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Students learn about finances with Real Money, Real World
How much will your car insurance cost? Can you afford to buy a house? Will you have any money for dinner out and a movie? Graham Middle School 8th grade students considered these real-world issues recently as part of the Real Money, Real World …
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Spotlighting the life sciences industry
The problem? Finding workers for the many life sciences jobs in Ohio. The solution? Part of it is to reach teachers, who are on the frontline in helping students become aware of these career opportunities. Eddie Pauline, BioOhio President and CEO, …
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“Different faces and different voices”: the future of agriculture
“We know we need to think differently about education and to help you help your students,” said Polly Ruhland, executive director of the United Soybean Board. Ruhland spoke to teachers attending Nourish the Future’s Science of Food and Fuel …
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What does a soil scientist do?
In this video, Lydia Jennings shares her journey to become a soil microbiologist and how her research is part of her passion for land stewardship. Help your students learn about this STEM career pathway!
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Graham students visit Farm Science Review
Graham Middle School teacher Beth Obaugh shares this report: We had a great day at the Farm Science Review this year. We always start our day at the Ohio Soybean Council booth. We are so thankful for the Ohio Soybean Council and GrowNextGen’s …
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Real Money. Real World. Ag Version!
Can you manage your salary well? Students at Global Impact STEM Academy had the opportunity to consider living on a budget and managing expenses as they walked through the Real Money. Real World. (RMRW) program. RMRW was developed by Ohio State …
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Exploring careers with GrowNextGen
Want to help your students explore career options they might not even be aware of? Allyssa Mullett used the GrowNextGen career exploration videos with about 60 students in her freshman and sophomore level classes at River View High School. Once a …
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Feed and fuel your future: food science and food safety
GrowNextGen collaborated with the Ohio Department of Education and Ohio Corn & Wheat on a special program to help students find their future career. Feed and Fuel Your Future consisted of 4 weeks of virtual field trips, lessons, and career …
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Feed and fuel your future: food production
GrowNextGen collaborated with the Ohio Department of Education and Ohio Corn & Wheat on a special program to help students find their future career. Feed and Fuel Your Future consisted of 4 weeks of virtual field trips, lessons, and career …
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Fort Frye High School participates in Community Day
by Abby Motter, Fort Frye ag ed teacher and FFA advisor The Fort Frye FFA recently participated in the “We are Fort Frye” Community Day held on Friday, December 20th, 2019. At this event, local community members, businesses, colleges, and others set …
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Seeing opportunities; growing in knowledge
Have you watched a good career video lately? Jennifer Boggs, ELA Intervention Specialist at Graham Middle School, used a GrowNextGen career video with her 7th grade students. Boggs’ students are working on the ability to summarize informational …
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Learning about biotech careers
Are your students aware of the many biotech careers associated with agriculture? The GrowNextGen website has a great resource collection for Biotechnology. Kelly Blanchard teaches at Little Miami High School in Morrow, OH. She used the Biotechnology …