Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom Outstanding Teacher Award

Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom Outstanding Teacher Award

Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. on January 31, 2025
Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom (CoAITC) will present one Outstanding Teacher Award to an educator currently engaged in classroom instruction at the preK-12 grade levels in the state of Colorado. This award recognizes a teacher for his/her creative efforts to integrate agriculture into his/her classroom and curricula to increase agricultural literacy. An agriculturally literate person is defined as “one who understands and can communicate the source and value of agriculture as it affects our quality of life.”

The winning Colorado teacher receives a $500 monetary award and will have up to $1,500 of his/her related expenses paid to attend the National Agriculture in the Classroom (NAITC) Conference June 23-26, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Colorado licensed teachers that are currently engaged in integrating agricultural concepts into non-agricultural education settings at the PreK-12 grade levels are eligible. Applications may be from an individual or a team of teachers working together. Please note that only one award and prize totaling $2,000 will be made per team. High school and middle school agricultural educators are not eligible for this award.
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Short Essay Questions
How have you integrated agriculture into classroom teaching?*

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Why do you integrate agriculture into classroom learning, i.e., why is agriculture important?*

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What impact has integrating agriculture in your curriculum and classroom had on you and your students?*

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How are you encouraging your colleagues and other educators to utilize agriculture as a teaching tool?*

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Supporting Material

Applicants are encouraged to share photos, news clippings, letters of support, an original lesson plan or activity, or other documentation that illustrates how agricultural literacy is integrated into their classroom and curriculum. Up to four items may be included.
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Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom Outstanding Teacher Award

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