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Area Instructors Receive Grant Funding To Aid With Integration Of Agriculture Into The Classroom

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.

Local Educators Receive Grants To Promote Agriculture Literacy

Thirteen area educators are among 142 across Iowa receiving grants in support of the integration of agriculture into classroom instruction or after school programs. With an academic focus, the Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher Supplement Grants are designed to help initiate new projects or expand on existing ones to promote agriculture literacy in students. The money awarded can be used to fund innovative lessons, activities, classroom resources, guest speakers, outreach programs, field trips and more. The grants are distributed by the Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation (IALF) and made possible through the support of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and the Iowa Egg Council. Recipients from the Kuemper Catholic School System include Elizabeth Hagen at Kuemper High School and Kathy Stipe at Kuemper Junior High. Amy Madsen at the Carroll Middle School and Peggy Hamilton at Fairview Elementary will receive grants. IKM-Manning Community School District has a total of five educators r

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