Category: Natural Resources

Katie Stofer with a digital globe. Photo taken 04-09-19.

What’s New on Ask IFAS: Agricultural Education and Communication (Sept.–Oct.)

by Amanda Quintos
November 4, 2025

Developing Successful Extension Tree Stewardship Programs Stephanie Cadaval, Michael Andreu, Ryan Klein, Andrew Koeser, and Paul Monaghan. This publication is for Extension agents and the stakeholders they partner with in urban forestry, parks ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Department Of Agricultural Education And Communication, Engagement, Farmers, IoT4Ag, Leadership, Pollinator-friendly Roadsides, Pollinators, Qualitative Research, Technology, Tree Stewardship

Facilitating STEM* For all Learners – STEM Education online professional development

by Katie Stofer
September 15, 2025

Welcome to our landing page for UF/IFAS Extension online courses for Facilitating STEM* For All Learners. All individuals can learn complex STEM topics. Learners in this course will explore how to bring a STEM For All lens and approach to their ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Natural Resources, Professional Development
Tags: Ag-stem, Educators, Facilitators, Science Education, Stem For All, Teachers

Water Scientists Virtually Connect with Pre-K to High School Students through Facebook Live

by Jarred Shellhouse
April 25, 2020

University of Florida agricultural education and communication graduate students connected students in pre-K through high school and their families with university water scientists in Facebook Live events held during the spring semester. Earlier ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: Agricultural Communication, Ecosystems, Facebook, Manatees, Science Communication, Teaching, Water
A family has a picnic lunch by Lake Alice on the UF campus. Image used in the 2014 Extension calendar.

Do you know a farmer … a scientist … a military member? Maybe not. But it matters, especially for inspiring youth to pursue STEM careers.

by Katie Stofer
August 16, 2019

My work aims to improve public engagement with science. To me, that means I am trying to bring scientists together with stakeholders so that together, they can combine their expertises and concerns to address problems on which science can have ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Ag-stem, Career, Diversity, Stem

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