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creative learning<br />
Stevens emphasized that farmers are good<br />
stewards of the land and practice conservation<br />
practices with crops and livestock. Her passion<br />
for this message about agriculture continued<br />
even when COVID-19 caused schools to change<br />
the delivery of instruction. She continued to<br />
provide Zoom lessons related to agriculture for<br />
students in school districts of both Clinton and<br />
Jackson counties. When schools reopened, she<br />
was scheduled monthly in classrooms, building<br />
on the science and social studies standards being<br />
taught by using an ag perspective to make learning<br />
come alive for students.<br />
In her fourth year, she has seen her program<br />
grow as teachers look towards Ag in the Classroom<br />
to support science concepts. Stevens has<br />
a budget and time for planning activities thanks<br />
to the Clinton County Farm Bureau and Jackson<br />
County Farm Bureau, to whom she provides a<br />
monthly report on her activities in local schools.<br />
Ag in the Classroom is just one part of the<br />
STEM initiative in the state of <strong>Iowa</strong>. In March,<br />
more than $550,000 was granted to teachers in<br />
southeast <strong>Iowa</strong>, of which Clinton and Jackson<br />
counties are included, to encourage and support<br />
CASE UNIT TRAINING:<br />
Cassie Miller,<br />
Maquoketa High School<br />
ag instructor, is one<br />
of the beneficiaries of<br />
STEM grants for her<br />
classroom. “I never<br />
expected to have a<br />
cow’s uterus on my<br />
kitchen table, but<br />
that is what hands-on<br />
learning involves –<br />
real-life experiences<br />
to develop a deeper<br />
understanding,”<br />
explained Miller.<br />
This doesn’t include the students<br />
impacted from various other events,<br />
the STEM Seal of Approval, STEM<br />
Innovation Fund, STEM Teachable<br />
Moment, STEM Essential Podcast, social<br />
media, STEM Gem posters and more.<br />
Source: Lindy Ibeling, communications manager<br />
of the <strong>Iowa</strong> Governors STEM Advisory Council.<br />
The STEM Council program<br />
impact numbers on students<br />
over the past decade include:<br />
980,000<br />
STEM Scale-Up Program<br />
15,000<br />
STEM BEST Program<br />
20,000<br />
STEM Teacher<br />
Externships Program<br />
1,000<br />
<strong>Iowa</strong> STEM Teacher Awards<br />
100,000<br />
Regional STEM Festivals<br />
9,000<br />
Microsoft Imagine Academy<br />
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