2009 Master Gardener Winter School
Lebanon, TN
February 19-21, 2009
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Building Effective Leaders
The Leadership Track
Thursday, February 19
Leadership Track: To demonstrate best practices when leading, communicating and managing volunteers in county MG associations.
8:00- 9:00 Registration
9:00-9:30: Wilson County Welcome
9:30- 10:30 Concurrent Sessions 1 Session A—Postcards, Postcards, Post… What? (Financials) Speakers: Keith Miller and Tracy Jackson
Session B—Taking Control of the Ship!, President/VP ppt,
One Minute Manager Sheet, Management
Speakers: Mike Payne and Doris Weakley
10:30-10:45---Break
10:45- 12:15 Concurrent Sessions
2
Session A—Do you know who you are digging with? (Leadership)
Speakers: Panel: Mary Wade (Shelby County Extension), Chris Ramsey (Sullivan County Extension/NETNMG), Doug Hilton (NETNMG) and Jack Smith
Session B—Presenting with Powerpoint (Presentation)
Speaker: UT IT Extension Area Specialist, Ryan Heady (931) 836-3348 rheady@tennessee.edu
12:15-1:30---Lunch Social Panera Lunch Boxes 615-773-4710
1:30-2:45 Concurrent Session 3
Session A- Programs that Work! (Projects)
Speakers: Panel-Karla Kean (Montgomery County Extension (931) 648-5725 kkean@tennessee.edu), Tom Stebbins (Hamilton County Extension (423) 855-6113 tstebbins@utk.edu), Doris Weakley, Jack Smith, and Dave Craig
Session B—Presenting with Powerpoint Repeat (Presentation)
Speaker: UT IT Extension Area Specialist, Ryan Heady (931) 836-3348 rheady@tennessee.edu
2:45-3:00—Break
3:00-4:00 Search for Excellence Awards. (Recognition)
Speakers: Beth Babbit, Mike Payne
4:00-5:00 Social Networking and Refreshments
Friday, February 20
8:30-9:45--Session 5
Getting the Word Out! Communication
Speaker: Patty Clark McDaniels (UTIA Marketing and Communications (615) 835-4570 pclark@tennessee.edu)
9:45-10:00—Break
10:00-11:00-- Session 6---State Alliance Meeting (involvement)
Speakers: Beth Babbit, Keith Miller and Jim Houston
11:00-1:00: Regional Alliance Breakout Luncheon (Networking) Speakers: Beth Babbit, Keith Miller and Jim Houston Lunch Lil’ Paul Smokehouse (615) 443-4949.
Water Smart Winter School (Waterwise logo image)
The Educator Track
Educator Track: To demonstrate best practices when teaching soil/water relationships, water gardening techniques and constructing rain barrels.
Friday February 20, 2009
12:30- 1:00 Registration Check-in for Educator Track 1:15-1:30 Welcome/Introductions/Purpose Speakers: Beth Babbit, Keith Miller
1:30-2:30 Water and Soil Relations: Estimating Soil Moisture, Rain Garden Basics, Rain Garden Rain Water, Raingardens, Soils by AT and KK, Soils for TMG WS, What is Soil?
Speaker: Dr. Warren Anderson MTSU (wanderso@mtsu.edu)
2:30-3:00 Networking Break
3:00-4:00 Surviving Water Extremes with Native Plants
Speaker: Terri Hogan, Ecologist Stones River National Battlefield (terrihogan@nps.gov)
Native Subsitutes.pdf
February 21, 2009
8:30-11:30 Basic Water Smart Gardening, (Lecture, Lesson Plan/ pdf version, and Evaluations)
Speakers: Beth Babbit, Jack Smith & David Craig
11:30-12:30 Lunch (Southern Living Plants Presents- Selecting the Right Plant)
Speakers: Southern Living (Aimee Coker aimeecoker@plantdevelopment.com 843-388-9666 will provide a speakers forma local nursery)
Panera Lunch Boxes 615-773-4710
12:30-3:30 Water Collection Demonstration
Speakers: Warren Anderson, Mike Payne, Dave Sams, Jack Smith, Chris Ramsey, Keith Miller, Dave Craig, Beth Babbit
Sizing a Rain Garden Worksheet
Rain Barrel Instructions and parts list
Rain Garden Resources
Rain Gardens Presentation
How much water will I collect