Course Description
Student teachers will develop technical skills and increase knowledge of floriculture industry. Industry standards, certification, record keeping, student advisement, and supervision of experience projects will be discussed.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Refer to Course Objectives.
Athena Title
Floriculture for Educators
Prerequisite
[(BIOL 1103 and BIOL 1103L) or (BIOL 1103E and BIOL 1113E)] or [(BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 1107E and BIOL 2107L)] or PBIO 1210 or HORT 2000 or HORT 2000E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Initiate, organize, and teach Floriculture Management and Floral Design course-work from the Agriculture Education Curriculum. 2. Locate and obtain resource materials related to maintenance and operation of a greenhouse and florist. 3. Describe the importance of, and issues related to, floriculture in Georgia, in the Southeast, and in the Nation. 4. Manage the greenhouse structure and equipment necessary to implement the Agricultural Education Curriculum. 5. Gain experience in setting up laboratory exercises, crop production schedules, educational events and team projects necessary to support the curriculum. Graduate Requirements: This course is to design with a vision that exemplary greenhouse management learning opportunity will produce teachers proficient in floriculture education. To accomplish this end, our prospective teachers must experience formal in-class educational activities, laboratory practicums, and other learning opportunities that will model how to teach horticulture curriculum to all students in grades 6-12. The graduate students will be charged with developing their skills as reflective professional, that is, teachers who make reasoned judgments based on propositional, case strategic, and scientific knowledge within a teaching episode. Their product will be the implementation of a research-based rationale for horticulture teacher education. The articulation of a research- based rationale for horticulture teaching serves as a mechanism for preservice teachers to integrate theory with practice. To accomplish this goal, preservice teachers must have access to a variety of experiences during which to implement their rationale for teaching horticulture. Graduate students will investigate and present documented research on one of the five strands and/or six themes. These strands include: horticulture teacher as a liaison to the Green Industry, horticulture teacher as facilitative communicator, horticulture teacher as multicultural educator, horticulture teacher as theory-based decision maker, and horticulture teacher as a professional. The six themes are learning environment, curriculum, planning, instruction, evaluation, and values and beliefs. The graduate student will be required to develop and present a research based rationale paper. Research must include a review of literature and interview/observations of mentor horticulture teachers and Green Industry members. Rationale Paper: Rationale for horticulture teaching paper must be typed and should be very inclusive of the student’s reflections about horticulture and teaching highlighting one of the strand/themes listed above. Rationale paper should follow the below format. 1. Review of literature focused on the selected educational topic. 2. A full description of interview findings using some analysis format. 3. Interpretation of findings – the student’s own understanding and reflection. Example of headings for research paper includes the following: a. Introduction which includes the research question b. Review of Literature c. Methodology (description of the interview study, description of the instruments used, how the data was collected, and procedures used) d. Results (what did you find) e. Conclusions f. Discussion and Implications
Topical Outline
Unit 1: Lecture 1: Orientation To Teaching Management Classes* Lecture 2: The Floriculture Industry: Local State and National Lecture 3: Statewide Resources and Market Channels *Tour of campus & local greenhouse facilities Unit 2: Lecture 4: Required Equipment and Supplies For Classes Lecture 5: Developing Ag Supervisory Experience Programs Lecture 6: Planning Bedding and Potted Crop Production Labs* *Set up and establish a greenhouse crop appropriate for the season *Set up a crop production journal Unit 3 Lecture 7: Defining/Understanding The Greenhouse Structure Lecture 8: Locating A Greenhouse – Considerations Lecture 9: Market Analysis and Business Plans* *Design a marketing strategy for Athens, Georgia *Develop a business plan outline. Unit 4 Lecture 10: Heating Systems & Maintenance Lecture 11: Cooling Systems & Maintenance Lecture 12: Irrigation Systems & Maintenance* *Build a mist system, and overhead irrigation system in teams Unit 5 Lecture 13: Greenhouse Benching/Layout/Organization Lecture 14: Working With Production - Teams of Students Lecture 15: Handling, Mixing Chemical/Pesticide Licenses *Skill tests and evaluation methods for the classroom *Establish a WPS record book/MSDS sheet files Unit 6 Lecture 16: Worker Protection/Weed Control Lecture 17: Disease Management & Scouting* Lecture 18: Insect Management & Scouting* *Dosage calculations and application skill exercises *Scout current crops – Establish sticky cards Unit 7 Lecture 19: Basic Nutrition of Plants Lecture 20: Basic Soils & Media Management Lecture 21: Fertilization Technology/Calculations/ Software* *Greenhouse and computer exercises to calculate fertility levels *Learn to operate a fertilizer injector, and apply fertilizer Unit 8 Lecture 22: Teaching Basic Botany / Plant Structure Lecture 23: A Review of Basic Plant Physiology Lecture 24: Understanding Light, and Photoperiod* *Build a blackcloth system *Install greenhouse shading & measure light levels Unit 9 Lecture 25: Plant Propagation / Seeds & Plugs* Lecture 26: Plant Breeding / Genetics / Patents Lecture 27: Pesticide Storage / WPS records *Source plugs, cuttings, seeds and plugs from various sources *Propagate plants from cuttings, seeds, bulbs etc. Unit 10 Lecture 28: Greenhouse Environment Maintenance Lecture 29: Organizing Plant Sales At School Lecture 30: Pricing Strategies, Cost Accounting & Business* *Construct a crop budget and pricing strategy for your crop *Develop a High School/Vo-Ag plant sale plan Unit 11 Lecture 31: Identification of Marketable of Floricultural Crops Lecture 32: Review of Foliage and Interior Plants Lecture 33: Environmental Ethics and Issues *Design and plant various hanging baskets and ferns *Selected an environmental issue concerning greenhouses Unit 12 Lecture 34: Greenhouse Resource Management Skills* Lecture 35: Industry Certification & Training Programs Lecture 36: Establishing Class GH Policies & Procedures* *Design a class policy / procedure manual in small teams Unit 13 Lecture 37: The Floral Design Industry Lecture 38: Selection & Sources of Floral Materials/ Equipment Lecture 39: Basic Floral Design Principles *Hands-On Floral Design Lab Unit 14 Lecture 40: Pre & Post Harvest Conditioning Considerations Lecture 41: Review of Floral Species Used in Design Lecture 42: Floral Design (Bud, Corsage, Bouquet) *Hands-On Floral Design Lab Unit 15 Lecture 43: Floral Design: (Holiday, Circular, Triangle, Line) Lecture 44: Planning A Floriculture Career Development Event Lecture 46: Present Class Supervisory Experience (Powerpoint) *Lab period will be used for continuation of student presentations. *Denotes Lab Exercises tied into Class lecture
Syllabus
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