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'Planting the Seeds of Agriculture'

Tired of the same old thing…come get rejuvenated and encouraged as you explore how one teacher plants the seeds of agriculture in the everyday lives of her students and colleagues. This is a workshop designed to give you a hands-on approach to building a toolbox of a variety of innovative “ag”tivities for cultivating a love of agriculture along with a list of children’s literature and web resources. Let’s get digging!

Workshop Session (all workshops will be 75 minutes)
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Karrie Perrin
Email: karrie.perrin@stephenscountyschools.org
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Person Type: Primary Presenter
State: Georgia
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Main Phone: 706-491-2410
Biosketch: Karrie Perrin is a 5th grade teacher from Toccoa, Georgia. She has been teaching for eighteen years and actively involved in promoting AG in the Classroom since 2010. She's been married for 15 years and is the proud mother of two boys, Jared, 14, and Aiden, 6. Karrie was the recipient of Georgia's Excellence in Teaching Agriculture and a 2014 White-Reinhardt Scholarship recipient. She has presented four times at the National AG in the Classroom Conference (Colorado, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky). She has also been recognized as a Georgia Master teacher and was 2008 Stephens County Teacher of the Year.
Organization/Affiliation: Stephens County Farm Bureau/ Stephens County 5th Grade Academy