2023 Summer Teacher Workshop

Join us May 30 – June 2 for our 2023 Summer AITC Workshop for Teachers!

  • 4 Days of field trips, tours, hands on lesson ideas & FREE STEM resources
  • Geared for pre-K to grade 12 educators
  • Earn 30 PDCHs (professional development clock hours), plus 2 graduate level college credit hours available (optional/additional fee)
  • Take home lesson ideas, materials & grant opportunities for use in your classroom next year!

Cost is $50 for the workshop.

Tuition for 2 hours of Graduate Credit from St. Francis University is $200

(Course #REAL 694 R Agriscience Educator Institute)

Instructors: Bridget Caldwell, retired Unit 5 educator & past McLean County Ag in the Classroom Coordinator & Katie Buckley, University of Illinois Extension

Please note: Teachers will be responsible for their own transportation to field trip/tour locations, you can arrange your own carpool if desired

Registration deadline May 15, 2023

Click here to register

Strawberries

Learn more about strawberries these ag-tivities!

McLean County (IL) teachers can request FREE ag mags and activity kits for their classroom: Click here

Reading Materials:

Ag-tivities:

Books to Read –  Contact us to check out books from our McLean AITC library!

Videos

From Farm to Football

Learn more about the farm to football connection with these ag-tivities!

Football Ag in a Bag

McLean County (IL) teachers can request FREE ag mags and activity kits for their classroom: Click here

Reading Materials:

Ag-tivities:

Books to Read – set up a FREE account on openlibrary.org to check out these books online! Or contact us to check out hard copies from our McLean AITC library!

Pro Football Hall of Fame Virtual Field Trip

Football Videos

Biotechnology, DNA & Genetics: Bringing Science to Life

Biotechnology, DNA & Genetics are a big part of agriculture…and our everyday lives!

DNA Ag in a Bag

McLean County (IL) teachers can request activity kits for their classroom: Click here

Online Reading Materials

Ag-tivities

Books to Read – set up a FREE account on openlibrary.org to read these online books for FREE!

Videos

Thanksgiving – A Cornucopia of Ideas!

Gobble up these lesson ideas for your classroom from turkey to cranberries and more!

McLean County (IL) teachers can request ag mags and Thanksgiving activity kits for their classroom: Click here

Online Reading Materials

Ag-tivitieshttps://www.mcleanaitc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/PumpkinYoungReader.pdf

Books to Read – set up a FREE account on www.openlibrary.org to read these online books for FREE!

Videos:

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