Interested in incorporating agriculture, natural resources, and the environment into your classroom but not quite sure how? Let the Washington County Programs Coordinator help get you started with teacher training. Over a period together we will focus on things you would like to cover: lessons that work for your class, books set aside just for Washington County Educators, Kits full of hands-on activities you can use in the classroom, how our programs work, and other training for Washington County that are upcoming.
Our Washington County Programs Coordinator would love to work with you to schedule a local workshop for Washington County teachers!
PDU Credits are available for any workshops offered!
To learn more or to schedule a workshop:
email | casey.blake@oregonstate.edu
call | (503)713-5365.
November 2022
Aquaponics for the Classroom, Grades K-8
Location: Virtual, Thursday November 17th
Come and learn about how to engage your students in the world of aquaponics! Over the course of an hour and a half we will go talk about what exactly aquaponics is, go through some curriculum resources and explain how to use an aquaponics unit in your classroom. Participants will receive one aquaponics unit per school, an over $100 value, curriculum materials and a PDU for attending. Sign up!
**On-Demand– is there a workshop you would like provided to you and your peers, reach out by email or phone and we can try to set something up!**
Agricultural Literacy Powerpoint
Overview of Agriculture and Program Resources
Lending Library- Books
Lending Library- Kits
Annual Literacy Project
Calendar Art Contest
Request Support/Request a Reading
Breakout Group Lessons
Busy Bees
Seed, Soil, Sun & See Them Spout
Poetry of Agriculture
Eating Breakfast Tally & Relay
Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Curriculum Database
National Agriculture in the Classroom Curriculum Database
TSWCD Regional Workshop Powerpoint
Overview of Agriculture and Program Resources
Source Relay
Defining Agriculture, 6 F’s of Agriculture
Free Loan Library- Books
Free Loan Library- Kits
Annual Literacy Project
Calendar Art Contest
Get Oregonized History Book
Grown in Oregon Interactive Map
Small Group Activities
Math & Science Pumpkins
Water Filtering & Soil
Germination: Living Necklace, Garden in a Glove, Growing Bracelets
Bioplastics
Where Should Development Go
Dichotomous Key
Resources
Literature Circles Guide & Suggested Reading
Events and Additional Training
Summer Agriculture Institute
Overview of Agriculture and Program Resources
Source Relay
Defining Agriculture, 6 F’s of Agriculture
Free Loan Library- Books
Free Loan Library- Kits
Annual Literacy Project
Calendar Art Contest
Virtual Field Trips
Get Oregonized History Book
Grown in Oregon Interactive Map
Breakout 1- The Chicken Life Cycle
21 days of discovery (ppt)
Hatching Discovery Video- A 21 Day Cycle
Breakout 2- The Hatching Process
Incubating Chicken and Duck Eggs
Texas A&M Teachers Guide
NAITC Hatching Page
Breakout 3- Activities and Extension
Hatching Science- Classroom Chicks Lesson
Inside the Egg
The Lifecycle of a Chicken
Texas A&M activities
Additional Resources
Instant Read Thermometers
Chicken Rumors & Myths
Duck vs Chicken Incubation
Events and Additional Training
Summer Agriculture Institute
