DETAILED SCHEDULE - Subject to Change

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Monday, June 25, 2018
TIME
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM	Pre-Pre-Conference Tour: Experience Maine at its BEST on Land & Sea [Offsite]
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
TIME
6:30 AM - 11:30 PM	Exhibit Set-up [Exhibit Hall]
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	NAITCO Breakfast (State Contacts) [Connecticut - Rhode Island]
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM	Pre-Conference Tour: Darling Marine Center and Oyster Tour on the River Tripper [Offsite]
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM	NAITCO Meeting (State Contacts) [Massachusetts]
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	NAITCO Lunch (State Contacts) [Connecticut - Rhode Island]
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Registration
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Pre-Conference Tour: Lobster Bake [Offsite]
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
TIME	Connecticut	Rhode Island	Oxford	Somerset	York	Cumberland	Kennebec	Lincoln
6:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Exhibit Set-up [Exhibit Hall]
6:00 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration
6:30 AM - 7:20 AM	Traveling Workshop Breakfast (Buffet) [New Hampshire - Vermont]
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Traveling Workshops
11:30 AM - 9:00 PM	Exhibits Open [Exhibit Hall]
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Opening Luncheon - Featured Speaker: Sebastian M. Belle 'Aquaculture in the Classroom' Sebastian Belle [Ballroom]
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM	A Seedy Fruit Challenge Judy Culbertson Liz Baskins	Drive through Florida: Aquaculture and Seafood Arlette Roberge	School Garden to Table Tracee Schiebel Becky Sponholtz	How the Midwest Shapes the World Brad Banning	Tapping Into Maple Tradition Debbi Cox Christopher Szkutak	T and E of STEM with Aeroponics Alisha Hill Debra Spielmaker	Cow to Cup: Understanding Dairy Production and Careers in the Dairy Industry Emma Allen Kristy Oates Colleen Brady	AgCultures: A Global Ag Adventure Sue Knott
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Coffee Break
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM	Agriculture Advocate and White-Reinhardt Award Rehearsal Session [Ballroom]
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Agriculture in the Classroom: A S.T.E.A.M.Y Combination Sarah Glenn	Exploring Aquaponics in the Elementary Classroom Lynn Wallin	STEAM Your Way Into the Classroom Katie Aikins Sarahbeth Belvado	Tractor Mac in the Classroom Billy Steers	A New Twist on Old Favorites from American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture Angela Mayfield Leah Pratt	Breakout for Agriculture Kevin Daugherty	Thinking Critically about Farming, Food, and Sustainability Rhodora Collins	Digital Soil Science Debra Kearney
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM	Coffee Break
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM	State Teacher of the Year Rehearsal Session [Ballroom]
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM	Agriculture, a Common Theme Kristen Wescott	Farming Fun for Everyone! A Workshop Focused on Modifications for Students with Special Needs. Rachel Chastain	Using a Pizza Garden to Engage Exceptional Students in Multisensory Learning Opportunities Shelley Jones	Keeping Honeybees in YOUR School! Peter & Anne Cowin	All Aboard! STEAM Your Way to Ag Literacy Lisa Owens Erika Anderson	Bring Agriculture to Life with Virtual Reality Jessica Jansen Danielle Meyersick	Thinking Critically about Farming, Food, and Sustainability Rhodora Collins	Engaging Students via Issues-based Topics Denise Stewardson Rose Judd-Murray
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Reception - Bar, Line Dancing [Exhibit Hall]
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM	Opening Dinner - Ag Advocate Award and Bingo [Ballroom]
Thursday, June 28, 2018
TIME	Connecticut	Rhode Island	Oxford	Somerset	York	Cumberland	Kennebec	Lincoln
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Award Breakfast - White Reinhardt and CHS Scholarship Awards, State Teacher WinnersAward Breakfast - White Reinhardt Winners, CHS Foundation Scholarship Winners and Parade of State Winning Teachers [Ballroom]
7:00 AM - 5:45 PM	Registration
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM	USDA Excellence in Teaching about Agriculture Award Rehearsal Session [Ballroom]
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM	But, I want a NEW book! Kevin Daugherty	Genetic Engineering and the Seed Science Valerie Bayes Debra Spielmaker	Weaving Together Native American Studies and Agriculture Education in Grades 3 to 5 Browning Neddeau	Tractor Mac in the Classroom Billy Steers	Turkey Extravaganza Keri Sidle Sue Knott	AgBots: Kids Programming for the Future Johnnie Keel	It's All in the Family - Wheat Genetics Lesson plan Ruth Hutson Carrie Newdigger	FoodCorps: Connect Kids to Healthy Food in School. Jared Grenier Michelle Erhard
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM	Coffee Break
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Buzzing Through a Year of Ag in Kindergarten Karen Parrino	Genetic Engineering and the Seed Science Valerie Bayes Debra Spielmaker	Innovation in Agriculture – Then & Now Cindy Hall	Ag in the Classroom: A Win for All Jennifer Carroll	Fabulous Agriculture Websites for You and ME! Pam Hosimer	Food Labels - Fact and Fiction Holly Partridge	It's All in the Family - Wheat Genetics Lesson plan Ruth Hutson Carrie Newdigger	Food Evolution: Facts Not Fear, Watch and Decide for Yourself Laurie Schneider
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM	Coffee Break
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM	Connecting Our Youngest to the Table Jed Norris	Introducing Marine Science Sarah Sparks Laurie Bragg Carla Scocchi	Crazy about Cotton: From Field to Fabric Amy Parrott Tracey Waters Marlena Parrott	Discovering Ag in YOUR State Debra Wood	HallGROWS- Growing Real Opportunities With Students Justine Palmer Caroline Lewallen	Food Labels - Fact and Fiction Holly Partridge	Fiber, Friend or Foe? Katie Feinauer	GMO Decisions Will Fett
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM	Award Luncheon - National Teacher Awards [Ballroom]
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Cultivating a Curriculum through Community Jen Cushman Beth Bye Haley Ryan Irene Garneau	Kelp in the Classroom – Engaging Students through Seaweed Aquaculture Marci Train Yvonne Thomas	Ag is OK for ME on Land & Sea: Discover Inland Waterways Audrey Harmon Cheri Long Melody Aufill	Fun with Plants! Shelley Mitchell	Resources to Grow Alisha Hill	From "STEM" to Plate, 'Cruisin for a Bruisin' Judy Culbertson	Spice It Up! Tracee Schiebel Becky Sponholtz	Learn to Develop Engaging STEM Lessons in Less Than 60 Minutes Valerie Bayes
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Coffee Break
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM	Developing a Growth Mind Set in the Garden Tanna Nicely Angela Bright	Cracking the Code on Egg Production, Marketing Lisa Gaskalla	Ag is OK for ME on Land & Sea: Discover Inland Waterways Audrey Harmon Cheri Long Melody Aufill	Getting Wild with Maine Wild Blueberries Eric Brooks	Dig It: Writing in School Gardens Stephanie Wade	Let's Raise a Barn! Trishalana Shanks Jennifer Bacon	"The Bugs Are Breaking In!" Julie Cates Amy Downs	Month by Month Primary Grades Ag Study Kelly Shannon
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM	Exhibit Break [Exhibit Hall]
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM	Discovering Hydroponics In the Classroom For Beginners Traci Curry Cheryl Butterfield	Poetry to Grocery - Hurry! Amber Arbogast	Saving the Seeds to Preserve History and Biodiversity Neil Lash	"Udderly" Creative STEAM Classroom Fun! Virginia Deitz Jill Vigesaa Lindsey Leker	Pollinating Young Minds Donna Musick	Meat 101: The Meat of the Matter Laura Vollmer Kevin Daugherty	Project-Based Learning – It’s How the World of Work Works! Debra Spielmaker	InterAGtive Notebooks...Taking Notes Can Be Fun! Bekka Israelsen
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM	Exhibit Breakdown [Exhibit Hall]
Friday, June 29, 2018
TIME	Connecticut	Rhode Island	Oxford	Somerset	York	Cumberland	Kennebec	Lincoln
7:00 AM - 8:45 AM	Closing Breakfast - Featured Speakers: Roger Doiron, SeedMoney, MAD Science [Ballroom] The Power of Gardens Roger Doiron [Ballroom]
7:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Registration
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Mini-Workshop Sessions. Presentations are 25 minutes long, repeated 3 times. (Choose 3)
	Flat Aggie's AgMazing Adventures Katie Pratt	How to Bring Your Classroom Into The Cafeteria Ronald Adams	Three Classes, One Garden Catherine Olinde Jo Ann Hebert	A Bracelet to Remember! Linda Hardee	Every State Has an "Ag-cent" Lauren Goble	"Toying" with Agriculture Debra Wood	AgVenture & Beyond Kristie Popa	Consider Worms in Your Classroom! Jock Robie
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Flat Aggie's AgMazing Adventures Katie Pratt	How to Bring Your Classroom Into The Cafeteria Ronald Adams	Three Classes, One Garden Catherine Olinde Jo Ann Hebert	A Bracelet to Remember! Linda Hardee	Every State Has an "Ag-cent" Lauren Goble	"Toying" with Agriculture Debra Wood	AgVenture & Beyond Kristie Popa	Consider Worms in Your Classroom! Jock Robie
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Coffee Break
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM	Flat Aggie's AgMazing Adventures Katie Pratt	How to Bring Your Classroom Into The Cafeteria Ronald Adams	Three Classes, One Garden Catherine Olinde Jo Ann Hebert	A Bracelet to Remember! Linda Hardee	Every State Has an "Ag-cent" Lauren Goble	"Toying" with Agriculture Debra Wood	AgVenture & Beyond Kristie Popa	Consider Worms in Your Classroom! Jock Robie
11:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Post-Conference Tour: Kennebunkport town of Presidents and History [Offsite]