CASE Institute – Food Science and Safety
Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) Institutes offer immersive professional development sessions focused on Agricultural Sciences. These workshops provide educators—particularly those in science and agriculture—access to updated, high-quality curriculum resources at no cost.
Coming in June 2025!
Riverland Community College’s state-of-the-art commercial kitchen facility in Austin will host a Food Science and Safety workshop in collaboration with CASE and the Minnesota State Southern Agricultural Center of Excellence.
Click the link to register for this opportunity or click the details link to learn more about this opportunity.
Science & Agriculture Teacher Workshop
📅 June 17-18, 2025
📍 Mankato, MN
Register today for a two-day, hands-on professional development workshop focused on NGSS-aligned agriculture lessons designed for middle and high school educators.
This free workshop is presented by the Science Museum of Minnesota with support from Midwest Dairy. All meals and hotel accommodations are covered for participating teachers.
🔹 What to Expect:
✅ Interactive agriculture-based lessons
✅ A guided tour of a dairy farm 🐄
✅ Opportunities to connect with industry professionals
✅ Curriculum resources from the Food and Agriculture Center for Science Education
📌 Applications open NOW!
Curriculum
STEM+Agriculture Career Pathways Curriculum
FREE – The Minnesota State Engineering and Agricultural Centers of Excellence are excited to share their newly released and FREE curriculum STEM+Ag Career Pathways for 6th-8th and 9th-12th grade. Utilizing the Experiential Learning Model, the STEM+Agriculture Career Pathways Curriculum focuses on exploring student interest in STEM within the context of careers in agricultural industries. This curriculum is appropriate for in and out of the classroom and is a great fit for science teachers, career and technical teachers, and youth-serving organizations.
Agriculture Education Teacher Openings
Farm Safety Resources
Minnesota Farm Safety Group is sharing new ways to educate Minnesotans about farm safety through a Facebook video series. Each day at 11 am Minnesota Farm Safety will post video on farm safety on their Facebook page. To watch these videos can be found on their Facebook page or on their YouTube page, or just follow the links below.
Minnesota Farm Safety Video series – Facebook
Minnesota Farm Safety Video series- YouTube
Professional Development Funding
Looking to request funding for Faculty Professional Development? Fill out and submit a request form today.
*The funding support requested from AgCentric must align with the purpose and mission of building career pathways within the agricultural industry.
Professional Development Request Form
Conferences & Workshops
Energy Education for Educators (E3)
These workshops will include classroom presentations, curriculum, hands-on demonstrations, lab kits and industry tours, the opportunity to book the Energy Trailer for your school. Registration information and workshop details to come at a later date. For additional information contact Logan Schrader.
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