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       •January 15th, 2008
             AGROECOLOGY                SYMPOSIUM

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AGROECOLOGY SUMMER WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS
at
Florida International University Park Campus

July 14-18, 2008
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Pictures and notes
from the Summer 2006 Agroecology Teachers' Workshop

 

  • A five-day workshop covering advances in agroecological issues facing South Florida and beyond by experts from FIU, USDA, Archbold Biological Station, other agencies and farmers.

  • Includes a three-day field trip to USDA Horticultural Research Station, Miami, and MacArthur AgroEcological Research Center, Lake Placid, Florida, with paid lodging and boarding (from Wednesday to Friday).

  • Suitable for high school teachers and middle school teachers teaching food and agricultural sciences, environmental and biological sciences, and general science education.

  • Participation compensation of $300 per participant.

  • Teacher Education Credits (TEC), pending approval.

  • Application deadline: April 25th, 2008

Please send a two-page resume, one recommendation letter from your supervisor, and a one-page statement, indicating what impact your participation at the workshop would have on the teaching program at your school to Dr. Mahadev Bhat or Dr. Krish Jayachandran.

Interested people please contact us at agroecol@fiu.edu, or



Dr. Mahadev Bhat
bhatm@fiu.edu / (305) 348-1210

Dr. Krish Jayachandran
jayachan@fiu.edu / (305) 348-6553


 

 


Agroecology Program at FIU
Florida International University
Department of Environmental Studies
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33199
This program is funded through a grant from USDA-CSREES.
 


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