Maine AITC Summer Teachers Institute
University of Maine Orono on August 2 – 4, 2022
A full 3 days of on-campus and traveling workshops will include aquaculture facilities, school gardens, the research farm and more. All participants will leave with armloads of materials, megabytes of technology, and new partnerships and ideas for integrating agriculture into your classes.
2022 National Agriculture in the Classroom "Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture" Award
Abby Plummer
A fifth and sixth grade teacher at Edna Drinkwater School in Northport, ME, uses lessons across all subjects, an after-school garden club, a school greenhouse and student-run farm stand to bring ag literacy to her students and others in kindergarten through eighth grade.
2022 Teacher of the Year
Stacey Sanborn
Congratulations to Stacey Sanborn our Maine Agriculture in the Classroom 2022 Teacher of the Year! Stacey teaches 4th grade at Manchester Elementary School in Windham where she has been co-coordinator of the school garden and orchard for 18 years. Her curriculum includes agricultural topics in Science, Math, Maine Studies, Literature, art, nutrition and more!
2023 MAITC Teacher of the Year
Applications are now open!
Are you, or do you know a classroom teacher that uses agriculture consistently in the curricula? Annually Maine AITC recognizes one PK – grade 12 teacher from the state as our Teacher of the Year.
Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix
The Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix is an online, searchable, and standards-based curriculum map for K-12 teachers and contextualizes national education standards in science, social studies, and nutrition education with relevant instructional resources linked to Common Core Standards.
Ag-Plate
Maine's first ever agricultural specialty license plate!
$10 from the sale of each set of this colorful plate will be transferred to a special fund for agricultural education programs in Maine administered by the Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Council.