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    Agricultural Education and Communication

    Agricultural Education and Communication

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    Carla Jagger

    Assistant Professor

    307B Rolfs Hall
    PO Box 110540
    Gainesville, FL 32611
    352-294-1992
    carlajagger@ufl.edu

    • Education
    • Education
      • Ph.D. Agricultural Education, Ohio State University, 2016
      • M.S. Agricultural Education, Ohio State University, 2010
      • B.S. Agricultural Education, Ohio State University, 2008
    • Research
    • Research

      PROFILES

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      AREAS OF INTEREST

      • Cultural competence
      • Culturally responsive teaching
      • Effective teaching
      • Agriculture teacher professional development
      • Agriculture teacher recruitment and retention
    • Courses Taught
    • Courses Taught
      • AEC 4200/5206: Teaching Methods in Agricultural Education
      • AEC 4228/5227: Laboratory Practices in Teaching Agricultural Education
      • AEC 6229: Laboratory Instruction: Theory and Practice
    • Organizations
    • Organizations
      • American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE)
      • North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA)
      • National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE)
      • Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) 

    Dr. Carla Jagger is an assistant professor of agricultural education in the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication. 

    Originally from Mt. Gilead, Ohio, Jagger is a three-time alumna of The Ohio State University. She received her B.S. degree in agricultural education (2008) before earning her M.S. (2010) and Ph.D. (2016) degrees in the same discipline.

    After earning her doctorate, Jagger spent four years as an assistant professor at Mississippi State University. She invests in the professional development, preparedness, and well-being of agriculture teachers at all levels. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate students, Jagger is helping to create professional development programming for current agriculture teachers. Her research focuses on cultural competence, effective teaching, and agriculture teacher recruitment and retention.

    Awards

    Excellence in Teaching New Faculty Award, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Mississippi State University, 2019

    Jack Everly Journal Article Award, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, 2018

    Graduate Teaching Award, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, 2016

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    Agricultural Education and Communication
    305 Rolfs Hall, PO Box 110540, Gainesville, FL 32611-0540
    352-392-0502

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