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3, 2, 1...Lift Off! Traveling from Pennsylvania to Tennessee!

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I am so excited to announce that I will be teaching at Eagleton College and Career Academy in Tennessee in just one week! As a participant of the Global Orientation in Agriculture Learning program in conjunction with the World Food Prize Foundation and USDA NIFA, I have the opportunity to travel to a school in the continental United States to teach about global agriculture over spring break. Some key concepts of the curriculum are the Sustainable Development Goals, agricultural systems, and connecting Tennesee to global agricultureI am so excited to travel to Maryville, Tennessee where I will be able to share my knowledge about food security and global agriculture to 8th grade students at Eagleton College and Career Academy!   3...Things I am Excited About   Of course, there is a lot to look forward to as I get ready to take off this coming Sunday and head to Knoxville, Tennessee. Something I am excited about is experiencing how I will grow and develop as a teacher . I am g...

Reaching Out: Joining the Professional World of Agriculture Education

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This week was the launch of the 2022 Global Learning in Agriculture Conference (GLAG) hosted by the Global Teach Ag Network! Founded by Dr. Daniel Foster and Dr. Melanie Miller-Foster, the Global Teach Ag Network seeks to empower educators through high-quality professional development in global agriculture. One of the ways that the Global Teach Ag Network achieves this vision is through the Global Learning in Agriculture Conference each year! This year, the theme of the Global Learning in Agriculture Conference is Reaching Out , and as launch week comes to an end and I enter a year-long journey as a member of the GLAG 2022 community, I reflect on some ways I have been Reaching Out !     The 2022 GLAG Conference-In-A-Box   One of the benefits of being a member of the GLAG community is receiving a Conference-In-A-Box. This year, the box was filled with snacks from countries all over the world, including Germany, Pakistan, and Poland. The box also included the featured book...