The transition from conventional to modern agricultural practices is leading to noticeable shifts in workforce demands – requiring cutting-edge technologies like drones, robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Get the professional development you need to prepare students for careers of the future. Introduce STEM students to agricultural and environmental applications, and ag students to emerging technologies – opening the door to new opportunities.
Sponsored by Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (Western SARE) and the AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems (AIFS), AgTech Workshops provide hands-on training to high school teachers and community college instructors at the University of California, Davis – the premier university for agricultural sciences and engineering.
- Gain knowledge and skills to educate the next generation in advanced technologies, including drones, robotics, and AI.
- Learn effective teaching methods for rapidly changing technology.
- Prepare yourself to teach the AIFS Drone Curriculum or mentor a Farm Robotics Challenge Academy team.
- Learn directly from renowned UC Davis faculty.
- No fee to attend.
- Stipends are available to assist with travel.
During this two-day workshop, you will learn about advanced technologies, including drones, robotics, and AI. Our hope is that the participants will gain knowledge and skills to develop curricula and strategies for educating the next generation of agricultural professionals through innovative pedagogy and high-impact practices in the midst of rapidly changing technology.
Workshop Date: TBD
Where: University of California, Davis (UC Davis)
Participants:
This workshop offering is open for high school teachers and college instructors (e.g., community colleges and California State Universities) from the Western region of the US, which includes the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY, and island protectorates of American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia and Northern Mariana.
The workshop will be hosted at the Physical and Data Sciences Building (PDSB, formerly PSEL)
1 Shields Avenue
University of California at Davis
Davis, CA 95616
Application
The workshop is free to attend. Please submit the interest form to be notified when the workshop is rescheduled:
I'm Interested
Stipends may be available to assist with travel.
Important dates
The June workshop has been postponed. Please sign up to be notified when it is rescheduled.
Workshop dates: TBD
Day One
Morning:
Drone Technology (AKA: Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs)
Afternoon:
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Day Two
Morning:
Robotics and Automation
Afternoon:
Internet of Things (IoT)
The workshop is approved by the Division of Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) at UC Davis to provide the participants with the opportunity to enroll in one unit of continuing education through CPE. For more information, please check the instructions here.