BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Cindy Watson, a teacher at Forest Middle School in Bedford County, won the Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) 2026 Teacher of the Year title.
The award highlights a Virginia educator who integrates agriculture science into their core curriculum.
Watson uses agriculture education in her STEM classes by intertwining robotics and exploratory science with farming and cultivation, teaching students the ways agriculture impacts their daily lives and how its often overlaps with STEM sectors…