Civic Agriculture: Empowering K-12 Teachers to Embrace the Local to Promote Agricultural Literacy

• In Event: Roundtable Session V
  In Roundtable Session: Widening Views of Civil Literacies

Abstract

In this study, we seek to examine how engagement in the Agricultural Science Professional Development 2.0 influenced K-12 teachers’ instructional practices related to agricultural literacy, specifically focused on incorporating local agricultural commodity instruction in their classrooms. To situate our work, we weaved civic agriculture theory with place-based education because these two ideas emphasize the importance of teaching students about the local community. We highlight three Mississippi teachers—one elementary, one middle, and one high school.

Author

• Stephanie M Lemley, Mississippi State University