National Ag in the Classroom Conference Underway in Minneapolis

Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom (MAITC) is hosting the annual national Agriculture in the Classroom Conference in Minneapolis this week. “Regardless of what state you’re in, we really work to train educators how to fold agriculture into their work in their classrooms,” said MAITC Foundation Director Ann Marie Ward. “Our focus is not on agriculture teachers. It’s on those K-12 classroom teachers who are doing math, science, early literacy, working through nutrition and health classes, and see how agriculture really is everywhere.” The goal is to increase agriculture literacy through K-12 education. your state’s academic standards.” The national conference is underway through Wednesday.