Lansing, Michigan | June 17-20, 2024
On The Farm STEM is an expenses-paid professional development and immersive learning program for science educators. This experience will showcase food, agriculture, and dairy production as meaningful context for science teaching and learning that will inspire today’s students, our next generation of scientists and citizens, to take action and feel empowered to use food and agriculture to improve society.
Participants will discover agricultural phenomena that can be used for classroom learning experiences, engage with industry experts, see modeling of NGSS design principles, and witness firsthand how agriculture and food contexts can increase the relevancy and authenticity of content in science classrooms.
You must be a science educator in Michigan to apply
Applications are now closed
The 2024 cohort of 30 participants will be notified of their selection the final week of March 2024
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We are happy to answer your questions. Please send them to aimee@milkmeansmore.org
For the in-person immersive event, each participant can expect hotel accommodations for 4 nights (single occupancy), meals during the event, transportation during the event in the Lansing, MI area, and the provision of professional-development related supplies and resources. This all-expenses-paid event covers a mileage stipend at the current IRS rate and all costs associated with lodging and meal expenses.
Program Length: The immersive professional development experience begins in April and concludes in July. It includes:
Key Dates & Locations:
Wednesday, April 17 5:30PM - 7PM EST
Wednesday, May 15 5:30PM - 7PM EST
June 17-20, 2024
Wednesday, July 17 5:30PM - 7PM EST
These events are designed with you in mind! Previous knowledge and experience of agriculture is not required! Come explore and engage in purposeful dialogue to discover real-world applications of education concepts on the farm, food productions, and research labs.
The Next Generation Science Standards are a main focal point of this professional development experience. If you are looking for ways to elevate your classroom, integrate new context for student relevancy, and use less time finding great resources, this experience is for you!
If you work as a STEM coordinator or coach at a district or university, or otherwise work in an education leadership role, this may be a great fit!
If you work at a children’s museum, outdoor learning center, or other education effort outside the classroom, and are working to incorporate NGSS, this may be a great fit!
Applications are now closed
The 2024 cohort of 30 participants will be notified of their selection the final week of March 2024
Jump on the On The Farm Mailing List
and you'll be first to know about upcoming opportunities
