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'Growing with Grains'

Explore the world of whole grains through Growing with Grains. Take a closer look at how you can use whole grain education in your classroom, while teaching students about the different uses grains play in their every day lives. While exploring this world of grains we will take a closer look at showing students how grains play an important role in their digestive system by building your own reusable digestive system.

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Becky Ridgeway
Email: bridgewa@umd.edu
Speaker Order: 1
Author Order: 1
Person Type: Primary Presenter
State: Maryland
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Main Phone: 410-386-2760
Biosketch: Becky Ridgeway is a graduate of West Virginia University earning her master's degree in Agricultural and Extension Education. She spent a year as a graduate teaching assistant teaching a global foods and agriculture course at WVU. She currently works for the University of Maryland Extension in Carroll County, Maryland where she works closely within animal and agricultural sciences. She has been a 4-H Educator since 2012 where she has established in-school and field trip programs for elementary schools, while running the largest county based 4-H program in Maryland. A main focus in her traditional 4-H work is bringing more educational animal science programs to youth members throughout Maryland.
Organization/Affiliation: University of Maryland Extension
Terry Serio
Email: tserio@umd.edu
Speaker Order: 2
Author Order: 1
Person Type: Presenter 2
State: Maryland
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Main Phone: 410-386-2760
Biosketch: Terry Serio has a Master’s Degree in Education. She has worked for University of Maryland Extension for 15 years. She has a split position in Family and Consumer Sciences and Food Supplement Nutrition Education. She teaches Early Childhood Education, Nutrition Education, Food Safety and Safe Food Preservation as well as Resource Management in Carroll County. She has been part of the Ag Venture program in the county since its inception and has taught adult, youth and combination family classes as well as special needs audiences.
Organization/Affiliation: University of Maryland Extension