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  Welcome to the North Central ANR Water Academy!

  

  • Announcements Forum
  • Academy Conversations Forum
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  Virtual Session 2.2: April 21-23, 2021

  DAY 1

  Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021: 1:00 - 4:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
  Session: Leadership in Context
  Zoom: https://ndsu.zoom.us/j/98085716553
  Meeting Agenda (up to 3 hours)

  • Introductions (10 minutes)
  • Panel member presentations: (10- 15 minutes each - (~40 minutes)
  • John Lawrence, Iowa State University Vice President for Extension and Outreach
  • Meaghan Anderson, Field Agronomist & Extension Field Specialist II
  • Jenny (Jennifer) Rees, Extension Educator, Crops & Water
  • Open discussion with academy members (30-45 minutes)
  • Team/Project Sessions – Opportunity for each team to meet to work on projects (1 hour)

  
  

  DAY 2

  Thursday, Apr 22, 2021 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
  Session: Connecting Science with Extension
  Zoom: https://ndsu.zoom.us/j/98743788822
  Meeting Agenda (up to 3 hours)

  • Introductions (10 minutes)
  • Presentations and Breakout Discussions: “Intro to Strategic Science Communication” and “Key Traits of Inclusive Science Communication & Applications”  (2 hours and 15 minutes)
  • Dr. Sunshine Menezes, Executive Director, Metcalf Institute
  • REQUIRED READING
  • What Does Working “With” (not “For”) Our Communities Look Like?
  • Additional Resources
  • Reciprocity: Saying What We Mean and Meaning What We Say
  • Science Communication Demands a Critical Approach That Centers Inclusion, Equity, and Intersectionality
  • The State of Inclusive Science Communication: A Landscape Study
  • InclusiveSciComm Resources
  • Team/Project Sessions – Opportunity for each team to meet to work on projects (45 minutes)

  
  

  DAY 3

  Friday, April 23, 2021: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
  Session: Systems for Organizing Your Work and Time – Lisa Kaslon
  Zoom: https://ndsu.zoom.us/j/95968440622
  Meeting Agenda (up to 3 hours)

  • Introductions (10 minutes)
  • Presentation: Lisa Kaslon, Professional Development Coordinator & Extension Educator (1 hour)
  • Open discussion with academy members (30-45 minutes)
  • Team/Project Sessions – Opportunity for each team to meet to work on projects (1 hour)
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  Virtual Session 2.1: Sept. 9-11, 2020

  • Day 1: Public Health & COVID 19 Page
  • Day 2: Land Grants & Indigenous Culture Page
  • Day 3: Team Projects & Future Topics Page
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  Session 2: Weather Extremes & Extension Responses - Feb. 11-13, 2020 in Omaha, NE

  Learning Objectives:
  

  • Learn how to help facilitate community and individual planning for and response to extreme weather events (e.g., drought and flooding)
  • Discuss and be able to explain the role irrigation (and drainage) has on farm business, risk management, rural economy, and environmental conditions
  • Understand the potential impact(s) input management regulations may have on individuals and communities, and how best to engage affected stakeholders
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  Day 1 (2/11)

  • 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch available - potato bar

  • 1 p.m. - Welcome back and general overview - Hotel, Council Bluffs Room

  • 1:10 p.m. - Academy Teams Report: What was learned from the Needs Analysis – Lightning Rounds – 12 minutes per team - Hotel, Council Bluffs Room Page
  • 2:30 p.m. - The Role of Irrigation in Agriculture -Jonathan Aguilar (KSU) and Daran Rudnick (UNL) - Hotel, Council Bluffs Room Page
  • 3 p.m. - Break

  • 3:15 p.m. - Introduction to National Drought Mitigation Center: Kelly Helm Smith - Hotel, Council Bluffs Room Page
  • 3:30 p.m. - Ready for Drought? Game: Marketa Podebradska - Hotel, Council Bluffs Room Page
  • Dinner on your own with your team, or others

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  Day 2 (2/12)

  • 7 a.m. - Team Project Time (optional) - Hotel Conference Room

  • 8 a.m. - Load bus to travel to Valmont Industries

  • 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 PM - Tour of Valley Irrigation Plant -Box Lunch Provided - Valmont Industries in Valley, NE Page
  • 12:30 p.m. - Travel back to the hotel

  • 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. - Transformational Leadership and Compact of Understanding: LJ McElravy, Ellie Anderson, and Blaise Lanoha, UNL - Hotel, Council Bluffs Room Page
  • 2:30 p.m. - What is Regulation & Who does it Impact? Nebraska as a Case Study: Jesse Bradley - Hotel, Council Bluffs Room Page
  • 3:30 p.m. - Needs Assessment & Watershed Science Module Activity: Troy Gilmore - Hotel, Council Bluffs Room Page
  • 4:30 p.m. - Lightning Round, Teams Frame Their Project, 10 minutes per team - Hotel, Council Bluffs Room Page
  • Dinner as team or groups

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  Day 3 (2/13)

  • 7 a.m. - Team Project Time (optional) - Hotel Conference Room

  • 8 a.m. - Extension’s Response to Disasters - Overview: Ashley Mueller - Hotel, Council Bluffs Room Page
  • 8:30 a.m. - Extension’s Response to Disasters Panel: Ashley Mueller, facilitator - Hotel, Council Bluffs Room Page
  • 9:15 a.m. -Discussion of Leadership and Team Needs: Bob Bertsch & Dan Cotton - Hotel, Council Bluffs Room Page
  • 9:30 a.m. - Break

  • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Work as Teams: Bob Bertsch & Dan Cotton, facilitators - Hotel, Council Bluffs Room Page
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  Session 3: Thinking Watersheds - September 9-11, 2020 in Cloquet, MN

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  Session 4: Agriculture & Water - March or April, 2021 in Madison, WI

  
  
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  Things to Do Before the First Session

  Add your photo and introduction to this document, 2019-2021 Cohort Participants, and get to know your fellow participants.

  Meet the Academy Design Team

  Watch the recording of the "Welcome to the Academy" webinar
  

  • Academy Overview
  • "Welcome to the Academy" slides

  Watch the recording of the "Academy Toolbox" webinar
  

  • "Academy Toolbox" slides
    
    

  Take the pre-session survey, click here
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  Session 1: Water Fundamentals & Systems Thinking - Dec. 10-12, 2019 in Ames/Des Moines, IA

  Registration and Lodging for Session 1

  
  

  Session 1 Learning Objectives:

  • Explain the major water quality and quantity challenges in agricultural landscapes and their impact in North Central Region states
    
  • Understand how using a systems approach to improving water quality and quantity rather than individual functions or tasks might lead to higher quality outcomes
    
  • Explore recent litigation and policy tools and their impact on the ag-water system
    
  • Discuss farmer and agriculture industry engagement in water quality improvement in Iowa
    
  • Explore water quality extension programs and lessons learned
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  Day 1 (12/10)

  • 1 p.m. - Welcome & Expectations - Charlie Stoltenow, NDSU Page
  • 1:30 p.m. - Successful Extension Professionals in the 21st Century - Rick Rasby, UNL Page
  • 2 p.m. - Team Projects - Patrick Robinson, UW Page
  • 2:30 p.m. - Water-related Agriculture Issues Exchange - Sara Bauder, SDSU Page
  • 3 p.m. - Break

  • 3:30 p.m. - Teams, Communities, and Networks - Bob Bertsch, NDSU & Dan Cotton, UNL Page
  • 4 p.m. - High Performing Teams - LJ McElravy, UNL Page
  • 5 p.m. Break

  • 6 p.m. - Group Dinner & Team Building Page
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  Day 2 (12/11)

  • 8 a.m. - Water Cycle, Ag Issues & Systems Thinking - Matt Helmers, ISU Page
  • 9 a.m. - Watershed Game Page
  • Travel to Des Moines, IA

  • 10:30 a.m. - Tour of Des Moines Waterworks Page
  • 12:30 p.m. - Lunch & Travel to Iowa Soybean Association

  • 1:30 p.m. - Ag Water Law & Policy - Kristine Tidgren, ISU Page
  • 2:30 p.m. - Agriculture Leadership in Water Quality Improvement, Roger Wolf & Chris Hay, Iowa Soybean Association Page
  • 3:30 p.m. - Break & Tour of Iowa Soybean Association Water Lab Page
  • 4 p.m. - Farmer Panel: Farmer Leadership and Vision for Meeting Iowa’s Water Quality Goals Page
  • 5:30 p.m. - Closing Thoughts

  • 6:30 p.m. - Dinner and Water Trivia at Mistress Brewing Page
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  Day 3 (12/12)

  • 8 a.m. - Case Studies: Examples of Extension Programs Addressing Water Issues - Jamie Benning, ISU Page
  • 10 a.m. - Marketplace of Ideas, Bob Bertsch and Charlie Stoltenow, NDSU Page
  • 11:30 a.m. - Wrap-up and Checkout

  • 12 p.m. - Adjourn, lunch on you own and safe travels

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  Thing To Do Before Session 2

  Backward Design webinar - January 30 at 1 p.m. CT

  • Watch the recording of the Backward Design webinar
  • Backward Design slides
  • Backward Design worksheet
  • Leadership Needs and Questions

  Complete Needs Assessment

  You will be reporting on your needs assessment as part of Session 2 in Omaha, NE.