This $500,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund a collaborative project between Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Barranquitas Campus and six premier universities to address agricultural systems and technology in Central Puerto Rico through 2025. The grant supports intensive hands-on training of K-14 teachers in inquiry-based teaching and experiential learning in agricultural biotechnology. It also funds continuing education certification programs to strengthen teachers' online curriculum development skills and supports select teacher participation in summer research projects at the collaborating institutions. This three-pronged approach aims to contribute to AFRI's goals of professional development for teachers and paradigm shifts in agricultural and biotechnology education delivery to students, with an eventual goal of developing a workforce ready to address future agricultural challenges.
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