Conferences & Workshops
| Workshops | Annual Fall "Greening the School" Conference on Saturday, November 9, 2013 in Brookline |
| Summer Graduate Course 2013 | Scholarships |
Upcoming Conferences 2012 - 2013
Join MAC for one of our Annual Conferences. Each conference provides a choice of 5-8 workshops in each of four concurrent workshop sessions; activities for the classroom, resources, lunch and ten professional development points with a related classroom activity. Conferences run from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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4th Annual Fall "Greening the School Conference on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Clay Science Center of the Dexter and Southfield Schools in Brookline
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12th Annual Winter "Growing Minds through Massachusetts Agriculture" Conference on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Baird Middle School in Ludlow
Upcoming Seasonal Workshops on the Farm 2013
Join MAC for one of our Seasonal Workshops on the Farm. Each Workshop runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. and offers an overview of the activities related to one area of agricultural across the state, along with a farm tour, related classroom activities, farm lunch and ten professional development points with a related classroom activity.
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Twelve to Fifteen "Seasonal Workshops on the Farm for Educators" are offered each year.
Read More about our Seasonal Workshop on the Farm - MAC is sponsoring eleven workshops on farms across the state this summer. Plan to join us for one or more and meet agriculture up close while you gain activity ideas and resources for the classro.
Summer Graduate Course
This 3 Graduate credit Course is sponsored by Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom in cooperation with Fitchburg State College.
- Beginning workshop: Tuesday, July 2, 2013
- Ending workshop: Thursday, August 15, 2013
- 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- *Each participant must attend both sessions and also participate in six additional workshops during the summer, selected from approximately twelve workshops on a variety of topics in locations across the state. Click here for more details
Scholarships
A limited number of registration Scholarships are available for our 2013 Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom educational conferences. These scholarships are available to new teachers and teachers from urban schools and farm-based educators thanks to funding from a Farm Credit East AgEnhancement Grant. For eligibility information and an application form, click here
