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Agricultural Instititue
UAA Professional Development Credit Available
Northern AITC Educator Institute, July 30-Aug. 1, Fairbanks.
Mat-Su AITC Educator Institute, Aug. 5-7, Palmer

Flyer (300K pdf)
Draft speaker list (Word doc)

PREREGISTRATION FORM
Early Registration deadline July
Course includes tours, educational materials, lunches, beverages and snacks.
Available with 1 ($169) or 2 ($189) professional development credits, or without credit for classroom teachers ($90) or preservice teachers or informal educators ($75).

For information, contact: Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom

Activities created for Alaska Ag Day but good all year long.

Teacher Awards, Scholarships & Grants

American Farm Bureau Foundation Teacher Scholarship to National AITC Conference
Deadline has passed for 2008 conference; check back for 2009 information next summer.

Teacher Resources

Lesson Plans & Activities

Download lesson plans for grades: K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12

Request CD of the lesson plans (revised combined K-12)

New Alaska History Lessons now online

Alaska's Awesome Soils" (PDF/2.5MB)

16-page booklet produced by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Alaska Association of Conservation Districts contains information on soil and agriculture for all ages. To request hard copies or download individual pages, visit the AACD website.

Submit a lesson plan to Alaska AITC ($100 stipends available)

USDA's "Growing a Nation" CD

Download a Zipped Copy from the national AITC website

Go to Growing a Nation website

Subscribe to Agro-World E Zine

AgroWorld is a bimonthly E-zine for secondary educators and their students from national Agriculture in the Classroom. Each issue features current events, classroom resources, activities, and grant opportunities that enhance standards based science, applied technology, and social studies curriculum.

Alaska Agricultural Statistics

Alaska agricultural facts (PDF/101KB)

Alaska Ag Statistics Service website

Join the Alaska AITC mailing list

Events

Environmental Competition

Alaska Envirothon, high school environmental education competition in April. Visit AACD website for more information.

Celebration of Agriculture

Alaska Ag Day is May 5, 2009. Learn how you can get involved in this special celebration.