NYAITC State Conference: Call for Proposals

In Full Bloom

New York Agriculture in the Classroom State Conference

Welcome to "In Full Bloom", the 2025 New York Agriculture in the Classroom State Conference! Join us to celebrate the vibrant growth of agricultural education across the Empire State. Designed for Pre-K through 12th grade educators, this dynamic conference invites you to explore innovative ways to integrate food, farming, and agriculture into your classroom. Through hands-on workshops, inspiring sessions, and meaningful connections, you’ll learn from fellow educators and experience the cutting edge of agriculture science with experts from Cornell AgriTech with special focuses in food science, horticulture, and integrated pest management. Whether you’re new to agriculture or your lessons are already in full bloom, this event will nourish your creativity, deepen your content knowledge, and empower you to plant the seeds of agricultural curiosity in every student.

August 6-8, 2025

Cornell AgriTech, Geneva, NY

This immersive professional development event is designed for Pre-K through 12th grade educators and Cornell Cooperative Extension educators across New York who are passionate about bringing food, farming, and agricultural literacy into their classrooms.

Connect with Cornell University experts and teachers just like you to learn their approaches to integrate in food, plants, and animals while meeting core academic content goals. Gain creative ideas and practical tools to inspire your students.

Mark your calendar – conference registration opens June 6th!

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Workshop Proposals

We invite passionate educators, professionals, and ag advocates to submit workshop proposals for the 2025 New York Agriculture in the Classroom State Conference: In Full Bloom. This conference is dedicated to equipping Pre-K through 12th grade educators with engaging, standards-aligned strategies to integrate food, farming, and agriculture into their teaching—no matter the subject area.

In addition to classroom educators, we are also inviting workshop proposals specifically for Cornell Cooperative Extension educators who lead direct student programming through county-based Agriculture in the Classroom efforts.

Workshops should inspire curiosity, promote hands-on learning, and reflect the diverse agricultural landscape of New York. We welcome sessions that highlight innovative classroom practices, cross-curricular connections, culturally responsive teaching, and real-world applications of agricultural literacy. Whether your expertise lies in environmental science, food systems, gardening, STEM, animal programs, farm-to-school education, and more, we encourage you to share your knowledge and help educators bring agriculture to life for their students.

Submit a Workshop Proposal

Contact Katie Carpenter with any questions at kse45@cornell.edu.