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  2012 Agricultural Institute
UAF Professional Development Credit Available.

Courses are pending in Palmer and Fairbanks. Watch for details or email Alaska AITC.

 

For information, contact: Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom


Here are some of the comments from previous institutes:
"Far surpassed my expections. Loved the 'field trips; ' hands on."
"Every teacher in the state should take this institute — I learned so much. I want to take it again."
"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. Alaska Ag Day is First Tuesday in May each year.

DVD Loaning Library

  Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom Lending Library
Borrow from the collection of more than 50 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
2013 application due in November
2013 Conference in Minnesota, in June.

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.

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 1, 2012. Learn how you can get involved in this special celebration.