State Programs
State Summary 2010 — West Virginia
State Contact
Ms. Mary Beth Bennett
West Virginia University Extension
400 W. Stephen St. Ste 302
Martinsburg, WV 25401
P: 304.264.1936
F: 304.264.2153
E: MBBennett@mail.wvu.edu
Website
Classroom Resources
None reported for 2010
Major Program Accomplishments or Outputs
We held a two day Summer Agriculture Institute in 2010 with 64 teachers attending. New in 2009 was the West Virginia Mobile Lab that was put into service by the West Virginia Farm Bureau. Five members of WVU Extension and 1 member of WV Farm Bureau attended the 2010 National Conference to learn new ways to increase WVAITC activities.
Major Program Impacts or Outcomes
92% of teachers inserviced in 2010 said that they planned to use at least one of the activites they learned at the Summer Ag Insistute.
!00% of teachers inserviced would recommend our program to their friends and other teachers.
Biosketch
I have my AA, BS, MS and Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State university. I spent 2 years in Brazil with the Peace Corps between my AA and BS and 4 years in Africa between my BS and MS. I have been a County Agricultural Agent for the last 17 years and developed the West Virginia Ag in the Classroom Program by holding a Summer Agriculture Institute each year to train teachers.