Our Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC) team is celebrating the 2023-2024 school year by selecting a focus area for each month. Our May focus area is Summer Favorites: Melons, Peppers, and Tomatoes! Check out lessons, videos, AgMag features, and more that highlight these delicious fruits and veggies grown in Minnesota!
Visit our Focus Areas webpage for more details.
We are offering you a chance to attend a Summer Teacher Tour with a friend for a great deal! Our Friend50 promotion ends on May 15, 2024, so act fast!
- Both you and your friend should individually register for the Summer Teacher Tour.
- During registration, click “Have a Coupon?” and input the code “Friend50”.
- Upon successful application of the code, you and your friend will receive a 50% discount on your registration fees.
- Enjoy the Summer Teacher Tour at half the price with your friend!
Register here: https://mnagmag.org/teacher-tours/
2024 Teacher Tours
- June 18, 2024: The Hands That Feed Us Teacher Tour (Mankato, MN).
Tour Stops: The Little Green Wagon, Sasse Lake Farms, Dauk Farms
- July 9, 2024: Orchard to Market Teacher Tour (White Bear Lake, MN).
Tour Stops: Pine Tree Apple Orchard, Bix Produce Company, Baily Nurseries
- July 22, 2024: Farm, Fiber and Fabrication Teacher Tour (Bemidji, MN).
Tour stops: Wells Technology, Bemidji Woolen Mills, Gustafson Farms
 Left to right: St. Francis Catholic School Principal Jennifer Nagel, MAITC Outstanding Teacher Carrie Allord, MAITC Ed Specialists Sue Knott and Keri Sidle.
Carrie Allord, a third-grade teacher at St. Francis Catholic School in Brainerd, has been selected as the MAITC 2024 Outstanding Teacher Award winner.
Ms. Allord shares her excitement for agriculture with her third graders every day. "What I love about agriculture is that I can incorporate it into any aspect of the day." Allord uses a classroom chicken named Pearl as well as a chick hatching program to help students investigate lifecycles and connect to important science concepts. She uses a plethora of agriculture-themed books to support reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, and is always looking for opportunities to connect plants, animals, and food to the learning activities happening in her classroom.
Allord was also recognized as one of six Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award Winners by the National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization! She will receive a $500 stipend and travel expenses covered to attend the 2024 National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, in June.
 Carrie Allord looks on as her third-grade students share details about the chicks that hatched in their classroom.
 A Farm Camp experience is the perfect enhancement to your summer school curriculum.
Visit the Farm Camp website to get connected with the program director and brainstorm summer Farm Camp opportunities for the students in your community!
May Trivia Question: What part of peppers contain the compound capsaicin which makes peppers taste hot?
Send your answer to sue.knott@state.mn.us. The first two people to respond with the correct answer will win an MAITC reusable bag.
|
