Late Spring Session 2009
CAL POLY, SAN LUIS OBISPO

Spend three weeks in beautiful San Luis Obispo this summer and enroll in our Late Spring Session classes!  We have four courses proposed from which you will be able to select two.  These 500 level courses are designed especially for agricultural educators and, with committee approval, fit nicely into a masters degree program.  Keep in mind that the courses you take should be courses YOUR committee will approve.  If you are not sure, you should ask a professor in the Agricultural Education and Communication Department for assistance.

(Click on the title to get a copy of the Handbook for Candidates.)

All of the courses are scheduled to begin on Monday, June 15, 2009, meet daily for two hours each, and continue for three weeks with the final class meeting on Friday, July 3, 2009.  Any deviations from this schedule are at the discretion of the instructor and require participant approval.

The courses being offered are listed below.  Please use the on-line registration process for enrolling when it becomes available.  Each course heading will be linked to the on-line registration form. 

ERSC 544  Earth Sciences for Educators (3)  7:00 - 9:00 a.m.
An interdisciplinary Earth Science course which emphasizes the understanding of Earth as multiple systems of interrelated air, water, land, life and social processes.  A science based curricula incorporating concepts, learning resources, and application in the field.  Room: 52-A7.  Instructor:  Dr. Brent Hallock

AGED 570 Curriculum Development in Horticultural Sciences (3)  9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Developing lessons that meet educational state standards and that provide sound background for continuing educational students, entry into the “Green Industry” or for entrepreneurial endeavors. Teaching methods for lecture and laboratory activities based on lesson designed by practitioners. Identification of resources and materials. 2 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: HCS 120 or EHS 230, senior or graduate standing. Open to agricultural educators or credential students only.  Room: 48-B (EHS Unit, Lab B).  Instructor: Daniel Lassanske

AGED S520  Program Development in Agricultural Education (3)  11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Development of up-to-date approaches to a total integrated program based on occupational opportunities and community needs.  Philosophy, organization and administration of agricultural education programs.  Development in such areas as curriculum, supervised occupational experience, the integral student organization, and summer programs.  Room: 10-100.  Instructor: Dr. Ann De Lay. 
It is a core course for the MS degree.  Substitutions for the class are not allowed.

BRAE 570 Design, Construction, and Management of Small Irrigation System (3)  1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Design of small sprinkler and drip irrigation systems including irrigation system components, water hydraulics, backflow prevention devices, soil factors, and site information. Provide current agriculture teachers with enough information to design, construct, and management irrigation systems for small agriculture production plots used to demonstrate Ornamental Horticulture and Plant Science California Career Technical Education Model Standards.   Room: 08A-2 (BRAE Laboratory 2).  Instructor:  Dr. Ben Burgoa