One of Hillsborough county’s very own agriculture teachers has won a statewide and national 2008 EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING ABOUT AGRICULTURE AWARD.
Susan Carpenter of Mulrennan Middle School in Hillsborough County won for the middle school agri-science level. Ms. Carpenter is the only middle school teacher to receive this award. Two other Florida teachers will receive the award for elementary and high school.
“These teachers exemplify what Florida Ag in the Classroom is looking for in
teachers who strive to teach students about the important role the Florida agriculture industry plays in these students’ daily lives,” said Cara Martin, chairman of Florida Ag in the Classroom and assistant director of government and community affairs for Florida Farm Bureau.
Ms.Carpenter and an administrator or school board member will receive all expenses paid trips to the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference “The Most Bountiful Place on Earth” June 25-28 in Costa Mesa, Calif., and will be honored at Florida Ag in the Classroom’s State Teacher and Volunteer Workshop “Oceans of Learning: Florida Agriculture” June 12-14 at the Hutchinson Island Marriott in Stuart.
Ms. Carpenter, a teacher for 25 years and an agri-science teacher at Mulrennan Middle School in Tampa for two years, has used Florida Ag in the Classroom curricula, materials grant money and other programs to educate her students about the commodities produced in Florida and the issues farmers face who produce these commodities.
I am very proud of Ms. Carpenter. I have met students who have had Ms. Carpenter as a teacher and they are a testament to her love of teaching.
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