NAAE By Choice-August 2023

Congratulations 2023 NAAE National Award and Scholarship Recipients

$75 for 75 Campaign

Donate $75 to NAAE and recognize a person or program who has impacted you through agricultural education or NAAE. Learn more.

In 1948, the world looked a lot different than it does now.

President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981, ending racial segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The first polaroid camera went on sale at the Boston Jordan Marsh department store in Massachusetts.

The average loaf of bread cost just 14 cents, and average annual wages for Americans was $2,950.

At the American Vocational Association convention in Milwaukee, agricultural educators met and formed the National Vocational Agriculture Teachers’ Association.

From this first meeting, NVATA (now known as NAAE) has been a grassroots organization dedicated to the professional development of agricultural educators across the United States.

We salute the initiative taken by that group of agricultural educators all those year ago. Their decision to form a professional organization has benefitted thousands of agriculture teachers over the decades. We’re celebrating NAAE’s 75^thanniversary this fall with several special events.

75^thAnniversary Celebration at NAAE Convention

We’ll be celebrating our 75^thanniversary at a special event in Phoenix during this year’s NAAE convention. Stay tuned to learn more and purchase tickets to attend!

"Throwback Thursdays"

on NAAE Social Media

Keep an eye on our social media accounts every Thursday through the end of the year for callbacks to an earlier era. Have your own special memories you’d like to share? Tag our social media accounts so we can enjoy!

Ready to Commit $75 for 75 Years of NAAE? Click Here!

Welcome 2023-2024 National #TeachAg Ambassadors

13 exceptional preservice agricultural educators were selected as the 2023-2024 National #TeachAg Ambassadors. Students were selected from a national pool of applicants based on their proven leadership abilities, and demonstrated passion for agricultural education, their chosen profession.

Brandon Bixler

Pennsylvania State University

Brianna Brazil

California State University, Fresno

McKayla Carlson-Hughes

North Dakota State University

Hannah Grace Childress

Mississippi State University

Ansley Cornelius Fletcher

Eastern Kentucky University

Sandra Crook

Washington State University

Harrison Falcofsky

University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Julia Hamblen

Purdue University

Jared Lovro

North Dakota State University

Esteban Tellez

Merced College

Branson Van Fleet

Ohio State University

Kamren Yaughn

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Gabrielle Zachery

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

ACTE Spotlight: Applications Available for Perkins Innovation and Modernization Grant Program

The Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) has posted a noticeinviting applications for new FY 2023 awards from the Perkins Innovation and Modernization Grant Program for their Career-Connected High Schools program. Approximately $24 million is available for these competitive grants from funding allocated to the Perkins Act’s National Programs line item in the FY 2023 appropriations bill.

Applications must be submitted by October 13, 2023

Learn More About the Grant Opportunity

Early Bird Registration Ends August 31st!

Don't forget to select Agricultural Education under the the Field of Specialization when registering!

NAAE Convention XLR8 Applications Are Open

XLR8 is a year-long professional development program that targets agriculture teachers in their 7th-15th year of teaching.

Applications are due Friday, September 1st, 2023

NAAE National #TeachAg Day TikTok Challenge

To celebrate National #TeachAg Day, we want to see why students, teachers, and supporters think teaching agriculture is the BEST. CAREER. EVER!

Participants can engage in recruiting future agriculture teachers through creative expression using TikTok.

Entries due September 1st, 2023

Click Here to Learn More and Apply for XLR8

Click Here to Learn More and Submit a TikTok

Enter the 2023 NAAE #TeachAg Collegiate Lesson Plan Contest!

The first annual Collegiate Lesson Plan Contest is underway. NAAE invites preservice agricultural educators to submit their best lesson plan that encourages others to choose to #TeachAg.

Entries due September 1st, 2023.

Click Here to Learn More

Valuables Vault

A vault is where we keep our most prized possessions and the things that are valued most. The Valuables Vault in the By Choice Newsletter is designed to equip teachers with jewels and valuable tools to help them carry onward in the profession. The Valuables Vault will highlight information, tips, and tricks that hold value in agricultural educators' professional and personal lives.

Unlock the Potential of the Month

Celebrate National #TeachAg Day in September! Invite your students, administrators, and colleagues to celebrate with you! In what ways can you get your students involved? Have you thought of hosting a Teach Ag Parade? Involve the community and your students! Try a parade just around the school hallway, parking lot, and if you want to go big, go through town! It is a great way to celebrate and get everyone involved.

Combination to Happiness:

Practice random acts of kindness for someone this month! Where to start? Do you know someone that would make a great agricultural educator? TAG THEM TO #TEACHAG! Purchase a TAGGED to #TeachAG kit and let someone know that they would make a great agricultural educator. Random acts of kindness have been scientifically proven to improve our mental health by decreasing stress and improve our emotional well-being.

Follow My Local Cooperative on Social Media

Make sure you are following the NAAE My Local Cooperative social media platforms for agriculture cooperative career profiles, agriculture cooperative facts and ways to access My Local Cooperative workshops, toolkits and grants. You can follow My Local Cooperative on Facebook and Twitter.

Click Here to Gain Access to the My Local Cooperative Learning Modules

My Local Cooperative is an initiative of the National Association of Agricultural Educators with funding support from the CHS Foundation.

Calendar

September 1- NAAE XLR8 Application Closes

September 1- NAAE #TeachAg TikTok Challenge Submissions Due

September 1- NAAE #TeachAg Collegiate Lesson Plan Contest Submissions Due

September 21- NAAE National #TeachAg Day Celebration

November 1-4- NAAE Educators Lounge and #TeachAg Booth at National FFA Convention

November 28- December 3- NAAE Convention, Phoenix, Arizona

July 2023 Impact and Engagement Overview

On ALL NAAE Social Media accounts:

NAAE posts reached 40,000 users.

NAAE posts were shared 110 times.

13 email campaigns were sent totaling 53,824 unique sends with an average 51% open rate.

The National Association of Agricultural Educators is a federation of state agricultural educators' associations with more than 9,000 members. NAAE members are involved in school-based agricultural education at any level, from middle school through postsecondary, and state and national agricultural education leadership.

NAAE is committed to advancing, in our organization and communities, inclusion, diversity and equity. The choice to create a just and equitable organization is not accidental. We intentionally prioritize fostering an inclusive environment that ensures people are respected and valued. We are committed to creating and supporting programs and policies that build an organization that values open communication and is respectful of differences.

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