Educational Specialist position now open
After 30 years as the Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC) Program
Director, Al Withers is retiring. We will greatly miss Al!
Al’s retirement allows the Minnesota Department of
Agriculture, which houses the MAITC program, to hire a new staff
person. This new Education Specialist position has now been posted and is
ready for candidates to apply.
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Ms. Ann Griffin and Ms. Julie Manthe
1st grade teachers
Linwood Monroe Arts Plus Elementary, St. Paul
"We both agree that working with young children is so much fun. They have such energy and joyfulness - it makes our work both challenging and rewarding."
 How has agriculture and MAITC impacted your students? Our students plant and care for a schoolyard garden, growing greens, corn,
squash, and tomatoes. We also use the AgMag Jr. as a resource for teaching our
students how agriculture is responsible for the everyday products we consume.
As a result of the MAITC Teacher Tour, we brought our students to the HAFA (Hmong
American Farmers’ Association) farm where students planted
herbs and harvested potatoes. Back in the classroom, we cooked the potatoes and
had a tasty snack!
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 Why do you believe it is important for students to be agriculuturally literate? Students need to understand where their food
comes from and how they can make responsible, informed choices as a consumer.
Agricultural literacy supports students in making smart choices now and in the
future.
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 The Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom Program
(MAITC) is excited to offer two unique summer tours that allow educators
to get a first-hand look into the world of agriculture. If you would
like to see, smell, hear, touch and taste the agriculture, food and
natural resources that allow for our survival, while earning CEUs and
graduate credits, register today!
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AgMag - Spring 2016
 Subscribers of the AgMag should have found the spring issue in their mailbox. The student focused
articles from the print magazine, along with interactive games,
trivia questions, online quiz, and more, can be found on the AgMag website. This site
also features an online teacher guide, project and activity ideas, and
additional resources in the Educators section.
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Minnesota's Top 10 Plants
Teachers are being sought to review The 10 Plants
Teacher Activities Handbook. This handbook is
to be used in conjunction with The 10 Plants That Changed Minnesota a
hardcover book to be published in 2017 by the Minnesota Historical Society.
Teachers who review at least 3 of the 10 activities chapters (each 3-5 pages or
9-15 pages in total) will receive a free copy of the final handbook, a
free accompanying 10 Plants That Changed Minnesota hardcover book
(both to be published in 2017); complimentary registration for one of
the 2017 10 Plants teacher workshops; and a $50 Target gift card.
Reviews should be completed by May 15, 2016.
For more information contact: Mary Meyer, meyer023@umn.edu 612-301-1247; University of
Minnesota Horticultural Science professor and extension horticulturist.
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Congratulations to Dary Dahna
for being the
first person to respond with the correct
answer to our March trivia question. Darcy knew that the gestation period for ewes is about 147 days. Her Dorset sheep average 145 days! The other top ten
responders were Neil Kruse, Gertrude Jensen, Nancy Roberts, Janet Cribb, Rudy Winckler, Maria Hildebrand, Zuli Walju, Pat Byron and Doug Jones.
April Trivia - The first person to email the correct answer for the question
below will win a Green Giant T-shirt.
What is the most popular breed of dairy cattle in the U.S.?
Email you answer to Sue Knott to be eligible for the prize!
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