of these things are easy tasks to accomplish especially through Zoom. But, would we expect anything less than greatness from Ms. Guise? I loved the interactive videos and websites Nicole used to engaged with her students to fill in as much content as possible in the short 30 minutes she had with each student.    I had a blast observing my cohort member and I learned a lot th

 Throughout this semester, I have had the opportunity to engage in International Agriculture through many platforms. First, was the 2021 GLAG conference where I engaged with on demand sessions and the GLAG Reads kick off event! It was awesome to gain content knowledge, a variety of perspectives as I started off my student teaching experience.     As I progressed in to my teaching experience I found some pretty awesome takeaways as I read further into the 2021 GLAG Reads book, Teach Boldly by Jennifer Williams. First, was to be the architect of your own learning. This truly resonated with me as I know I learn differently from how many of my peers and students learn. Making sure that not only am I finding ways to build my learning as I continue to grow my teacher tool belt but also finding practices in which my students can build their own learning. I put this concept into practice with my 9th period Introduction to Agriculture Sciences course, we discussed what the SDGs (Sustainable Dev

 14 Weeks ago, I walked into class terrified. Was I going to be good enough, could I do this, will my students even like me? These are some of the thoughts the swirled around my head when I walked in on the first day. As I walked out of Athens on Friday I quickly realized, I was good enough, I could do this, and my students loved me just as much as I loved them. I know longer was Megan, unsure of herself and her abilities but now Miss. Royer the agriculture science teacher who successfully navigated plumbing, the nervous system, animal agriculture, shark tank projects, speeches, and so much more in the past 14 weeks of student teaching,      In the beginning of this experience I struggled with time management and student engagement, by the end my students loved to share but I always made sure we were ready for that bell to ring. I grew in my ability to evaluate students both with formal and informal evaluations such a projects, tickets in and out, quizzes, tests, and 3-2-1s. Most impor

  Dear Athens,        If I would have been told that the student teacher who walked into the classroom on day one would be where she is right now, I would not believe you. We have laughed, we have cried, and we have had a lot of fun together. I have not only grown in my ability to speak in front of a classroom but through online engagement techniques, labs, evaluation, and building relationships. Each and every student that has walked into my classroom has left an impact on me and who I am now as Miss. Royer. I feel that to fully give Athens the thank you they all deserve I must go class by class.      Horticulture,                  You taught me how to find enthusiasm in the earliest of hours, bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready to work in the greenhouse. I will always be grateful for your honesty so early in the morning and allowing me to push you further as we all grew together. I will never forget the parts of the seed especially, the seed coat. I know some of you will miss me mor

        As I reflect on week 13, lessons in electrical wiring, SDGs, Biosecurity, and the Endocrine System all worked together to make time fly by! As I am now a week away from completing my student teaching experience I am asking myself, how is that possible?!          I began my week with Ohm's Law, Lock & Key analogies, and biosecurity! M Introduction to Agriculture, Ag Mechanics 1, and Veterinary Sciences courses all played a role in my final evaluation, and they created an action packed week. We addressed very complicated questions like "how are we going to feed a doubling population by 2050?" and "what role does Ohm's law play in agriculture?". These questions along with many others played a vital role in the comprehension and discovery that took place this week, not only for my students but myself as well.         On top of the variety of content covered in the classroom, I also had the opportunity to create my first bulletin board as an Ag Teache

  Week 12, though it was only 4 days, was packed with many opportunities to showcase learning! I also wrapped up my time in two courses as we transition to the end of my student teaching experience and finalized grades for a marking period.  It's slowly becoming real that in 2 short weeks I will be completing my student teaching experience. This week as I wrapped up two courses we worked to prepare ourselves for life beyond high school, creating cover letters and resumes! Students had the opportunity to reflect on many of the skills, experiences, and certifications they have acquired during their time in high school. After determining these skills we highlighted the aspects that best demonstrated how qualified each student was for the position they were "applying" for. Seeing the diversity of career interests, experiences, and skills was amazing and a very proud moment. I cannot wait to see what amazing things these students accomplish beyond high school hopefully with s

 Week 11?! How can it be! This week was shorter than most as we all had 3 days together but I can assure you we made the most of it! Starting the week off, we focused on any missing assignments and wrapping up projects since the end of the marking period is today! We also reviewed from our days on Zoom making sure we were all on the same page before we went on spring break! Yesterday we shifted gears to resumes, pituitary glands, wild boars, fertile eggs, and Shark Tank projects to continue our hard work with the little time we have left together! It was super exciting to hear my students discuss various invasive species found throughout the state of Pennsylvania and how they might differ from other states.     We also shifted gears in FFA/SAE focusing on preparing ourselves for life after high school, creating resumes to help with the job hunt. It was awesome to see all my students list out all of their accomplishments and focus what qualities qualify them for the job they are interes