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Special Issues Forums
Education's Response to
Our Changing World
Wednesday, Jan. 21
Midwest Airlines Center
3:15-5:00 pm
Agricultural Education in a World Marketplace (Room 101B)
Richard Cates (left) and
Paul Larson (right)
With the world population
projected to reach 8
billion by 2030, Earth’s
resources will be strained
like never before. Considering
the crucial role of
agriculture in meeting our
future needs, how does Wisconsin best prepare and
embrace agricultural education to assure a well-prepared
workforce? Why should all schools be connecting or
reconnecting to agricultural education? The answer may
lie right here in Wisconsin. We are a prime agricultural
state and yet Wisconsin is losing about 30,000 acres of
farmland per year. Considering the global situation and
recognizing the unique role that Wisconsin can play, it is
imperative that we ingrain in our culture and classroom
the importance of protecting our working lands. We must
continue to develop local food markets and educate the
next generation so they can meet our future’s needs.
Richard Cates is director of the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and serves on the board of directors of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection. Paul Larson has worked as an agriculture educator at Freedom High School since 1987 and is a past president of the Wisconsin Association of Agriculture Educators.
China: Implications in Preparing Students for the World Market (Room 102C)
Joe Carlson and
Pat Herdrich
Learn how schools in China prepare their students to be successful in the world market. School Board President Joe Carlson and Superintendent Pat Herdrich will share their insights from visiting five schools and multiple manufacturing plants in China. They will highlight the similarities and striking differences between how the U.S. and China prepares its students.
Joe Carlson is president of Lakeside Manufacturing and serves as
school board president of the West Bend J1 School District. Pat Herdrich is superintendent of the West Bend J1 School District.
A Community Partnership Dedicated to Education, Wellness and Recreation (Room 102B)
Ron Jandura (left)is superintendent of the Burlington Area School District. Barbara Kopack-Hill (middle) is principal at Burlington High School. Bryan Albrecht (right) is president of Gateway Technical College
During the 1996-97 school year, the Burlington Area
School District embarked on a joint plan to develop a
shared community campus that would include the school
district, Gateway Technical College and Burlington
Memorial Hospital. Now Burlington is fitted with a
multi-acre campus through which new avenues for cooperation
continue to be explored. The result is a comprehensive
learning campus where students have access to
post-secondary facilities and select courses, a wellness
center, a ropes course, hiking and biking trails and other
opportunities. See collaboration in action.
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