Come AGsplore With Us! Teacher Trainings Offered This School Year

November 28, 2012 Sara BhaduriHauck

The University of Maryland Extension AGsploration team will be hosting a series of teacher in-services during the 2012-2013 school year. Teachers and other youth educators are invited to attend these one-day seminars to receive training, curriculum, and teaching materials in order to implement the AGsploration program in their own classrooms.

A three-time national award-winning program, AGsploration is a science-based curriculum designed for middle school students. AGsploration lessons allow students to explore the relationships between agriculture, the environment, and their health through engaging hands-on activities. All twenty-two lessons are aligned with the Maryland state standards for science and health. While designed for classroom use, the lessons can easily be adapted for use by after school programs or community organizations.

Teacher in-service trainings will be held at six locations throughout Maryland:

Training Date Location City Registration Deadline
January 21, 2013 Bay View Elementary School North East, MD January 7, 2013
February 18, 2013 Chesapeake College Wye Mills, MD February 4, 2013
March 22, 2013 Montgomery County Extension Office Derwood, MD March 8, 2013
April 12, 2013 Carroll County Extension Office Westminster, MD March 29, 2013
May 6, 2013 Prince George's County Extension Office Clinton, MD April 22, 2013
June 17, 2013 Washington County Extension Office Boonsboro, MD June 3, 2013

In-service participants will receive six hours of instruction, hard and electronic copies of the AGsploration curriculum, complete materials to teach selected lessons, and a hot lunch. Registration is free! For registration forms and more details please visit https://agnr.umd.edu/agsploration/training or contact Sara BhaduriHauck at sbh@umd.edu or
(410) 638-3255.