2020 Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year presented at the 2020 Virtual National AITC Conference! Watch her presentation here! https://youtu.be/Mxuolglfos8 Katie's Powerpoint on Integrating Agriculture! Katie Buckley NAITC PowerpointDownload
July 9, 2020 Staley Museum and Soybeans!
Our video of the call will be located here: https://youtu.be/xfmDh_ZFYD8 Welcome to the Staley Museum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vBspAXmOvA AE Staley the Man. From North Carolina Farmer to Baking Soda to Starch to Decatur. https://staleymuseum.com/a-e-staley-bio/ Staley, Muller and Decatur https://staleymuseum.com/staley-mueller-connection/ Soybean Processing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCeAjEPDwpg Soybean Processing Fact Sheet https://www.ilsoy.org/sites/default/files/media/pdfs/Behind%20the%20Crush%20Infographic.pdf Soybeans and Fuel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koc9Obhcg_I#action=share History of Soybeans and Soyfoods https://www.soyinfocenter.com/HSS/ae_staley_manufacturing.php Staley today … Continue reading July 9, 2020 Staley Museum and Soybeans!
Agriculture and History July 7, 2020
Our Training Session is housed here. https://youtu.be/z-9lprjira8 Agriculture and History Powerpoint IL Ag HistoryDownload Illinois History Ag Mag Growing A Nation http://www.growinganation.org In the Good Old Days Activity Sheet. https://naitc-api.usu.edu/media/uploads/2019/06/05/In_the_Good_Old_Days_Inventory_Activity_Sheet_2019.pdf
“Applesauce Day” Book Recommendation
This summer Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom is recommending books with a connection to agriculture. Today's book is "Applesauce Day" by Lisa Amstutz. This is a wonderful book about one family's fall tradition of making applesauce together. https://youtu.be/U0Blv38Wsoo
Pork Field Trip-July 2 with Zach Perkins, 2020 Illinois Pork Ambassador
Our recorded Zoom Presentation is available at https://youtu.be/hUdoYfanVW8 Zach's field trip video! https://youtu.be/aG22S3PoaOc Pork Nutrient Cycle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiD2L3bGSE8 Illinois AITC Pork Ag Mag Illinois AITC Pork Reader Illinois AITC Pork Young Readers Breeds of Pigs Animal Cares-Pork Cares Pork Bi-Products https://www.ted.com/talks/christien_meindertsma_how_pig_parts_make_the_world_turn?language=en Books! Pig 05049 by Christine Meindertsma Pigs and Pork in the Story of Agriculture by … Continue reading Pork Field Trip-July 2 with Zach Perkins, 2020 Illinois Pork Ambassador
June 30 Training–The 3-Legged Stool: Sustainability in Agriculture
Here is the recording of our Zoom Session: https://youtu.be/6nEfKzuNUVo We had some technical difficulties with a couple of our videos about farm sustainability. Those videos are linked below. We encourage you to watch these short videos to learn more about what farmers are doing around the state to continue their journeys to sustainability. https://youtu.be/Sc-1NvH8sAU https://youtu.be/LIA2mqGWXm0 … Continue reading June 30 Training–The 3-Legged Stool: Sustainability in Agriculture
Coordinator Training
This site will house information for Illinois AITC County Coordinators
June 25, 2020 Visit to JY Ferry Farm, Corrine, Utah
Utah JY Ferry Field Trip Recorded Zoom presentation will be available here https://youtu.be/BuvhcSb7r-g Welcome to our Trip to Utah: *JY Ferry Farm, Corrine Utah, Becca Ferry and Family https://www.jyferry.org/ * Denise Stewardson, Utah State University, Utah AITC State Contact http://www.agclassroom.org/ut Ferry Farm Video https://youtu.be/hkIfupJrRfw https://youtu.be/hkIfupJrRfw Learn more about the invasive species of Phragmites at https://www.fws.gov/gomcp/pdfs/phragmitesqa_factsheet.pdf … Continue reading June 25, 2020 Visit to JY Ferry Farm, Corrine, Utah
Scrambled States of Agriculture-National AITC Presentation June 24, 2020
The recording from National AITC will be available here: https://youtu.be/lbv9ruyFDbA Kevin's PowerPoint used during the presentation. scrambled-states-national-conferenceDownload Original Scrambled States Booklet More Scrambled States Booklet Both lesson booklets have books listed. Want to visit the online lesson and activities? https://beyondthebarndoor.wordpress.com/category/scrambled-states/ Illinois Ag Mags that are available for use on smartboards at http://www.agintheclassroom.org/TeacherResources/AgMags.shtml Seems some of … Continue reading Scrambled States of Agriculture-National AITC Presentation June 24, 2020
Some Summer Reading!
Looking for something to read this summer?A recent survey found that over half of the audience for Young Adult Literature (YA) are adults! Why not join the ranks and take some YA with you this summer out to the back yard! Young Adult Literature, includes pieces you probably remember. Huckleberry Finn, The Outsiders, and even Harry Potter are considered YA, … Continue reading Some Summer Reading!
