Our Ag in the Classroom summer workshops are a one-day, informal training seminar. Our hope is to introduce you to Tennessee agriculture and show you how easy it is to incorporate the information into your existing classroom curriculum, even if you know nothing about it.
More reasons you should attend…
- Attendance is FREE and each participant receives a resource kit with approximately $200 in educational resource material FREE just for attending the workshop. The materials include not only teacher’s manuals, but CDs, DVDs, posters, student materials, maps, lab guides and more.
- By attending, you will be giving other teachers in your school the chance to obtain AITC materials at no cost. The materials are interdisciplinary, and while they highlight Tennessee agriculture, they also include math, science, social studies, health and nutrition, language arts, music, art and more. All materials are available for preschool through 12th grade, aligning with Tennessee State Standards and TNReady teaching objectives.
- Some school systems even give up to six hours of in-service credit for participating. Check with your administration for more information.
These 6 hour workshops will introduce teachers to Ag in the Classroom materials, which they will get to take home with them in grade groups of Pre K-2, 3-5 and 6-9. The materials include lessons for mathematics, language arts, science and social studies. Each participant will qualify their respective school for a mini-grant of up to $500 to establish a school garden. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. There is no charge for the workshop.
