Seven area schools have been selected by the Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation (IALF) to receive grant funding to facilitate introduction of ag education
A Northwest Allen County Schools teacher who approaches challenges optimistically has been nominated for Teacher Honor Roll. Her profile follows.
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The IALF has a number of programs for students, teachers and general outreach programs for the public. Two recent initiatives include the March Read Across Iowa program, during which they distributed more than 850 book kits to educators across the state, encouraging reading with the added bonus of learning about agriculture. This past year was also the first for the Bushel of Stories program. This engaged student authors in upper elementary and middle school. The top two books will be published sometime this summer, including “ABC Agriculture,” a book authored by Denison Middle School student, Deanna Anderson. Fett says it is exciting to see the number of teachers tuning in and utilizing the IALF resources increasing, particularly during the pandemic. Website traffic, he says has grown over the past year from about 1,300 visits per month to more than 13,000. Details on the local grant award winners, available programs and resources for educators can be found below.
Lumbee Tribe of N.C., Robeson Health Care Corp. hold vaccine drive for educators, those 65+
Lumbee Tribe of N.C., Robeson Health Care Corp. hold vaccine drive for educators, those 65+ By Cameron Crowe | February 26, 2021 at 5:49 PM EST - Updated February 26 at 5:49 PM
PEMBROKE, N.C. (WMBF) - The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina partnered with the Robeson Health Care Corporation to put on a COVID-19 vaccination drive Friday.
The event was originally planned for last week, but vaccine shortages forced them to push it back. The delay turned out to be a good thing as teachers, school personnel and childcare workers were able to participate.