This course covers a wide range of topics which include national goals for education, objectives (Diploma teacher education, secondary education, agriculture at diploma level, agriculture at secondary school level), contributions of agriculture in National development, growth and development of agriculture; Content:  secondary school syllabus of agriculture and its interpretation,  components of a syllabus, designing a syllabus, preparation and use of course outline, scheme of work and lesson plan, record keeping; Methods, techniques and strategies in teaching agriculture: lecture method, practical demonstration, field work and field trips, discussion, experiments, laboratory, projects, dramatization, role place;  Resources applied to teaching of agriculture in secondary school: farm-land, relevant textbooks, charts, internet, fertilizers, manure, farm tools and equipment, soil samples, agriculture chemicals, etc; professional documents: Secondary school biology syllabus, course outline, schemes of work, lesson plans and lesson notes; record of work, marking scheme, and farm records; Assessment: preparation of lesson plans, class presentations, use of teaching aids, self-evaluation, class projects; challenges facing the teaching of agriculture in secondary schools.

The Module is supposed to take you 45 instructional hours. Therefore, you are expected to set aside 3 hours every week to interact with Module moderator and other students registered for this course. Additionally, you may be required to spend at least 3 hours a week to work on off line and online assignments.

The class will be meeting on Tuesday and Thursday for one hour online.