Are you ready for the first ever Illinois Agriculture Education & FFA Podcast?  Make sure to be one of the first on the "State Scoop" bandwagon!  Mindy Bunselmeyer and Megan Coy are working on this new project to make sure teachers feel connected, informed, and supported.  Help us make this podcast a success by submitting any of the following through this Google Form:

·       Mailbag questions (questions can be from any range of topics- classroom, FFA, SAE, work/life blend, etc.)

·       Ag Teacher Jokes (we know some of you have a book of these!)

·       Questions related to our feature topics

Featured topics by month:

·       September: “Creating a Positive Classroom Culture”

·       October: “Managing the Madness”

·       November: “Having Hard Conversations”

·       December: “Proficiencies, Degrees, All Things SAE”

·       January: “National Chapter Award Tips & Tricks”

·       February: “FFA Week Motivation”

·       March: “Cattle, Pigs, Sheep (& Goats) Oh My!  Let’s Talk Livestock Judging!”

·       April: “Countdown to Convention”

Podcast will be released on Spotify and each month will feature leaders in agricultural education discussing the featured topics along with insider information on all things Illinois Ag Ed, helpful resources for teachers, and much more!

Also we wanted to send a shoutout to all of our Ag Teacher "Think Tank" participants who helped us come up with the topics, potential presenters and so much more!