Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom

Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom Summer Conference Workshops

How to Tour a Farm From Your Classroom in Real Time Jodi Oleen & Kim Hanke, Kansas Pork Association – Field trips to the farm bring learning alive but also bring a lot of planning, budget, safety concerns and more. Learn how you and your classroom can tour a pig farm in real time from your classroom! During this breakout, you will learn how to sign up for the technology, how to use it to ask questions in real time to a local Kansas farmer and how to use the teaching resources that are included in this program – ALL FOR FREE!

Chemistry, Kool Aid and Agriculture! Rebecca Scheck, Hoxie High School – Getting students to connect in Chemistry labs can be difficult when they don’t see the real- world applications. During this workshop, you will learn how agriculture can be applied to chemistry using stoichiometry to calculate phosphorous needs in soil. You’ll also get to mix up Kool Aid to learn about concentration! All with an agriculture twist! Stoichiometry, Molarity Concentration

Ag Day at School Dianna Deniston, Victor Ornelas Elementary School – Ag Day offers an agricultural richness that students can embrace where teachers can instill a passion for learning about agriculture in their students while integrating the education into pre-existing curricula. Come and learn how you can have Ag Day at your schools and gain ideas for making agriculture a fun part of your student’s learning. Integration of elementary curriculum with agriculture

50 States and Agriculture Amanda Rensink, Tescott Grade School – Statehood and agriculture: when you give your students questions to answer and their choice of presentation, it’s amazing how creative they can be! During this workshop, you will learn how to make agriculture part of social studies curriculum and how students can practice their presentation skills without even realizing it! Social Studies, Speaking/Listening Anchor Standards

Teaching and Learning with a Live Curriculum! Rhonda Roux, Walton Rural Life Center – A classroom becomes alive and students are 100% engaged when raising hogs, hatching chicks or making lip balm. Projects that are hands-on allow for integration of standards and a cross-curricular approach equaling a teaching and learning environment that is more meaningful and achieves a higher level of critical thinking. Math, Social Studies, Science, Language Arts Anchor Standards – Speaking and listening; Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas; Writing and Reading “Flat Aggie” in the Classroom Tiffany Piatt, Ray E. Heller Elementary – Get connected to people from across the country by incorporating “Flat Aggie” in your elementary classroom. Come get the tools you need to connect your class and learn how to use Aggie, Flat Stanley’s cousin, as a cross-curricular tool to meet standards and incorporate agriculture in the classroom. Social Studies, Math, Reading, Science

Chew Your Cud! Audra McCurdy, Williamsburg Elementary – Why do cows chew their cud? What kind of forage do you eat in your daily ration? What is the difference between ruminant and monogastric digestive system? How can you make a pretend beef digestive system? Get the answers to these questions and more during this interactive breakout session! Next Generation Science Standards

Practical “Best Day Ever” Strategies and Skills Dr. Monte Selby – This is a follow- up session from the morning keynote, loaded with practical strategies, examples and success stories. It’s casual, so bring your questions and ideas. Leave energized and inspired for the challenges of creating your best day!

How to Make Your School “All-in” with Agriculture Panel Discussion featuring Ray Huff, Service Valley Charter Academy; Barb McCaffree and Angie Baker, Bluestem Elementary; Angela Black, Walton Rural Life Center; Audra McCurdy, Williamsburg Elementary; Evan Yoder, Hillsboro Elementary – During this panel discussion, you will hear from school administrators and teachers about how to make your school “all in” for agriculture education. Learn how they engage their communities, school board and staff to achieve the most success at hands-on, project-based learning.

Agriculture Pizza Kim Curran, RV Haderlein Elementary School - This workshop illustrates a hands-on application of “where does our food come from?” Most kids like pizza and this is a fun way for them to make the connection between what they’re eating and where it comes from! Reading/Language Arts; Social Studies