Request
for Educational Materials on Aquaculture
Background
Ted Smith is a fellow sponsored by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and
Universities who spent 1 month with USDA-CSREES. He has a special interest
in aquaculture because of his current and past work and has agreed to assist
updating the Resource Guide to Educational Materials About Agriculture.
This Resource Guide is made available to teachers throughout the United States
to identify materials that can be considered for use in classroom and laboratory
teaching.
The section on aquaculture of the current Resource
Guide has few materials listed and we know
that much more is available from a variety of sources. Ted
is taking the leadership to revise the section on aquaculture in cooperation
with the aquaculture team and Ag in the Classroom staff at USDA-CSREES. This is an opportunity to
showcase outstanding materials that
can
benefit teachers in the United States and improve classroom and laboratory
teaching on subjects related to aquaculture.
Please review the FINAL REQUEST FOR MATERIALS
and note the different categories of
materials. Forward your recommendations directly to Ted at his
contact information listed below for any materials that may be included
in the fifth revision of the Resource Guide.
Submissions should be provided NO LATER
THAN November 15, 2000. The updated Resource Guide will serve as a good
reference for anyone associated with educational or teaching programs involving
aquaculture. We will notify persons via aquacontacts mailgroup when
the revised Guide is available sometime next year.
Thanks for your assistance in this important task.
Gary Jensen
USDA-CSREES
***ATTENTION***
CALL FOR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT AQUACULTURE
The Resource Guide to Educational Materials About
Agriculture is a project of the Agriculture
in the Classroom program. This program is a cooperative effort
of representatives of agricultural organizations, State Departments of
Agriculture, farm and growers organizations, educational organizations,
and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The Resource Guide to Educational Materials
About Agriculture provides a listing of materials pertaining
to agriculture and related issues available from private and public
sources. More subject matter targeting the specific program area of
aquaculture is required.
In the continuing effort to assist regular
classroom teachers in grades K-12 to
incorporate more information about aquaculture into their teaching, we are
soliciting new and updated materials regarding all aspects of aquaculture.
The materials and listings are divided into four sections:
1. Printed Materials - curriculum, lesson
plans, books, pamphlets, how-to manuals,
lab
manuals, activity and
coloring books, and packets or kits of printed materials.
2. Audiovisuals, Posters, and Teaching Kits
- teaching kits, slide sets, videotapes,
transparencies, posters,
and computer software most with accompanying print
materials.
3. Resource Guides or Catalogs - other
resource guides or catalogues, which include
materials about
aquaculture that are of interest to teachers.
4. Miscellaneous - items which can enhance
classroom presentations, intrigue students
or State
Ag in the Classroom
programs.
The items presented in the Guide are listed by
title, publisher/producer, grade level,
format, description of content, and price and ordering information.
Except for some editing to conserve space, for consistency, or for
clarity, the submitted information is as provided by the producer or
publisher in terms of content and completeness.
Inclusion in the Guide does not mean
endorsement by the USDA. The purpose of the Guide is to assemble information
so that teachers can decide for themselves what will be useful in
their classrooms.
Please submit all entries NO LATER THAN November,
15, 2000 to;
Ted Smith
Aquaculture Coordinator
Trinidad State Junior College, Alamosa Campus
1011 Main Street
Alamosa, Colorado 81101
or send attachments to
For further information on Agriculture in the
Classroom contact:
Alicia Dickerson
Agriculture in the Classroom
Higher Education Programs
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Stop 2251
Washington, DC 20250-2251