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MAITC Teacher of the Year

AITC is now accepting application for the 2025 Teacher of the Year.

Registration deadline October 4th, 2024

Each year, MAITC recognizes an outstanding Maine elementary or secondary school teacher who uses agricultural education materials and/or activities in the classroom to teach core subjects. The winning teacher attends the National AITC Conference during the last week in June free of charge and applies for national awards including the White-Reinhardt Scholarship and National Agriculture in the Classroom / USDA "Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture" Award. The winning teacher also receives free registration and their expenses for the Maine AITC Summer Teachers Institute and shares their program with the Maine teachers there. To apply or nominate a teacher please submit this application to MAITC by 4:00 on Monday, September 30th for the 2025 award.

For more information contact Willie Sawyer Grenier, executive director, at maitc@maine.gov or 207-287-5522.

2024 MAITC Teacher of the Year

Ashley MacDonald, Jim Goodwin, Josh Harris, and Tristen Hinkle
Ashley MacDonald, Jim Goodwin, Josh Harris, and Tristen Hinkle

A team of teachers from the Marti Stevens Learning Center in Skowhegan have been named 2023 Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Teachers of the Year!

Ashley MacDonald, Jim Goodwin, Josh Harris, and Tristen Hinkle run a program that supports students who don't fit the traditional secondary level mold through relationship-based practices, trauma informed philosophy, and a curriculum that focuses on real world applications – all with project-based agriculture and outdoor learning at the cornerstone of their programming.

Past Winners