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McLouth teacher serves as instructor for ag institute in Arkansas

By Staff | Jul 21, 2025

Photo courtesy of Arkansas Tech University

Arkansas Tech University is the site for the Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education Institute last week in Russellville, Arkansas. McLouth teacher Nicole Hinrichsen served as a lead instructor. Participants, instructors and facilitators for the 2025 CASE Institute at Arkansas Tech University were, front row, from left, are Ashley Benson of White Hall, Arkansas, Hinrichsen, Paige Beadles of Bentonville Arkansas, Ashley Thomas of Stillwell, Oklahoma, Brittni Fales of Clarksville, Arkansas, McKenna Sairls of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, and Amanda Davis of Paragould, Arkansas; back row, from left, Justin Killingsworth of ATU, Ethan Strobel of Subiaco, Arkansas, Carly Padgett of Carlisle, Arkansas, Karen Van De Walle of Denver, Iowa, Shaylyn McGuire of American Falls, Idaho, Lillian Campbell of Braymer, Missouri, Ben Holland of Alma, Arkansas, Joshua Muscat of Imperial, California, Ethan Bloomfield of Wheeling, West.Virginia, and Kenyon Jodlowski of Freeburg, Illinois.

Arkansas Tech University welcomed agricultural educators from across the country, including a McLouth teacher, last week for the Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education Institute.

The CASE Institute engaged educators in a full academic year of agriculture science animal curriculum labs and activities through the five days of in-person instruction and supplemental virtual instruction.

As a result, the teachers who participated in the institute will be prepared to deliver the material to their K-12 students.

McLouth’s Nicole Hinrichsen, a Tonganoxie High School alum, and Karen Van De Walle of Denver, Iowa, served as institute lead instructors.

Dr. Justin Killingsworth, ATU professor of agricultural education, oversaw and helped facilitate the institute, which was hosted by the ATU Department of Agriculture and Tourism.

Participants in the 2025 CASE Institute at ATU represented Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and West Virginia.

According to information provided by the national organization, CASE Institute sessions “provide teachers important background related to the pedagogy used in CASE curricula and practice teaching various lessons to prepare them for classroom instruction.”

The CASE Institute at Arkansas Tech is sponsored by Farm Credit of Western Arkansas and the ATU Department of Agriculture and Tourism.