This module will cover common respiratory hazards and diseases found in agriculture. The module also discusses how to reduce exposures and the use, regulations and requirements, and maintenance of the most commonly used respirators in agriculture.  

This course is designed to take approximately 1 hour. 

One (1) Safety CEU is available for residents in the following states.

• Oklahoma
• Utah

Teacher for the course is Michael Wierda, Utah State University. He can be reached at michael.wierda@usu.edu.

This course is restricted and only available to the University of Nevada Reno Extension Spiral Up Academy participants.Este curso está restringido y solo está disponible para los participantes de la Academia Spiral Up de Extensión de Reno de la Universidad de Nevada.

Esta capacitación se centrará en aumentar la comprensión del desarrollo y los hitos de los niños, estrategias para apoyar el crecimiento y el desarrollo, reconocer las diferencias de desarrollo.

This course is restricted and only available to the University of Nevada Reno Extension Spiral Up Academy participants.

Este curso está restringido y solo está disponible para los participantes de la Academia Spiral Up de Extensión de Reno de la Universidad de Nevada.

Esta capacitación se centrará en la importancia del juego, cómo los niños aprenden a través del juego, los diferentes tipos de juego, la creación de experiencias de juego que fomenten el desarrollo y la provisión de materiales apropiados para el desarrollo para involucrar a los niños en el juego.

This course is restricted and only available to the University of Nevada Reno Extension Spiral Up Academy participants.

Este curso está restringido y solo está disponible para los participantes de la Academia Spiral Up de Extensión de Reno de la Universidad de Nevada.

En este tema, exploraremos cómo las siguientes grandes ideas funcionan juntas para crear un entorno de aprendizaje eficaz para los niños pequeños: Desarrollar horarios y rutinas diarias, Planificar e implementar transiciones y Enseñar expectativas y reglas.

Second Chances for Horses provides participants the opportunity to learn the unique challenges that accompany the adoption of second career horses. Including how to select an adoption facility, and common behavioral and physical considerations for second career horses. This course offers a badge and is one of several available in the HorseQuest Badge Portfolio. This course includes a video, a learning lesson, and a quiz.

This course is restricted and only available to the University of Nevada Reno Extension Spiral Up Academy participants.

In this session, we discuss professional characteristics,best practices, the teacher's role and unique professional growth needs and benefits. In this session, we discuss how to build positive peer interactions and develop collaborative relationships with colleagues.

This training focuses on how teachers prioritize time for connections and relationship-building with all young children and their families. Four strategies are introduced: increasing positive time, meaningful conversations, join in play and responsive interactions.

This course is restricted and only available to the University of Nevada Reno Extension Spiral Up Academy participants.

In this topic, we will explore how the following big ideas work together to create an effective learning environment for young children: Developing daily schedules and routines, Planning and implementing transitions and teaching expectations and rules.

This course is restricted and only available to the University of Nevada Reno Extension Spiral Up Academy participants.

This training focuses on professional development andfinding joy working with children and co-workers.

The audience for this course is: Those who work with or in school meal programs. 

By taking this course, students will learn: This course takes a deep dive into the Smarter Lunchroom Scorecard including how to use it, how to complete a school site visit with the Scorecard and how the Scorecard strategies can be refreshed over time to increase participation in the school meal program and increase selection and consumption of healthy foods. Part three showcases the implementation of one of the Scorecard strategies: using flavor stations to promote fruits and veggies. 

For information or to enroll contact: Katie at healthy_food_choices_in_schools@cornell.edu

• This course is for anyone wishing a Vermont* 3B Turf pesticide applicator license: landscapers, golf course supervisors and employees, sport field groundskeepers, pest control operators, government or municipal employees, university employees, etc.
• This course is not intended as a substitute for study of the manual and inserts.
• This course does not provide recertification credit. Please see related Vermont Pesticide Safety Education course offerings for recertification credits.

For more information please contact Sarah Kingsley-Richards at sarah.kingsley@uvm.edu.

Presented by University of Vermont Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. [Published 2024]

*NOTE: Anyone using the Category 3 Ornamental and Turf manual for other state pesticide applicator certification may also use this review. Please check with your state certifying agency for local laws, regulations, and additional required study materials.

The fee for this course is $40. To purchase and enroll in the course, click the following button:

Pests 101, IPM Basics, Selecting a Pesticide, Pesticide Resistance, Pesticide Drift, Protecting Water from Pesticide Contamination (Chapters 1, 2, 8, 4, 7, 20)

Sensitive Accounts, Pesticide Use Definitions, Application Equipment (Chapters 3, 5, 6)

Weed Management (Chapter 19)

This approximately 1 hour course is presented in three modules that provide a review of Category 7A manual content required for Vermont 7A General (Structural) Pest pesticide applicator certification. Modules are accompanied by a quiz that must be completed to receive credit. The modules may be viewed at your own pace. Once enrolled, you will have one year to complete the review. 

• This course is for anyone wishing to retain a Vermont* pesticide applicator license within this category.
• Upon completion, a certificate will be granted to receive one (1) recertification credit. Please save your certificate as record of your attendance in this approved recertification course. If requested, submit along with your renewal paperwork to your state certifying agency. Course participation records will be submitted annually to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and other state certifying agencies.
• This course does not provide a review of entire Category 7a Subcategory Structural and Rodent manual content. Please see related Vermont Pesticide Safety Education course offerings for review of other content, including materials required to take the Vermont pesticide applicator certification 7A exam.
  

For more information please contact Sarah Kingsley-Richards at sarah.kingsley@uvm.edu.

Presented by University of Vermont Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. [Published 2021]

*NOTE: Anyone using the Category 7a Subcategory Structural and Rodent manual for other state pesticide applicator certification may also use this course for credit *ONLY* if their local state certifying agency has approved this course. Current states accepting reciprocal credits are: ME, NH, MA, CT, RI. Please check with your state certifying agency for confirmation and instruction on submitting proof of course completion for credit.

Insects II: Ants, Wood-Boring Beetles (Chapters 10, 14)

Insects III: Pantry and Fabric Pests (Chapter 13)

Paper Pests, Occasional and Nuisance Pests (Chapters 13, 15)

This approximately 1 hour course is presented in three modules that provide a review of Category 7A manual content required for Vermont 7A General (Structural) Pest pesticide applicator certification. Modules are accompanied by a quiz that must be completed to receive credit. The modules may be viewed at your own pace. Once enrolled, you will have one year to complete the review.

• This course is for anyone wishing to retain a Vermont* pesticide applicator license within this category.
• Upon completion, a certificate will be granted to receive one (1) recertification credit. Please save your certificate as record of your attendance in this approved recertification course. If requested, submit along with your renewal paperwork to your state certifying agency. Course participation records will be submitted annually to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and other state certifying agencies.
• This course does not provide a review of entire Category 7a Subcategory Structural and Rodent manual content. Please see related Vermont Pesticide Safety Education course offerings for review of other content, including materials required to take the Vermont pesticide applicator certification 7A exam.
  

For more information please contact Sarah Kingsley-Richards at sarah.kingsley@uvm.edu.

Presented by University of Vermont Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. [Published 2021]

*NOTE: Anyone using the Category 7a Subcategory Structural and Rodent manual for other state pesticide applicator certification may also use this course for credit *ONLY* if their local state certifying agency has approved this course. Current states accepting reciprocal credits are: ME, NH, MA, CT, RI. Please check with your state certifying agency for confirmation and instruction on submitting proof of course completion for credit.