2024-09-11T09:03:46-05:00 2023-10-31 420731256 MERIWETHER WILSON AND COMPANY PLLC 4500 WESTOWN PARKWAY SUITE 140 WEST DES MOINES IA 502666717 990 2022-11-01 311672416 IOWA AGRICULTURE LITERACY FOUNDATION IOWA 5153314182 PO BOX 14458 DES MOINES IA 503063458 KELLY FOSS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5153314182 2024-09-10 1 0 JONATHAN MAAHS P01536301 5152230002 2024-09-06 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z KELLY FOSS PO BOX 14458 DES MOINES IA 503063458 656094 0 X WWW.IOWAAGLITERACY.ORG X 2014 IA TO EDUCATE IOWANS WITH A FOCUS ON YOUTH REGARDING THE BREADTH & GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE OF AGRICULTURE. TO SERVE AS A CENTRAL RESOURCE FOR EDUCATORS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO WANT TO TEACH IOWA'S STUDENTS ABOUT AGRICULTURE. 11 11 0 85 0 0 584344 642036 0 0 1551 1400 10592 12658 596487 656094 39889 45539 0 0 373030 311088 0 0 34222 337091 331401 750010 688028 -153523 -31934 213346 176672 11237 2516 202109 174156 X TO EDUCATE IOWANS WITH A FOCUS ON YOUTH REGARDING THE BREADTH AND GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE OF AGRICULTURE. TO SERVE AS A CENTRAL RESOURCE FOR EDUCATORS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO WANT TO TEACH IOWA'S STUDENTS ABOUT AGRICULTURE. 0 0 449175 45539 AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM - CONDUCTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, VOLUNTEER TRAINING, CURRICULA DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENT PUBLICATION. TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS GIVE TEACHERS THE SKILLS, TOOLS, AND BACKGROUND TO BE ABLE TO USE AGRICULTURE AND STEM CONCEPTS AS A LENS TO TEACH IOWA CORE STANDARDS IN THEIR CLASSROOM. IALF OFFERS ONLINE GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES AND PRESENTATIONS AT TEACHER CONFERENCES LIKE THE SOCIAL STUDIES CONFERENCE, SCIENCE CONFERENCE, TALENTED AND GIFTED CONFERENCE, AND READING CONFERENCE. IALF RESOURCES HAVE A PRESENCE AT COUNTY FAIRS, THE STATE FAIR AND STEM FESTIVALS HELD THROUGHOUT IOWA TO ENGAGE STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENTIAL AGRICULTURE LITERACY PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVITIES. IALF PRODUCES CLASSROOM PROGRAMS AND PRESENTATIONS ON DEMAND LIKE THE 'JOURNEY 2050' PROGRAM THAT TEACHES SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN A FUN ONLINE GAMING PLATFORM. AGRICULTURE IN CLASSROOM PROGRAMS HAVE IMPACTED MORE THAN 304,000 STUDENTS ACROSS IOWA. MORE THAN 3,100 TEACHERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO INCORPORATE AGRICULTURE INTO THEIR CLASSROOM CURRICULUM. THERE ARE MORE THAN 200 LESSON PLANS FOR GRADES PK-12 ON THE IALF WEBSITE CONNECTING AGRICULTURE TO A VARIETY OF CORE SUBJECTS SUCH AS SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND MATH. IALF PRODUCES A SERIES OF RESOURCES SUCH AS A STUDENT READER MAGAZINE TITLED IOWA AG TODAY WHICH IS PRODUCED TO HIGHLIGHT 4TH AND 7TH GRADE READING LEVELS AND IS DISTRIBUTED TO 3,000 CLASSROOMS ACROSS IOWA. SPANISH VERSIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE IOWA AG TODAY PUBLICATION. THE MY FAMILY'S FARM BOOK SERIES IS PUBLISHED TO SHOWCASE A 3RD GRADE READING LEVEL AND TELL THE STORY OF MODERN CONTEMPORARY FARMS. 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