NORTH CAROLINA

State Contact: Ms. Louise Lamm North Carolina Farm Bureau AITC P.O. Box 27766 Raleigh, NC 27611

Phone: (919) 783-4319 Fax: (919) 783-3593 E-mail: louise.lamm@ncfb.org Website

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Classroom Resources
NC AITC curricula - Grades PK-12 were placed online
Photosynthesis Promenade kit - video of dance is online on our home page

Major Program Accomplishments
Our 3-day summer workshops continue to be a mainstay for AITC in NC.

Photosynthesis Promenade kits to every LEA in our state.

Increased the number AITC Ambassadors (one per school system) 29% of our counties now have an Educator/Ambassador to promote the program, materials, workshops, etc.

Presentations at summer science seminars conducting by North Carolina's Department of Public Education

AITC Presentations to local Reading Councils demonstrating reading lessons with agricultural focus

Extensive work on USDA grant project - The Farmer Grows a Rainbow

Creation and maintenance of blog on website

Addition of lesson plans to website

Online registration for summer workshops

Major Program Impacts
50% of our state's LEA contacts responded to feedback request re: Photosynthesis Promenade kits for teachers; they all were pleased that the kits were standards based, hands on and kid friendly - and that if kits had not already been used, they would be used by teachers in their spring planting units.

Through formal evaluation process, summer workshop participants showed significant increase in their appreciation and understanding of NC agriculture as a result of attendance at summer workshops.

Increased activity by AITC Ambassadors as seen in reports submitted to us on regular basis.