Michigan Ag in the classroom
Michigan Ag in the classroom
How do I sign up?
Hold down “CTRL” and click the link. It’ll take you to our Facebook event. : https://www.facebook.com/pg/MIAgintheclassroom/events/
They can register via the bit.ly link in the Details section. They can register now up until it starts.
Each student needs to register individually to each session. (We have it set for 10,000 registrations)
Students will be asked to provide their email, current grade, and county they live in.
The series is through WebEx. There is not a password required, only the panelist and moderator will be able to see who is present, and chat is disabled.
Once students register, they will receive a reminder email at 11 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.
After the session, they will receive a thank you email at 1 p.m. and a brief survey of their experience.
Will they all be from 12-1 p.m.?
Yes they will all start at 12 p.m. and go roughly 40-45 minutes depending on how it’s naturally rolling.
We are recording them and will be posting them to our Michigan Farm Bureau YouTube page in a special Playlist.
Each YouTube video will include the following in the video description: Links to each of the presenter’s place of employment, links to any organization, institution, or resource shared by the panelists during the discussion, a compiled list of questions asked by the students with answers (in case timing does not allow panelists to answer them all)
I’m unsure how quick the turnaround time will be for the videos to be posted. My goal would be within the week. We will be reposting the video on the Michigan Ag in the Classroom Facebook page when it is uploaded to YouTube.
What will the panelists specifically discuss?
We’ve provided all panelists with our Be Agriculture Volunteer Resources Guide. If you scroll to page 10 of the pdf file, you’ll see the various questions we’ve asked them to be prepared to answer.
If your students have additional questions, there will be a Q&A box students can submit to myself or Amelia Miller as we moderate the conversation.
The guided questions worksheet was also shared with the panelists. So they understand what some students may be charged to do as an assignment.
B&I Tour Options
If there is a panelist your students really resonate with, please let me know. Our team has been discussing various virtual tours and/or Instagram take overs to highlight agriculture careers.
And if you were really hoping to get your students to a specific location or business, we’d love to know! Happy to help do the coordination and put it together for an ag career virtual tour series.
Be Agriculture Virtual Career Panels!
Check out our series of Be Agriculture Career Panels. Each panel will spend 45 minutes focusing on a specific sector of agriculture, food and natural resources-based careers. This moderated panel will answer questions about daily work, education/training background and provide advice on preparation to work in the specific career focus. Students watching the webinar may use the chat feature to ask the panelists questions.
Use this guided questions document to engage students while listening to the career panel. Make sure to check out related links in the video description as well.
Tuesday, April 21—Be Business Minded
Are you a natural leader? Do you enjoy coordinating people, finances and activities to make sure plans run smoothly? Careers in this pathway connect the business world with agriculture by determining how to effectively use resources for profit.
Thursday, April 23—Be the Caregiver
If you enjoy working with and caring for animals of all sizes, consider an animal science path. You can help increase proficiency in the ways farmers breed, feed and treat animals.
Tuesday, April 28—Be Scientific
Unleash your inner scientist! Professionals in this field often have a strong interest in biology, chemistry or physics. Careers in this field use scientific technologies to help farmers raise plants and animals fore effectively.
Thursday, April 30—Be the Process
From the recipe to the packaging to the nutrients it provides our bodies, be a part of the food chain! Battle single use plastics, help people maintain healthy diets, or be the connection between farm and table.
Tuesday, May 5—Be Constructive
Be constructive by using technical, hands-on skills to repair, lead and oversee projects in agriculture. Work with farm machinery, agricultural buildings, greenhouses or wind turbines in this continuously growing career segment.
Be grounded in a career that allows you to care for the land, advise farmers and landowners, and maintain pristine sports turf. Use your hands-on skills and technical insight to build a career in this segment.
Tuesday, May 12—Be Resourceful
Leave the Earth better than you found it while you explore a career in this track. Locate and prevent potential threats to our natural resources and environment.
Thursday, May 14—Be the Change
Are you interested in helping to shape the future of the agricultural industry? Engage with citizens of all ages to help them understand the importance of the agricultural industry at the local, national and international levels.
Be the story in a career pathway that helps to creatively communicate the message of agriculture. Create videos, graphics, social media posts and stories to help captivate consumer and agricultural audiences, alike.