TeachAgMech
The Agricultural Mechanics Resource Portfolio
About TeachAgMech
TeachAgMech was developed to assist all teachers of courses in the applied agricultural engineering program of study. I am still figuring out the profession as an ag mechanics teacher a couple years in, and quite literally learning every day. As a new teacher taking on this career, I spent countless hours looking for resources not just for my students, but for me, being someone who did not have very much experience in a shop. That is when I developed the idea to create a website that incorporated helpful and accurate education resources in one place as my graduate final project.
With the immense shortage of agricultural science teachers, especially those that teach in the ag mechanics field, I pray that this site can make a difference in new and prospective teachers confidence in taking on the role as an Ag Mechanics teacher. I hope that this site can continue to assist established teachers as well.
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Why Teach Ag Mech?
As of June 15th, there were approximately 163 opening posted on the ATAT website. Of those, 64 specified ag mechanics courses would be required. Out of the 6 program of studies in the AFNR cluster, that is a large percentage of listings for the applied agriculture engineering pathway!!
About the Creator
Howdy! My name is Kristin Nelson and I am an agricultural science teacher in Texas who teaches PAFNR, Agricultural Mechanics and Metal Technologies, Agricultural Structures, Design, and Fabrication, and Agricultural Equipment, Design, and Fabrication. I am also an adjunct professor with Ranger College and teach 16 hrs of dual credit welding courses. I have my Bachelors of Science in Agricultural Science from Texas A&M University and also plan on receiving my Masters of Agriculture with a focus in Online Curriculum and Instruction in December.
Submitting Lesson Plans and Materials
TeachAgMech will only be as successful as the resources it offers. We are always accepting new materials! If you are willing to assist new and old teachers gain resources to teach in the ag mechanics field, please send them our way! We want to encourage these teachers and offer them resources to be a successful educator. Below is the format for our lesson plans that we plan to use. These will include links to all documents and resources for that lesson. If you plan to send us resources, formatting them using the template below, will speed up the process!
Contact Information
If you would like to add any resources or lesson materials that you think would be helpful please send them to the email below! If you see any material that is incorrect or not up-to-date, feel free to contact us as well!
