State Programs

State Summary 2010 — North Carolina

State Contact

Ms. Louise Lamm
North Carolina Farm Bureau AITC
P.O. Box 27766
Raleigh, NC 27611
P: 919.783.4319
F: 919.783.3593
E: louise.lamm@ncfb.org
Website

Classroom Resources

In final stages of completingHi, Cotton" lesson plans are completed and delivered to 40 schools systems via AITC Ambassadors - These lessons-one for each grade PK-12th-are online and accessible for all educators.

Major Program Accomplishments or Outputs

Eighty-seven (87) of our 100 county Farm Bureaus have now elected to purchaseThe Farmer Grows a Rainbow" nutrition education kits for EVERY elementary school in their counties. Many have chosen to purchase them for private and charter schools as well. With the kits is a required 3 hour training session arranged and conducted by NC AITC staff. These are the stats:
- Training has been completed in 61 counties; others are scheduled or are in the process of being scheduled
- 1206 teachers have now been in trainings to date
- Through these trainings, we have had not only had the opportunity to train teachers in the use of the kits, but also to make them aware of the services available through NC Ag in the Classroom. This opportunity has significantly increase the exposure of AITC among school systems and schools in N.C.

Major Program Impacts or Outcomes

" 802 sets of Ag in the Classroom curricula have been downloaded by teachers from our website " NC AITC received unsolicited requests -from five colleges/universities to do preservice training with their student interns -presentations/workshops at a collaborative of 13 school systems which support beginning teachers -three county school systems wanting 3-6 hours of professional development sessions " Monthly AITC Ambassadors report activities in which their students have participated in AITC lessons and how they are sharing info about AITC with their colleagues - 37 of our 48 Ambassadors reported in the past year. Examples - formation and continued activity with junior FFAs (2), participation in Ag Days (5), assistance with summer workshops and conference presentations (10), distribution of materials (20), AITC display at opening of school convocation (1), display at county fair (1), school gardens (10), research project and curriculum development (1) -Educators from other states have requested to use The Farmer Grows a Rainbow for professional development programs

Biosketch

22 years as classroom teacher in public schools of NC

Bachelors degree in History

Masters degrees in Curriculum and Instruction and Supervision

Was married to a farmer for 37 years

Director of NC AITC for 18+ years

Held offices in national AITC Consortium - regional representative, treasurer, President, and Past President