2017 Summer Agricultural Institute Sprouting Success in the Classroom Gain seeds of knowledge through: Fun Field Trips h It oug Action Plans For Your Classroom Grown T h r Hot Issues from Ag Experts More t Exciting Hands-On Experiences Have Free Innovative Teaching Materials ha Graduate Credit/Professional Development Units Educato 1 4 5, rs n 10! Since 1991, more than 10,541 Illinois educators have completed a Summer Agricultural Institute! The course is designed for PreSchool-High School educators who wish to expand their curriculum to include topics related to agriculture the world s food and fiber system. The course focuses on how to integrate available resources and hands-on activities about agriculture and the environment into an existing classroom curriculum.
MAY 1 May 17, 24, 31; June 12, 13, 14, 15 DeKalb County Teaching about Food, Farming, and the Environment - SAI 1 Contact: Rhodora Collins DeKalb County Farm Bureau Email: rcollins@dekalbfarmbureau.org Location: DeKalb County Farm Bureau 3 Graduate Credits; approx. 35 PDCH JUNE 2 4 8 Clark County Getting the Scoop on Agriculture - Special Topic 9 Jasper County Jasper County Summer Ag Institute 2017 - Special Topic Livingston County A Taste of Agriculture - SAI 1 Contact: Debbie Ruff Livingston County SWCD Email: debra.ruff@il.nacdnet.net Location: Livingston County Farm Bureau 3 Graduate Credits; 38 PDCH June 6, 7, 8 McLean County Agriculture STEMing the Next Generation - Special Topic June 6, 7, 13, 14 Effingham County Ag In Our Area - Special Topic Contact: Lisa Zumbahlen Effingham County Partners for Ag Literacy Email: thezumbahlens@hotmail.com Location: Effingham County 24 PDCH June 5, 6, 7, 8 June 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Winnebago, Boone Counties Summer Ag Institute I - SAI 1 Workshop - Special Topic Contacts: Julie King and Bridget Caldwell McLean County Fair Email: kingj@leroyk12.org Location: McLean County-Bloomington, IL 2 Graduate Credits; 25 PDCH June 5, 6, 7, 8 Contact: Lindsey Vogt Jasper County Farm Bureau Email: jaspaitc@nwcable.net Location: Jasper County Farm Bureau 2 Graduate Credits; 32 PDCH 5 7 Lake Land College Ag Institute - Special Topic Contact: Kim Reeder Clark County Farm Bureau Email: clarkaitc@fairpoint.net Location: Clark County Farm Bureau 2 Graduate Credits; 32 PDCH June 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Contact: Diane Cleland Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau Email: wbfbaitc@live.com Location: Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau 3 Graduate Credits; 37.5 PDCH June 5, 6, 7 Contact: Dyke Barkley Lake Land College - Agriculture Email: dbarkley@lakelandcollege.edu Location: Lake Land College campus 30 PDCH 3 6 June 8, 9, 12, 13 Logan, Menard, Sangamon Counties Logan, Menard, Sangamon Summer Ag Institute - Special Topic Contact: Carrie Winkelmann Agricultural Education Partnership-Logan, Menard, Sangamon Email: cjwinkel@illinois.edu Location: Springfield, Petersburg, Lincoln 2 Graduate Credits; 28 PDCH 10 June 12, 13, 14 Lake Land College Ag Institute 2 - Special Topic Contact: Dyke Barkley Lake Land College - Agriculture Email: dbarkley@lakelandcollege.edu Location: Lake Land College campus 30 PDCH
11 June 12, 13, 14, 15 Macoupin County Special Topic Summer Ag Institute - Special Topic 16 17 Bureau, Lee, Whiteside Counties Bureau, Lee and Whiteside Counties - SAI 1 13 18 Champaign County Champaign County Summer Ag Institute - SAI 1 19 Kane County Summer Ag Institute 1 15 Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois Summer Agriculture Institute - SAI 1 Contacts: Amy Boren/Jessica Grammer Southern Illinois University & Jackson County Farm Bureau Email: aboren@siu.edu & jacksonmgr@frontier.com Location: Jackson, Union & Williamson County Farm Bureaus & field trip sites 3 Aurora University Graduate Credits (June 12-16); 20 PDCH (June 12-15) June 13, 14 Henry County Ag in a Day - Special Topic Clinton, Marion Summer Ag Tours - Special Topic Contacts: Susan Kleiboeker & Meggan Hiestand Clinton & Marion Farm Bureaus Email: agintheclass@att.net & mcaitc@sbcglobal.com Location: Centralia, Salem, Mt. Vernon 14-18 PDCH Contact: Suzi Myers Kane County Farm Bureau Email: aitc@kanecfb.com Location: Kane County Farm Bureau 3 Graduate Credits; 45 PDCH Hancock County Technology in Agriculture - Special Topic Contact: Katie Laleman Henry County Farm Bureau Email: manager@henrycofarmbureau.org.com Location: Henry County Farm Bureau 6 PDCH Contact: Myla Munro CCFBF-Earth Partners Ag Literacy Program Email: myla@ccfarmbureau.com Location: Parkland College 3 Graduate Credits, Aurora Univ; approx. 32 PDCH 14 June 13, 14 Contact: Dawn Weinberg Hancock County Farm Bureau Email: dweinber@illinois.edu Location: University of Illinois Extension, Carthage 12 PDCH Contact: Jill Frueh Bureau County Farm Bureau Email: jillfrueh.bcfb@comcast.net Location: Bureau Valley High School 3 Aurora University Graduate Credits; 37.5 PDCH (Est) Carroll, Ogle, Stephenson Counties Northwest IL Summer Ag Institute - SAI 1 Contact: Melinda Charbonneau Email: charbm@illinois.edu Location: Stephenson County Farm Bureau 3 Graduate Credits; 37.5 PDCH Contact: Connie Niemann Macoupin County Agricultural Literacy Program Email: cniemann@illinois.edu Location: Macoupin County Farm Bureau 2 Graduate Credits; 25 PDCH 12 20 Edwards, Lawrence, Wabash, Wayne, White Counties Southeastern IL SAI - Special Topic Contact: Ryan Scott Wayne County Farm Bureau Email: agliteracy@waynecfb.com Location: Edwards, Lawrence, Wabash, Wayne, White counties 20 PDCH
21 Madison County Agsploration - Special Topic 26 McDonough County Horsing Around with Equines - Special Topic 27 Contact: Patricia Bloom McDonough County Farm Bureau Email: mcdonoughaitc4@gmail.com Location: Macomb 18 PDCH 23 Pulaski, Alexander, Massac, Johnson, Pope, Hardin Counties Crop Crawl: Growing our Education - Special Topic June 14, 15, 16, 19, 20 28 29 McHenry County Summer Ag Institute - SAI 1 June 15-additional days TBD Rock Island County Who Knew? Agriculture in Rock Island County - Special Topic Contact: Sheryl Solomonson Rock Island County Farm Bureau Foundation Email: aitc@ricofarmbureau.org Location: Rock Island County Farm Bureau 7.5 PDCH per day Vermilion County Vermilion County Summer Ag Institute - SAI 1 June 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 Cook County Engaging Students Through Agriculture - SAI 1 Contact: Diane Merrion Cook County Farm Bureau Email: aitc@cookcfb.org Location: Countryside, IL 3 Graduate Credits; 35 PDCH June 27, 28, 29, 30 Kane County SAI 2 - STEM - Special Topic Contact: Suzi Myers Kane County Farm Bureau Email: aitc@kanecfb.com Location: Kane County Farm Bureau 2 Graduate Credits; 30 PDCH Contact: Dan Volkers McHenry County Farm Bureau Email: mcfbaitc@att.net Location: McHenry County Farm Bureau 3 Graduate Credits; 40 PDCH 25 June 26, 27, 28, 29 Contact: Susie Willard Vermilion County Farm Bureau Email: aitc.vcfb@comcast.net Location: Vermilion County Farm Bureau 2 Graduate Credits; PDCH TBD Contact: Jessica Bowman Pulaski/Alexander, Massac, Johnson, Pope/Hardin Farm Bureaus Email: agliteracy4@gmail.com Location: Pulaski, Alexander, Massac, Johnson, Pope, Hardin counties 15 PDCH 24 Lake Land College Ag Institute 3-St. Louis - Special Topic Contact: Dyke Barkley Lake Land College - Agriculture Email: dbarkley@lakelandcollege.edu Location: Lake Land College to St. Louis 30 PDCH Contact: Chelsea Reeves Madison County CAREE Email: chelsea@madcocaree.org Location: Madison County Farm Bureau 2 Graduate Credits; 21 PDCH 22 June 20, 21 JULY 30 July 10, 11, 12, 13 Lake County Educator Agventure - SAI 1 Contact: Andy Blaul Lake County Farm Bureau Email: ablaul@ameritech.net Location: Lake County Farm Bureau Graduate Credits-Brandman Univ; 30 PDCH
31 July 11, 12, 13, 14 Cook County Food, Fiber, Fuel: Bringing STEM to your Classroom - Special Topic Contact: Diane Merrion Cook County Farm Bureau Email: aitc@cookcfb.org Location: Countryside, IL 24 PDCH 32 2017 SAIs July 11, 12, 13, 14 Tri-County (Kendall, Will, Grundy) Tri-County SAI 2 - Special Topic Contact: Dan Reedy Will, Kendall, Grundy County Farm Bureaus and Joliet Junior College Email: kendallcofarmbureau@hotmail.com Location: Joliet Junior College and various Illinois & Indiana locations 2 Graduate Credits 33 24 25 July 12 30 14 29 1 12 28 31 32 34 18 Monroe County STEM on the Farm - Special Topic 5 Contact: Katie Kelley Monroe County Farm Bureau Email: mcaglit@htc.net Location: TBD 6 PDCH 34 6 16 17 7 22 27 13 9 July 27 Statewide TBD - Special Topic 2 10 26 3 11 Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom Location: Joliet Junior College Details TBD 8 21 SAI 1 Special Topic ** Dates and credit subject to change. Please call the contact person listed for more information. 4 19 20 33 15 23
How to Apply 3 Simple Steps: 1) Choose your desired SAI Location 2) Contact SAI directly (contact person is listed) 3) Complete application - *note some SAIs may have a separate application required - please inquire. Coordinated by Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom, Summer Agricultural Institutes are supported by funding from the IAA Foundation. 2017 COURSE APPLICATION Return as soon as possible to the contact person listed for the institute you are interested in attending, space is limited. Name School Grade/Subjects School Address City State Zip School Phone School County Home Address City Home Phone State Zip County Social Security # Email Please list the 2017 Summer Agricultural Institute that you would like to attend. (University and dates, see inside for options) Applicant s Signature Date *SAI is open to all Illinois educators, grades PreSchool-High School. Applicants selected will be notified. Alternates will be notified as class vacancies occur. www.agintheclassroom.org AITC207_W7 For further information please contact: Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom 1701 Towanda Avenue Bloomington, IL 61701 (309)557-3334 aitc@ilfb.org