Category: Professional Development

New EDIS/Ask IFAS Documents Published by Agricultural Education and Communication during May and June

by Amanda Quintos
July 2, 2025

Discover the latest research and practical solutions from UF/IFAS experts. These are the new EDIS/Ask IFAS documents published by Agricultural Education and Communication during May and June. Stay informed and inspired with our updates! Resources ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Adult Vaccination In Florida Series, Ask IFAS, Department Of Agricultural Education And Communication, EDIS, Intercultural Competencies Series

Mentoring Language-How to Use it Effectively

by elaniemason
July 24, 2024

Mentoring Language- How to Use It Effectively Using appropriate language within your mentor relationship is vital to ensuring the relationship is open and positive. There are seven categories that can help you foster effective language when ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Mentoring, Mentoring Language

Using SMART Goals in Your Mentoring Relationship

by elaniemason
July 24, 2024

SMART goals provide a framework often used in various settings to create specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound objectives. When applied to mentorship, SMART goals can provide structure and clarity for both mentors and mentees. SMART ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

Guzman Finds New Appreciation for Agricultural Policy at AFA Policy Institute

by Jessica Czipulis
December 7, 2023

In September, Lana Guzman, UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) sophomore, attended Agriculture Future of America’s (AFA) Policy Institute. Guzman, an agricultural education and communication student, was selected to ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: AFA, Agricultural Education And Communication, Agricultural Policy, Professional Development, VP Promise

Resources for Public Engagement and Outreach

by Katie Stofer
April 7, 2021

Here's another oldie-but-goodie pulled from pages as IFAS migrates blogs. These are some of the public engagement with science (aka science outreach or informal science education or science communication) resources I have found in my day. Public ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Public Engagement, Public Engagement With Science

Looking for a career in public engagement with science or STEM?

by Katie Stofer
April 1, 2021

If you're working on a career in public engagement with science ... As my IFAS blog migrates internally, several individual pages I have will be going away, so I am re-publishing them as blog posts. I originally published this list of resources ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development
Tags: Careers, Job Search, Public Engagement With Science

Agricultural Education and Communication Student to Serve as Agriculture Future of America Ambassador

by Jarred Shellhouse
April 8, 2020

By Megan Karlin, Agriculture Future of America Kansas City, MO – From Panama City, Florida, Kayla Bashore is motivated and determined to make a positive impact on the world. As a junior at University of Florida studying agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development
Tags: Aec, AFA, Agricultural Education And Communication, Agriculture Future Of America, Ambassador, Leadership, Professional Development

Looking for a career in public engagement with science in or out of academia?

by Katie Stofer
February 22, 2019

If you're working on a career in public engagement with science ... I’m compiling a set of resources for people looking to get jobs in public engagement with science. (or STEM) or outreach or informal science education or free-choice learning ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Careeers Outside Academia, Career, Job Search, Public Engagement With Science

$58 million … is it a lot or not?

by Katie Stofer
August 14, 2018

Well, it depends. $58 million is what NASA estimates a trip around the moon as a SpaceX tourist would cost. For most people, it's out of reach compared to our median U.S. incomes of $59 thousand in 2017, or about 1000 times less than the cost ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Curriculum, Natural Resources, Professional Development
Tags: Data Visualization, Public Engagement With Science, Science Communication, Science Outreach

What is creativity and innovation, and who is creative or innovative in their work? (hint: it’s more than just artists, and creativity isn’t just about the final product)

by Katie Stofer
June 6, 2018

A colleague of mine from the UF Innovation Academy paid me a high compliment, noting me as an innovative and interdisciplinary thinker (full disclosure: my immediate reaction was, who, moi?). She asked me to share any thoughts I had on "how ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Research

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