Sparking Critical Thinking: Socioscientific Issues in the Ag Ed Classroom

Ready to prepare your students for the real world? Michelle Burrows helps the Owl Pellet Crew digest vital research on integrating Socioscientific Issues (SSI) like climate change, GMOs, and food security into school-based agricultural education! Discover why these complex, multi-perspective topics are essential for building critical thinking and discussion skills. We'll explore how SSI-based instruction boosts content knowledge, scientific reasoning, and argumentation. Get ready for actionable classroom strategies on presenting multiple viewpoints and facilitating open debates, empowering you to guide students to be informed problem solvers and engaged citizens. Journal article:

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Sparking Critical Thinking: Socioscientific Issues in the Ag Ed Classroom is an episode from Owl Pellets: Tips for Ag Teachers by Owl Pellets.

This episode is 22:28 long.

This episode was published on Feb 3, 2026.

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