NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATORSVisionary 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.

NAAE Mission

“Professionals providing agricultural education for the global community through visionary

leadership, advocacy and service.”

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• Professional liability insurance• Awards & recognition• Networking• Professional Development• Professional Resources• Advocacy

NAAE Provides Opportunities

Professional Liability Insurance

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 InsuranceSince NAAE is a member of the Trust for

InsuringEducators, 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 1-800-265-9366Or visit www.ftj.com/NAAE

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NAAE Awards & Recognition

Upper Division Scholarships Teachers Turn the Key Outstanding Young Member Outstanding Teacher National Agriscience Teacher of the

Year Outstanding Middle/Secondary Ag Ed

Program 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 Each state will submit their state winning application to the NAAE office by May 15 th

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

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.

Ambassador applications are due in mid January NATAA is held at Chesapeake Farms in Chestertown,

Maryland at the DuPont Farm each year in June or July. For more info, contact Alissa Smith

asmith.naae@uky.edu for

National Agriscience Teacher Ambassador Academy (NATAA)

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.

NAII applications are due in mid April each year State teams include state staff, teacher educators,

teacher leaders (Agriscience Ambassadors), and other key people within the state.

For more info, contact Alissa Smith asmith.naae@uky.edu for

National Agriscience Integration Institute (NAII)

Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) 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

Visit www.case4learning.org to learn more!

An online professional networking site where agricultural educators share ideas, lessons, and other resources http://communities.naae.org

Communities of Practice

Ask questions & get answers from colleagues

Resources – lesson ideas, videos, websites & more, all

grouped by topic

Recent updates mean better tools and no more problems

with site being blocked at some schools.

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www.naae.org/teachag• 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

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

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Stay Informed

News & Views NAAE’s bimonthly electronic newsletter

U.S. Ag Ed Listserv Sign up at www.naae.org/about/usagedlistserv

Social Media @NAAE and @Teach_Ag NAAE and Teach Ag

Targeted Emails Website

www.naae.org

NAAE Convention

2012 NAAE Convention

November 27- December 1,2012

Atlanta, Georgia --

Hilton Atlanta

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NAAE Convention

• 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

2012 - More than 75 ag-specific workshops will

be offered!

2012 NAAE Convention

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 $159/night single or double occupancy

(plus 16% sales tax and $20 for additional people)

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!

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Advocacy

We represent your interests in Agricultural Education Government relations

U.S. 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

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

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Promoting Student & Teacher Success!