Summer Ag Institute (SAI)

Get three (3) Graduate credits and learn how Agriculture can be used as the application context (theme) for teaching math, science, social studies, and English to enhance achievement of Education Reform Standards. SAI is a dynamic, educational, fun-packed week of learning about our nation's number ONE employer, Agriculture !

Course No: AED 518, 3 credits, Oregon State University

Who:   Oregon's Kindergarten through 12th grade teachers who have little or no background in agriculture.

What:   Experience agriculture first-hand with tours of processing    plants, farms, nurseries and businesses. University professors and Agriculture professionals teach hands-on labs & lectures. The highlight of the week is an overnight stay on a working farm or ranch. The days are packed full of activities in order to simulate the realities of agricultural life.

When:   Session #1, June 21-26, 2009; Corvallis, OR   

             Session #2, July 12-17, 2009; La Grande , OR

Cost & Class Requirements: On-sight participation (5 nights and 6 days) for all SAI candidates; an over-night stay with a host farm family (1 of the 5 nights); $400.00 *early registration fee payable to OAEF; develop a comprehensive lesson plan utilizing knowledge gained as a SAI participant.

While you only pay $400*, the total cost per student is around $1700, which includes about $820 for three graduate level credits at OSU.

Applications available & questions answered by contacting:

Allette Hornung  

112 Strand Agriculture Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-2212

541-791-4647

Cell: 559-280-3007

allettearc@msn.com

Jana Lee Dick, Project Coordinator

Session #2 La Grande/Union Session

P.O. Box E, Union , OR 97883

Phone 541-562-5129, Ext. 22; fax 541-562-5438

jana.dick@oregonstate.edu

Summer Agriculture Institute is a project through the Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation. The project offers a 3-credit graduate course, AED 518 through Oregon State University , with your choice of one of the two sessions offered.

*Early registration ends March 31, 2009 after fee will increase to $500.