News: Workshop news
Teachers all over the state and beyond are using Feed the World lessons with their students! See how other teachers are implementing this curriculum in their classrooms, learn about emerging agricultural topics and resources, and get the latest updates on our workshops and satellite activities.
Welcome to the farm!
A highlight of the workshop each year is the industry dinner, which connects teachers with farmers, Ohio Corn & Wheat board members, and agriculture business people. This year’s dinner was hosted by Gary and Nancy George, who farm in Findlay. Sharing a meal together provided an opportunity for conversation about the challenges farmers face …
POET opens doors to teachers
Nothing boosts understanding like seeing things for yourself, and that’s what the Feed the World workshop teachers were able to do! Ty Oliver, POET plant engineer, spoke with teachers at the Feed the World workshop, then led a tour through the Fostoria plant. The tour allowed teachers to see the stages of production and understand more about the …
Findlay Feed the World workshop full of learning
32 teachers gathered in Findlay, Ohio last week for the 2-day Ohio Corn & Wheat-sponsored Feed the World workshop. The group included teachers from all over the state, including one who teaches at the Seoul International School in Korea! Presenters Heather Bryan and Jane Hunt led the teachers through lab activities, ensuring they’d feel …
Change is good!
We tweaked the Feed the World two-day workshop, and the changes really pleased the crowd! In the past, attending teachers have been in put in groups, each concentrating on one curriculum topic . Becoming “experts’ on that topic, the group would then present it to the group as a whole. This year, all participants had the opportunity to go through …
Science Symposium provides outreach opportunities
Feed the World’s free resources are so helpful to teachers that we want everyone to know about them! So we didn’t miss the chance to participate in the Science Education Council of Ohio’s 2018 Science Symposium. Ohio Corn & Wheat-sponsored Feed the World’s booth in the exhibit hall allowed them to connect with teachers attending the symposium. …
Alumni educators gather in Columbus
Did you know that the Ohio Corn & Wheat-sponsored Feed the World program has a group of alumni educators who are eager ambassadors for the FTW program? This group gathered recently to network and collaborate, sharing information about how they are using FTW resources in their classrooms. Donna Meller of Pettisville High School provided …
Burning and learning: December Focus on energy and ethanol workshop
The power of corn was clearly demonstrated in Ohio Corn & Wheat -sponsored Feed the World’s recent workshop on energy and ethanol. 33 teachers from around the state attended this event at Global Impact STEM Academy in Springfield. The teachers, representing a variety of subject areas including chemistry, physics, biology, and environmental …
Alumni educators present water quality and corn fermentation activities
At Bowling Green State University’s Northwest Ohio STEM Symposium, Feed the World alumni educators shared their knowledge with other teachers. The first session on water quality , presented by Feed the World alumni educator Jeff Jostpille (Ft. Jennings High School) and Heather Bryan, had eleven participants who were very enthusiastic about the …