At the end of this page, you will find an application for the thirteenth annual Outstanding Ag in the Classroom Teacher Awards sponsored by the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers. The purpose of this award is to recognize teachers who are doing an excellent job of teaching their class about agriculture and integrating agricultural concepts into the existing curriculum.
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers are farmers between the ages of 18 and 35 who are actively engaged in production agriculture. These young people know that many difficulties faced by today's farmers are caused by regulators, legislators and a public who do not understand the business of producing food and fiber.
In order for agriculture to remain a viable industry, it is important for the public to understand the crucial role that it plays in our history, economy, and quality of life. When the next generation of farmers takes over, we hope the public will be better informed about agricultural issues. This education must begin with today's youth. It is for this reason that the Young Farmers & Ranchers would like to recognize a schoolteacher who is doing an outstanding job of educating tomorrow's citizens about this nation's number one industry.
The Outstanding Teachers will receive a voucher for instructional materials targeted to his or her grade level to be redeemed by December 31, 2008 plus a cash award. The application must be postmarked by June 13, 2008. The recipients will be honored at the Sponsor Recognition Banquet of the Ag in the Classroom Teacher Workshop on Thursday, July 17, 2008. The banquet will be held at Toftrees Resort in State College and will be attended by the 2008 Teacher Workshop graduating class and their sponsors. The winners should be prepared to share their ideas, innovative teaching methods and mechanisms for integrating agriculture into the curriculum with the banquet attendees.
Rules
1. Applicant must be a full time teacher in grades K-12 and a graduate of the Ag in the Classroom Teacher Workshop. Previous Grand Prize winners and runners-up are ineligible to apply.
2. When completing the application, you may use additional pages if needed. Include any supplemental materials, such as pictures, students’ work, newspaper articles, etc. that support your application.
The completed applications and supporting material must be postmarked by June 13, 2008 Items should be mailed to:
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers
PO Box 8736 510 S 31st St
Camp Hill, PA 17001-8736
3. The winners will receive materials that teach about agriculture, targeted to their grade level, plus cash awards as follows:
Grand Prize - $200 cash and $350 worth of materials to be selected by the teacher.
1st Runner Up - $100 cash and $250 worth of materials to be selected by the teacher
4. The winners will be honored at the Ag Awareness Foundation Banquet to be held on the evening of July 17, 2008 in State College. This banquet recognizes sponsors and the 2008 class of the Ag in the Classroom Teacher Workshop, held each year at Penn State. The recipients will be asked to share their methods, ideas and successes teaching about agriculture with the banquet attendees.
5. Applications will be reviewed by a panel of qualified judges. Selection will be based on the following criteria:
~variety of agricultural concepts taught
~extent of integration into other subject matter
~use of creative techniques
~use of classroom, school, and community resources
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