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Sharon Knorr (left), ag literacy coordinator for Adams County, goes over a class lesson with student Meredith Brinkman.
Sharon Knorr (left), ag literacy coordinator for Adams County, goes over a class lesson with student Meredith Brinkman.
 
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Adams AITC partners with JWCC

The focus of the class is for an agriculture student to learn how to teach agriculture.
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Published: Feb 21, 2012
Adams County Ag Literacy has partnered with John Wood Community College (JWCC) to develop a new agriculture class called AGR 195 Ag in the Classroom (AITC).

The focus of the class is for an agriculture student to learn how to teach agriculture. Meredith Brinkman, a JWCC student, will be teaching agriculture concepts to an afterschool program, a public school classroom, and a parochial classroom.

Sharon Knorr, ag literacy program coordinator for Adams County, is the instructor. She will provide guidance on learning theory and Illinois state standards/common core standards as well as topic objectives.

Brinkman will decide on the topics to teach and then learn how to develop the lesson within her allotted class time. She will take into consideration the age of her students and their learning style.

Another piece will be communication and background knowledge. She will have to know her topic and be able to communicate the objective of the lesson and also answer questions from her audience.

This is an exciting collaboration for Adams County ag literacy. Ag Literacy can be promoted in more locations and we can provide a real-life experience for a college student to be a part of ag education. Adams County Farm Bureau directors and JWCC instructor Gary Shupe came up with the idea and made it possible.
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Shawn Valter is manager of Adams County Farm Bureau. He can be reached at 217-222-7305.


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