Tuesday, October 23, 2012

"Grow Our Own" Competitive Events

"Grow Our Own" Teach Alabama and FTA Competitive Events Rules will be posted on APT soon.  Education and Training teachers should have already received them in a email.

"Yes! You Can Teach!" Conference

"Yes! You Can Teach!" conference information coming to you in email soon.  the eamail will have seven attachments.  This information will also be posted on APT as well under Education and Training.  We hope you will be able to bring your high school students who are interested in a career in education to attend the conference.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Serving Up MyPlate


FACS and Elementary Teacher Curriculum Using MyPlate – Use this Web site for Early Childhood, Parenting, Child Development, Family Wellness, and Food and Nutrition lessons.

FACS & Elementary Curriculum: Serving Up MyPlate

Serving Up MyPlate is a new collection of classroom materials that helps FACS and elementary school teachers integrate nutrition education into Math, Science, English Language Arts, and Health. This yummy curriculum introduces the importance of eating from all five food groups using the MyPlate icon and a variety of hands–on activities. Students also learn the importance of physical activity to staying healthy.  Curriculum components include: teacher guides; songs; posters; games and parent handouts. Go to USDA Food and Nutrition Service to download the curriculum.

Reaching the Next Generation to Sustain Modern Agricultural Practices


Register for Live Streaming HD Video

From Des Moines to your Desktop with this free webinar:

Reaching the Next Generation to Sustain Modern Agricultural Practices

October 17, 2012 – 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. CT
 
The Alliance to Feed the Future presents a panel discussion for classrooms, teachers, and communicators featuring:
 
*Lunchbox Lessons: K-8 Curricula for Learning About Modern Food           

  Production

  Dave Schmidt, President & CEO, International Food Information Council  

  (IFIC)     
   
*Food in the Future...A Youthful Perspective

  Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Agricultural Law Student, Drake University
 
*Making Food and Agriculture a Bigger Part of Our Educational Mandate

  Edie Fraser, Executive Director, STEMconnector
 
*Food and Agricultural Education: A Global Priority?

  Moderator: Ana Rold, Editor-in-Chief, Diplomatic Courier

REGISTER NOW:  IT’S FREE!
(Space is Limited – Sign up now and make sure to log in early to maximize your experience)

‘Snack Neutralizer:’ a free nutrition education tool that calculates exercise time required to burn calories

 
Follow the link to the full article about Snacking on Technology .  It has three free lesson plans and a link to the "Snack Neutralizer" a free nutrition education tool that calculates exercise time required to burn calories.
 
The ENC Teacher Exchange allows a select number of teachers to earn a $500 honorarium for teachers who submit a new program - such as an innovative five-day lesson plan to better combat childhood obesity - that gets published as a free downloadable teaching tool on the ENC Teacher Exchange web site.   Please consider joining the ENC Web site.