Ag in the Classroom
Agricultural Workshops
Through field trips, tours and hands-on workshops, interactive training for K-12 grade teachers demonstrates how to infuse agricultural concepts into existing curriculum and meet Maryland State Standards. Teachers receive numerous resource materials and ready to use lessons in the workshops. Students receive direct agricultural training when the mobile science labs visit schools across the state.
2010 National Ag in the Classroom Conference A Success!
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More than 350 educators gathered together June 24-26 in Baltimore for the 2010 National Ag in the Classroom Conference held at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel.
Participants were given the opportunity to re-energize their passion for teaching by attending the conference. The event included a Share Your Best Resource Fair and hands-on roundtable sessions offering new and exciting ideas to take back to the classroom. Nearly 80 workshops offered innovative ways to teach about agriculture.
The traveling workshops on Friday, June 25 provided behind the scenes experiences at a variety of venues, including Wegmans, Brooms Bloom Dairy, Shamrock Farms and the Pepsi Bottling Co. The tours included lessons to be shared with students.
After a day of tours the participants were treated to an authentic Maryland Crab and Chicken Feast on a brilliant evening with low humidity at beautiful North Point State Park in Edgemere, MD. Along with piles of delicious crabs and crispy fried chicken, the guests enjoyed the music of the T&T Steel Drum Band and had a chance to visit the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Scales and Tales program.
Teachers who have gone above and beyond to educate America’s youth about agriculture were recognized as Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture award winners on both the state and national levels. The White-Reinhardt Teacher Scholarship winners were awarded and recognized by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. The first AITC Ag Advocate of the Year was awarded to Jill Vigesaa of North Dakota.
Thank you to all of the volunteers and participants that made this conference so successful. Next year’s conference will be held in Fort Lauderdale, FL June 22-25, 2011.
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Teachers who have gone above and beyond to educate America's youth about agriculture were recognized as Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture award winners on both the state and national levels. The White-Reinhardt Teacher Scholarship winners were awarded and recognized by the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. The first AITC Ag Advocate of the Year was awarded to Jill Vigesaa of North Dakota.
Thank you to all of the volunteers and participants that made this conference so successful. Next year's conference will be held in Fort Lauderdale, FL June 22-25, 2011.
