Global Agriculture:Teacher Opportunities

Kate CrawfordOakland High School – Oakland OR

Wes CrawfordSutherlin High School – Sutherlin OR

Here we go…

• Our experience• Global agriculture in the classroom• Curriculum ideas• Opportunities for teachers

Global Teacher Fellowship

• Self-designed experience• Over 25 teams selected from across US

Global Teacher Fellowship

• Our proposal– Connect with animal agriculturists– Learn about advanced management practices– Meet with educators– Investigate environmental management

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

Applications in the AST Program?

Applications in the AST Program?

• Models of operation• Environmental issues• Political/trade issues• Variance in crops produced• Levels of development• Adoption of GMOs

Global Curriculum Ideas?

Global Curriculum Ideas?

• Compare livestock production in the US and ____________

• Create a website for agricultural trade for a foreign country

• Create a pamphlet advertising crop seed for sale in ______________

Opportunities for Teachers

Teachers for Global Classrooms Program (TGC)• http://www.irex.org/project/teachers-global-c

lassrooms-program-tgc• Due March

Opportunities for Teachers

Toyota• http://www.iie.org/Programs/Toyota-Internati

onal-Teacher-Program• Currently unannounced

Opportunities for Teachers

US Dept of State: Teaching Overseas• http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/c21946.htm

Opportunities for Teachers

Fullbright Exchange• http://fulbrightteacherexchange.org/• Due Dec 15 2013 for 2014-2015

Opportunities for Teachers

Rural Teacher Global Fellowship• http://www.globalteacherfellowship.ruraledu.

org/index.html

• Due January

Thanks!