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  2009 Agricultural Institutes
UAA/UAF Professional Development Credit Available.
AITC Educator Institutes, set for Fairbanks, June 2-4 and Palmer, Aug. 4-6
 

For information, contact: Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom


To attend Palmer course with or without credit, pre-register with Alaska AITC here
(You will be emailed the UAA online course registration form; the pre-registration provides important information on grade/subject of participating teachers.)
Palmer course yields 1-2 ED credits.
Early registration deadline for Palmer is July 1; cutoff date, July 30.
Download syllabus of Palmer course (188k pdf file)
REGISTER EARLY for bonus materials
Course fee is $100 for formal educators and others receiving credit, plus credit fees of $69 for one or $89 for two. Course funded by a grant from the Alaska Division of Agriculture and funding from the Alaska Farm Bureau.

Our thanks to the staff at UAF, Fairbanks SWCD and the folks at the Delta Chapter of the Alaska Farm Bureau for makng the June 2-4 Fairbanks AITC Educator Institute a great success.

Here are some of the comments:
"A wonderful experience!"
"Thanks so much for providing us such a wonderful, educational 3 days. Ag means a lot more to me now."
"The best class I've ever taken."
"Thank you for a fantastic three days."
"Thank you for arranging a 'growing' experience!"


Alaska Agriculture Day

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

DVD Loaning Library

  NEW Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom Lending Library
Borrow from the collection of more than 30 agriculture-related DVDs. See online or download (50K Word doc) complete descriptions and use the online request form.

Teacher Awards, Scholarships & Grants

  American Farm Bureau Foundation Teacher Scholarship to National AITC Conference
2010 application due Nov. 2

2009 Conference in St. Louis, Mo., June 23-27

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)

Alaska History Lessons 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 4, 2010. Learn how you can get involved in this special celebration.