Bring engaging and meaningful Pilot Light workshops to your district!
We help create opportunities for teachers to integrate Food Education in immediate, short, and long-term ways.
Pilot Light now offers a variety of Food Education professional development workshops for your school district. Our program supports teachers in integrating the Food Education Standards into their teaching practices.
Each professional development workshop…
- Trains educators on the Food Education Standards
- Provides opportunities for teachers to connect with peers and Pilot Light staff to personalize their learning
- Connects teachers to resources and best practices for using food as a teaching tool to deliver academic content for all grade levels and content areas
- Can be delivered in an hour long format (virtual) or daylong intensive (virtual or in-person options available)
Teachers love Pilot Light! 87% of professional development attendees agreed that they learned something new or meaningful about Food Education in 2023-24.
“[Pilot Light] was one of the best professional development series I’ve ever experienced. Every training was packed with content and culturally celebratory.” -Pilot Light Teacher, 2024
Available Workshops
Workshop 1.1: Building Classroom Community through Food Education
In this session, teachers explore the powerful ways that Food Education can create and strengthen classroom culture, boost relationships among teachers and students, and foster student engagement.
Workshop 1.2: Cultivating Family and Community Engagement through Food Education
In this session, teachers learn how food education builds meaningful connections to learning inside and outside of the classroom then discuss strategies and opportunities for family and community engagement.
Workshop 1.3: Food Education Academic Integration Clinic
In this session, teachers receive hands-on integration practice by adapting an upcoming lesson or unit of study to incorporate Food Education Standards with support from Pilot Light staff and peers. This workshop is a practical application process designed to support implementation.
Workshop 1.4: Culturally Relevant Teaching through Food Education
In this session, teachers develop perspectives and strategies for ways to leverage food education to foster students’ identities for inclusive classrooms.
Workshop 1.5: Assessing Student Learning in Food Education
In this session, teachers learn about asset-based strategies to evaluate student growth in knowledge related to the Food Education Standards and curiosity and critical thinking skills.
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