ITHACA, N.Y. — New York Agriculture in the Classroom identifies exceptional teachers who incorporate learning through a lens of agriculture to such an extent as to merit statewide recognition through the Teacher of the Year award. The Teacher of the Year Award celebrates teachers who have recognized the need for incorporating agriculture into their classroom curriculum in order to provide authentic, hands-on learning experiences for their students. Nominations are currently being accepted for this award until Tuesday, October 29, 2019 and the application can be found on our website.
Certified teachers, or teams of teachers, currently engaged in classroom instruction in the Pre-K through 12 levels integrating agricultural concepts into traditionally non-agricultural curricula are eligible for nomination by others or through self-nomination. Nominees should be providing opportunities for students to engage in, and study about agriculture, and/or utilizing innovative approaches to advancing agricultural literacy in the classroom. Applications will be evaluated by a review committee who will score based on a rubric of 100 possible points and based on the categories “Creativity and Utilization of Agricultural Information”, “Interdisciplinary Approach”, “Student Impact”, and “Overall Impact, Longevity of the Program”.
For their excellence in teaching about and utilizing agriculture in their classroom, recipients will be awarded an expense-paid scholarship to attend the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah in June, and an at-school recognition of the teacher and their accomplishments.
For more information about the National Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year program, visit the New York Agriculture in the Classroom website at www.agclassroom.org/ny. New York Agriculture in the Classroom is a partnership of Cornell University, NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets, NYS Education Department, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and NY Farm Bureau. Working with Cooperative Extension educators, classroom teachers, and volunteers throughout the state, New York Agriculture in the Classroom fosters an awareness, understanding, and appreciation of our food and fiber system.
–New York Agriculture in the Classroom
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