Anna Ball, Assistant Professor

Dr. Anna Ball began her career in ag education as a high school agri-science and industrial technology instructor in Illinois. She also worked as a faculty member at the University of Illinois for 4 years, prior to joining the team in Florida. Dr. Ball’s focus in the department is on teaching methods and faculty development. She is also the coordinator of the Teaching Resource Center. Dr. Ball has two daughters, Josie and Abby.

Education

• University of Missouri, Ph.D., Agricultural Education, 2002
• University of Missouri, M.E., Practical Arts and Vocational Teaching Education, 2000
• University of Illinois , B.S., Agricultural Education, 1995

Research Areas

• Teacher thinking
• Teaching methods
• Reflective thinking in teacher development

Recent Publications

Ball, A.L., Knobloch, N.A., and Hoop, S. (2006).  Instructional planning experiences of beginning teachers.  Journal of Agricultural Education, accepted for publication. 

Fritzsche, J., Martin, M.J., and Ball, A.L.  (2006).  A delphi study of teachers’ and professionals’ perceptions regarding the impact of the no child left behind legislation on secondary agricultural education programs.  Journal of Agricultural Education, 47(2) 14-23. 

Martin, M.J., Ball, A.L., & Connors, J. (2006).  A historical analysis of H.M. Hamlin and the community school concept.  Journal of Agricultural Education, 47(1) 100-109.  

Ball, A.L. & Garton, B.L. (2005). Modeling higher order thinking: Relationships between objectives, classroom discourse, and assessment.  Journal of Agricultural Education 46(2) 57-68. Awarded Outstanding Journal Author of the Year 

Ball, A.L., & Knobloch, N.A.  (2005).  A document analysis of the pedagogical knowledge espoused in agriculture teaching methods courses.  Journal of Agricultural Education, 46(2) 46-56.

Awards

• 2005 Journal of Agricultural Education Author of the Year for Volume 46
• 2005 E.B. Knight, Outstanding Journal Author Award, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
• 2004 Journal of Agricultural Education Authors of the Year, First Runner Up for Volume 45
• 2002 American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE) Kahler Outstanding Dissertation Award
• 2002 Journal of Agricultural Education Authors of the Year, Second Runner Up for Volume 43
• University of Illinois Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Awarded to instructors receiving student ratings of 4.7/5.0 scale for course content and overall teaching effectiveness, 5 listings
• 2001 Journal of Agricultural Education Authors of the Year for Volume 42

Courses Taught

• AEE 3200: Instructional Techniques in Agricultural and Vocational Education
• AEE 5206: Advanced Instructional Techniques in Agricultural and Vocational Education
• AEE 4942: Agricultural Education Internship
• AEE 4224: Special Methods in Teaching Agricultural Education Instructor,
• ALS 5032: College Teaching