From Green Blazers To Blue Corduroys

Building Chicken Coops For my community based unit of instruction I had this great idea.  During #PSUAgEd2WI (Domestic Study Away to Wisconsin) I had the chance to learn about a philanthropic program called Pens for Hens.  Pens for Hens started out as a sustainable agriculture program that travelled to Haiti but then became a program which raises money to fund trips to Haiti to help towns in Haiti to build modernized chicken facilities.  These facilities would raise both meat birds for Haitians but also provide layer birds which would supply about an egg a bird a day to them as well. The purpose of a community based unit of instruction is to provide the community with the opportunity to work with the students.  Often when we think about community we think about the town we live in.  I wanted my students to think bigger. So here was the plan: 1) Students will build chicken coops. 2) Chicken coops would be marketed and sold to members in the commun...

My Final Presentation: Here is the video of my final presentation. It was a lot of hard work getting myself to where I am today. I am grateful to be officially done with my fall semester and look forward to working with so many people. As this chapter closes the next one opens up which will be me as the Student Teacher at Cumberland Valley High School. To Be Continued . . .