University of Kentucky College of Agriculture

High School Teacher's Page

Welcome to the Teacher's Page!

We know that teaching is a rewarding experience and you want to see your students go on to bright futures- including college.  At UK, we want to see your students apply, enroll and graduate from college.  Whether that college is UK (and we hope it is), we know that you have a hard task in helping students as a mentor on top of being an instructor.  We want this page to serve as a one-stop shop for you as career & technical, science, math or business educators. 

- Schedule a tour of UK Ag & campus here.

- Request an UK Ag representative (Director of Student Relations, Ag Ambassador, or faculty member) to come and speak to your class or group here.  Please include your class format, class sizes, possible dates and any other information you think might be important.

- For scholarship information, please click to find information about the College of Agriculture Scholarships and the University Scholarships as well.

- Encourage your teens to visit www.fastweb.com for a free scholarship search.

- Interested in Sustainable Agriculture programs? The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension (SARE) program of the USDA- A great resource for educators and future farmers.  They have on-farm research and education grants to help fund all kinds of projects and are a central clearing house for sustainable ag information.  http://www.sare.org/

- Visit the National Association of Agricultural Educators page for the latest updates and help with your plans.  We are proud to have this organization housed on our campus.

- Learn more about Food Science and the great opportunities for your students, along with things you can do in the classroom! http://school.discoveryeducation.com/foodscience/