Davis High School Teacher Selected for Elite World Food Prize Program

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Andra Collins Johnson, FFA agriscience educator at Davis High School, was selected to join the elite program that included 40 hours of professional development during the immersion experience as part of the World Food Prize and the Borlaug Dialogues.

The World Food Prize Global Guides program is comprised of outstanding educators from 18 states and four countries. Participants engaged digitally for two months of preparation before attending the Borlaug Dialogue. They will continue applying concepts in their communities over the next five months through designing and implementing interdisciplinary global learning projects as an individual or team with other Global Guides.

Outstanding Educators convened in Iowa last month to participate in a unique professional development experience called the Global Guides program. Hosted by the World Food Prize Foundation and the Global Teach Ag Network, the Global Guides brought educators together for conversations and innovative learning opportunities with scientists, policymakers, and hunger fighters from around the world.

The immersive programming is part of the World Food Prize and the Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, the premier global agriculture and food security convening. During the Borlaug Dialogue, Collins Johnson and other Global Guides interacted with experts in food security, including 2023 World Food Prize Laureate Heidi Kühn, author Roger Thurow, Australia’s Action For Agriculture Founder Lynne Strong, 2022 World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Cynthia Rozensweig, and 2018 World Food Prize Laureate Dr. Lawrence Haddad.

The World Food Prize Global Guides program was facilitated by faculty from the Global Teach Ag Network, including Daniel Foster, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the Pennsylvania State University, Melanie Miller Foster, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the Pennsylvania State University, OP McCubbins, Associate Professor at Mississippi State University, and Tobin Redwine, Ph.D., Learning Strategist at Vivayic, Inc.

Foster, Co-founder of the Global Teah Ag Network, explained the impact and importance of the Global Guides program.

“Educators are an invaluable component of fighting global food insecurity,” Foster said. “By situating educators as part of the conversation among scientists and world leaders, we bring global action to local contexts and see direct change.”

To learn more about the World Food Prize Foundation Global Guides Program, visit the tx.ag/GG23 website or email Jon Wogman at [email protected].