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Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Preparing for Upcoming Summer Conference
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:25:26 CDT
The Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom has been busy with many activities over the summer months and just recently finished up their summer bus tour across northern Oklahoma. The group of teachers participating in the bus tour covered many different agricultural areas around Ponca City, Bartlesville and Perkins.
The first stop on the bus tour was the Cimarron Valley Research Station, which is a diverse research station with research on livestock and a multitude of crops. Dana Bessinger, with Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom, coordinates the Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom teacher training and said the stop at the research station was a great opportunity for teachers to learn about fresh fruit and vegetables and discuss eating healthy.
Bessinger also said the bus tour allows for time to educate teachers on the Ag in the Classroom lessons and curriculum, as well as, different agricultural industry leaders and resources. The Oklahoma Beef Council was one sponsor in particular on this tour the teachers had the opportunity to interact with while visiting with cattle producers in Osage County.
Bessinger said the Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is also preparing for their upcoming summer conference on July 29 in Oklahoma City. There are over 500 teachers registered for the summer conference, which is titled "Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots." The theme for the conference came from a children's gardening book written by Sharon Lovejoy, who will be a speaker at the conference.
The Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom program is important because it educates children and teachers on where their food, fiber and shelter comes from, said Bessinger.
Click on the LISTEN bar below to hear the rest of Ron Hays and Dana Bessinger's conversation on Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom and their many summer activities this year.
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