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  2010 Agricultural Institutes
UAF Professional Development Credit Available.

June 8-10, University Experiment Farm, Fairbanks

Aug. 3-5, University Experiment Farm, Palmer

Each three-day institutes features tours, special speakers, hand-on instruction and two-tiered instruction designed for both elementary and upper grades. Costs include, tours, lunch, snacks and take home materials.

1-2 Professional Development Credits available at each institute. Palmer credits are through UAA; Fairbanks credits are through UAF. Credit hour costs and requirements are set by the university. Workshop fee set by AITC.

NOTE: Registration procedure is different for UAA credits and UAF credits, or for participants taking the course without credits. See registration form for details.

NOTE: Students signing up through MY LEARNING PLAN must also submit registration form to Alaska AITC online.

 

For information, contact: Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom or call 982-2219 or 746-2172


Registration form, June Institute, Fairbanks

Registration form, August Institute, Palmer

Here are some of the comments from last year's institutes:
"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

  Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom Lending Library
Borrow from the collection of more than 40 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
2011 application due in November; Watch for announcement

2011 Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 22-25

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.