Educational Resource

Video interviews with farmers and a related TEDEd educational resource designed for a K-12 audience to communicate a range of different approaches of cover crops use in farming.

Benefits

  • Diverse Use of Media

  • Expert Interviews

  • Diverse Use of Media Distribution Platforms

  • Student as Instructor

Limitations

  • Less Reflective

Pairs well with: policy papers, presentations, class discussions sharing the student’s personal thoughts with pros/cons of each approach.


Student Examples

Stone's Throw Urban Farm

By: Markus Rosskopf, Mekuria Zemede, Angela Tomlinson, & Lillian Smith

TEDEd URL

Cover Crops at Bluebird Gardens

By Hannah Hauan, Erica Gardner, Ellen Geodtke, & Keiko McMaster

TEDEd URL

Cover Cropping on Encore Farm

By: Lily Briggs, Thomas Howell, Ashley Osten, Casey Selle, & Rachel Wood

TEDEd URL

HAFA Cover Crops

By: Scott Basch, Katherine Daugherty, Jim Gardner, Lauren Sexton, & Sarah Witt

TEDEd URL

Dream of Wild Health

By: Jack Kuderko, Ellie McNairy, Jorie Shapiro, Julia Kloehn & Kathleen Hobert

TEDEd URL

Learning Objectives Demonstrated Learning Benefits

  • Communicate with farms/institutions in an effective and professional manner

  • Work effectively in groups

  • Break up large projects into smaller, manageable pieces

Challenges

None described.|

Subject Knowledge Acquired

  • Capturing multiple approaches to cover crop farming

Course Assignment and Grading Rubric

Soft Skill Set Acquired

  • Video production-editing skill sets

  • Video interviewing skill sets

  • Voice over (scripting)

  • Media Literacy (media arts approach: video production)

  • Project management

  • Group work

Support Resources