Success StoryAmplify LEX
Amplify LEX
Author: Casey Townsend
Planning Unit: KSU Administration
Major Program: Agriculture
Plan of Work: 4-H Youth Development - Youth Agriculture Education
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
The train the trainer model was used to train youth services personnel from Lexington Library in Aquaponics. Participants were asked to rate their comfort level for discussing Aquaponics on a scale of 1-5 stars with 5 being high. Their comfort level for discussing aquaponics was rated 2.0 stars before the program verses 4.67 stars afterwards; hydroponics was 2.0 stars before verses 4.67 stars afterwards; facilitating agriculture lessons was 2.0 stars before verses 4.67 stars afterwards, and facilitating projects or lessons pertaining to STEM was 3.33 stars before verses 5 stars afterwards.
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