NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATORS Visionary leadership, advocacy, and service. 2011-2012 NAAE Board of Directors & Regional Secretaries Back Row (l-r): Heath Hornecker, Region.

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATORS
Visionary leadership, advocacy, and service.
2011-2012 NAAE Board of Directors
& Regional Secretaries
Back Row (l-r): Heath Hornecker, Region I Secretary; Erica Whitmore, Region I VP;
Kevin Stacy, Region II VP; Terry Rieckman, Region III VP; Charlie Sappington, Region IV VP;
Daryl Behel, Region V VP; Michael Harrington, Region VI VP; Deb Seibert, Region VI Secretary.
Front Row: James Cannon, Region II Secretary; Glenda Crook, Region III Secretary;
Ken Couture, President; Farrah Johnson, President Elect; Scott Stone, Region IV Secretary;
Josh Davenport, Region V Secretary.
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NAAE Mission
“Professionals providing agricultural education
for the global community through visionary
leadership, advocacy and service.”
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NAAE Provides Opportunities
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Professional liability insurance
Awards & recognition
Networking
Professional Development
Professional Resources
Advocacy
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Professional Liability Insurance
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Active, Active Life & Student members receive
$100,000 coverage with their membership fee
Members may increase their coverage to $1 million for
an additional $35/year or $2 million for an additional
$50/year. This also includes a Job Protection Benefit.
Check out www.ftj.com/NAAE to find out more.
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Additional Group Insurance
Since NAAE is a member of the Trust for Insuring
Educators, you have access to these plans:
•Term life
•Long Term Health Care
•Cancer Plan
• Private Practice Liability
•Disability Income Protection
•Personal Auto
For details, call 1-800-265-9366
Or visit www.ftj.com/NAAE
NAAE Awards & Recognition
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Upper Division Scholarships
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Teachers Turn the Key
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Outstanding Young Member
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Outstanding Teacher
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National Agriscience Teacher of the Year
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Outstanding Middle/Secondary Ag Ed Program
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Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Ag Ed
Program
Teacher Mentor
Ideas Unlimited
Outstanding Cooperation
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Service Citation
National Agriscience
Teacher of the Year Award
The National Agriscience Teacher of the Year Award is now managed by NAAE
through our current NAAE Awards program.
National Level Awards
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Each state will submit their state winning application to the NAAE office by May 15th of the award
year.
NAAE will select six regional winners to receive national recognition at the NAAE Convention and FFA
Convention each year. All state winners will compete in their respective region for the award.
Previous national winners, national finalist, and regional winners are not eligible to apply.
Each national winner will receive:
 $500 cash award and a plaque
 $1,500 grant to purchase agriscience equipment
 Trip to 2012 NAAE Convention (see the website and application for specifics)
Sponsored by Potash Corp. as a special project of the
National FFA Foundation
Resources and booths for agriculture teachers at the
National FFA Convention Career Show
Interactive Teacher
Classrooms
Including workshops
from the DuPont
Agriscience Institute
and Pfizer Animal
Health
Exhibits & Displays
Designed for the ag
teacher!
Internet Café – for
Teachers Only!
Come relax and
catch up on your
email!
Sponsored by
Monsanto
National Agriscience Teacher
Ambassador Academy (NATAA)
Each year DuPont sponsors forty-eight teachers from across the U.S. to
receive training on inquiry-based learning and agriscience integration.
Each ag teacher then becomes an Agriscience Ambassador and in turn
works to increase inquiry-based learning in their own classroom, their
state, and in the nation.
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Ambassador applications are due in mid January
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NATAA is held at Chesapeake Farms in Chestertown, Maryland at
the DuPont Farm each year in June or July.
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For more info, contact Alissa Smith [email protected] for
National Agriscience Integration
Institute (NAII)
In order to make larger impact on change related to inquiry-based
learning, DuPont and Pioneer sponsors the NAII, which is held in
Johnston, IA at Pioneer. This institute is for states to develop a plan to
increase inquiry-based learning in their states.
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NAII applications are due in mid April each year
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State teams include state staff, teacher educators, teacher leaders
(Agriscience Ambassadors), and other key people within the state.
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For more info, contact Alissa Smith [email protected] for
Curriculum for Agricultural
Science Education (CASE)
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CASE is an instructional system that provides intense
teacher professional development and curriculum that
is changing the culture of agriculture programs.
Current Course Offerings
Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
 Principles of Agricultural Science – Animal
 Principles of Agricultural Science – Plant
 Animal and Plant Biotechnology
 Currently writing Natural Resources and Ecology
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Visit www.case4learning.org to learn more!
Communities of Practice
An online professional networking site where agricultural
educators share ideas, lessons, and other resources
http://communities.naae.org
Resources – lesson ideas,
videos, websites & more, all
grouped by topic
Ask questions & get
answers from colleagues
Recent updates mean better
tools and no more problems
with site being blocked at
some schools.
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Teach Ag Campaign
www.naae.org/teachag
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Lesson, activity, and workshop planning clearinghouse
Listing of colleges
Certification info & job openings
Day in the Life of an Ag Teacher blog
New Teacher Newsletter
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National Teach Ag Day 2012
 First
ever virtual celebration
 Streamed
live online – participants
tweeted and Facebooked in
 High School & Collegiate Events
 Recognition & appreciation for
agricultural educators and the career
of agricultural education
 Participants all over the U.S.
 12
Teach Ag Day Grants awarded
 Collegiate Contest
Stay Informed
 News
& Views
 NAAE’s
 U.S.
bimonthly electronic newsletter
Ag Ed Listserv
 Sign
 Social
up at www.naae.org/about/usagedlistserv
Media
 @NAAE
and @Teach_Ag
 NAAE and Teach Ag
 Targeted
Emails
 Website
 www.naae.org
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NAAE Convention
2012 NAAE
Convention
November 27December 1,2012
Atlanta, Georgia -Hilton Atlanta
NAAE Convention
2012 - More than 75
ag-specific workshops will be
offered!
• CSI: Crop Science Investigation
• Cell Phones, iPods, iPads and
CDEs— Using Apps and Online
Tools to Train Teams
• Heat Things Up with Food Science
• Make Reading Come to Life in
Your Ag Classroom
• Floral Design on a Dime
• SAE: The Missing Circle – Real
ways to incorporate SAE into every
class.
• Developing and Executing
Marketing Plans: Training a
Marketing Plan CDE Team
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2012 NAAE Convention
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Early Bird Registration ($325) deadline:
July 13, 2012 (save $100)
Find all convention information at www.naae.org
under the Convention tab.
ACTE will give a 10% discount when you register 10
or more from one organization & pay with one check
or P.O.
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2012 NAAE Convention Hotel Details
Hilton Atlanta
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$159/night single or double occupancy
(plus 16% sales tax and $20 for additional people)
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Book your hotel room by visiting
www.naae.org/convention/housing
Room block held until November 2, 2012. But rooms
are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, so
book early!
Advocacy
We represent your interests in Agricultural Education
 Government
 U.S.
relations
Congress
 U.S. Department of Education
 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Advocacy
Representation on other boards/committees
 National
FFA Board of Directors
 National FFA Alumni Council
 National FFA CDE Advisory Board
 ACTE Ag Ed Division
 National Council for Ag Education
 National Young Farmer Education Association
National Policy Seminar
Learn how to effectively advocate for agricultural
education
 Held
in early March
 NAAE pays registration for one member from each state
 2-3 days spent learning about advocacy and how it relates
to Agriculture Education and Career and Technical Education
 Visit your representatives to show your support for Perkins
funding for Agricultural Education and CTE
NAAE Legislative Action Center
National Council for
Agricultural Education
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The leadership group representing all segments of
school-based agricultural education
NAAE encourages all members to contribute $2.00
annually to The Council
Contributions may be submitted
through your state association or
directly to The Council
Promoting Student & Teacher Success!