WHS agriscience teacher attends professional development institute

WORLAND — Grace Godfrey, agriscience educator at Worland High School, recently attended an eight-day professional development institute at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash, to teach the Principles of Agricultural Science – Animal Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) course in Godfrey’s program.

CASE is an instructional system that is changing the culture of agriculture programs in the United States through intense teacher professional development; inquiry-based, student-focused lessons; assessment; and certification.

CASE equips teachers to elevate student experiences in the agriculture classroom, and prepares students for success in college and careers emphasizing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

While at the CASE Institute, Godfrey spent 65 hours working through nearly every lesson in the year-long curriculum and learning how to deliver lessons in an inquiry-based way that will shift focus in the classroom from teacher-led to student-directed learning.

This is Godfrey’s second CASE institute as she attended AFNR at McNeese University in Lake Charles, La., last summer.

“Hands-on learning at a level they have never experienced before is what students can look forward to in the CASE class next year,” said Godfrey.