Amanda Ramos attended the Colorado Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association’s Mid-Winter Institute from Jan. 29-31. Over 70 Colorado agricultural educators attended the annual professional development conference, held this year at the Academy Hotel in Colorado Springs.
Instructors participated in a development trainings including the newly revised FFA parliamentary procedure contest, Lincoln Electric’s VRTEX virtual welder, inquiry-based learning and a curriculum to teach students about the growing divide in agriculture values.
Attendees were also given updates by state representatives including the Colorado FFA Association, Colorado Community College System, Colorado FFA Foundation and the CSU Ag Education department.
Besides educational workshops and meetings, teachers also took part in social functions sponsored by Western Dairy Association and Colorado Farm Show.