Thanks for joining us for National #TeachAg Day!

Thank you to the many NAAE members, agricultural education students and supporters who joined us to celebrate National #TeachAg Day on Thursday, September 19! This year's celebration was felt across the nation as we celebrated the incredible work that agricultural educators do and got students thinking about teaching agriculture as a career choice.

NAAE is proud to offer a variety of #TeachAg resources that can be used any day of the year including:

• It Starts in the Classroom
• National #TeachAg Day Digital Resources 
• #TeachAg Interactive Student Notebook
• NAAE's #TeachAg Lesson Plan-in-a-Box

We’d especially like to thank the CHS Foundation for their unwavering support of NAAE’s agriculture teacher recruitment and retention initiatives.

It Starts in the Classroom - Now Streaming!

It Starts in the Classroom, NAAE's first ever #TeachAg documentary, is now streaming on our website! 

This 22-minute documentary follows the journey of Brandon Bixler and Whitney Evans as agricultural education majors as they explore the path from student to teacher to what comes next. Give your students an exclusive peek behind the curtain into what their experience will be like if they decide to choose agricultural education as their major. Anyone who is considering a career in agricultural education should watch this film.

It Starts in the Classroom is now available on our website! Watch it today!

NAAE is thrilled that you have chosen to celebrate the BEST.CAREER.EVER! To help us gather valuable insights about the celebrations, we kindly ask for your assistance in completing a brief survey. Your participation will help us better understand and support future events. Once you’ve submitted the survey, you’ll be entered into a drawing for a special commemorative NAAE prize!

NAAE Future Agriscience Teacher (FAST) Symposium-Creating an Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, and Accessible Program

The 2024 Creating an Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, and Accessible Program (IDEAP) Future Agriscience Teacher (FAST) Symposium was hosted by BASF in Raleigh, North Carolina. This event focused on creating an inclusive, diverse, equitable and accessible classroom environment, inquiry-based learning, professional development, and collegiality.

Thank you, BASF for hosting this event and for your commitment to building more inclusive, diverse, equitable and accessible agricultural education programs for all. 

2024 NAAE Convention

San Antonio, Texas | December 3-7, 2024

Advance Registration closes on October 13, 2024

Join us in San Antonio, Texas this year and experience the premier ag ed professional development event of the year: the 2024 NAAE Convention! Find the piece to your professional development puzzle in over 80 different agricultural education specific professional development workshops or network with your peers from across the nation. There is no better way to invest in yourself as a professional! You won't want to miss it!

Advance Registration closes on October 13, 2024. If you have not registered yet for NAAE Convention, we encourage you to do soon to take advantage of the advance registration rate. 

Please The NAAE and ACTE Housing Blocks at the host hotel (Grand Hyatt San Antonio) are completely sold out. However, ACTE does offer several nearby hotels at discounted rates, including hotels within a 5-minute walk to the Grand Hyatt. Visit our Housing and Travel webpage to learn more.

Are you planning to attend the 2024 National FFA Convention & Expo? We’ll be there, too! NAAE has been actively engaged at the National FFA Convention and Expo for more than 25 years.

NAAE Educators Lounge

Need a place to sit down and catch your breath while at the National FFA Convention and Expo? Be sure to visit the NAAE Educators Lounge powered by the CHS Foundation. The NAAE Educators Lounge will be held in Room 210 of the Indiana Convention Center. We welcome you to relax and recharge in our educators-only lounge area, grab a NAAE Stadium Bag filled with wellness items, charge your devices, rehydrate with light refreshments, and learn more about NAAE member resources and opportunities.

NAAE National #TeachAg Booth

Do you have a student who you think would make an awesome agriculture teacher? NAAE will have a NAAE #TeachAg booth during this year’s convention. Students can stop by Booth #2616 to learn more about teaching agriculture, interact with the #TeachAg Ambassadors, and more.

NAAE Agriscience Learning Labs

Sponsored by Corteva Agriscience

Be sure to check out the NAAE Agriscience Learning Labs, sponsored by Corteva Agriscience on Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25. All NAAE Agriscience Learning Labs will be held in Room 145 of the Indiana Convention Center. Click here to access the Agriscience Learning Labs schedule and workshop descriptions. 

 ACTE National Leadership Fellowship Program

Applications are now open for the ACTE National Leadership Fellowship Program! The ACTE Fellowship Program is an instrument that provides you with professional development, policy knowledge, and leadership development.

The National Leadership Fellowship Program is open to any ACTE member with at least two years of CTE experience. This program will provide participants with the leadership, professional, and policy skills they need to grow as CTEs and ACTE advocates! Fellows will receive a $1,500 stipend and complimentary registration to ACTE’s CareerTech VISION and National Policy Seminar.

The Agricultural Education division of ACTE will select one individual for the national fellowship program. Learn more and apply now!

Go Global with Global Teach Ag Network

We invite you to Go Global with the Global Teach Ag Network! GTAN has two current opportunities available for agriculture teachers to apply for. More information about Teach Ag Uganda and the Educators Empowering Educators program are below.

We hope you will join us and engage in one or both of these programs! The Global Teach Ag Network is thankful to have NAAE as a global learning partner as we together invest in the professional development of agriculture teachers through global opportunities. 

Opportunity 1: Teach Ag Uganda

Time Commitment: 

• 24-32 hours pre-work (3-4 hours per month, November 2024 to June 2025)
• One month travel (July 2025)
• 10-15 hours post-work (August/September 2025)

Program Website

Application Deadline: October 15

GTAN Contact: Melanie Miller Foster

Travel and teach with the Global Teach Ag Network in Uganda! 12 teachers will be selected for a month-long immersion experience to Uganda to teach and work alongside Ugandan agricultural educators. The cost of this experience is heavily subsidized through funding from the USDE Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad program. Join us as we learn about Ugandan agriculture, education, and culture. 

Opportunity 2: Educators Empowering Educators (E3) Program

Time Commitment: 85 hours across 12 months ($1,750 stipend provided)

Program Website

Application Deadline: October 15

GTAN Contact: Thomas Gabel

Join a team of teachers in creating resources for educators across the globe to use with their learners. This USDA Professional Development for Agricultural Literacy-funded program funds professional development for teachers in global agriculture, food security, and sustainability through a three-day immersion in State College, PA in January 2025. Teacher teams will be formed that will create resources related to one of the six Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Priority Areas. Teams will be partnered with scientists in this field and be given funding for dissemination and sharing of these resources at virtual and in-person events. 

My Local Cooperative Learning Modules

The National Association of Agricultural Educators is working in partnership with the CHS Foundation to offer engaging and inquiry based instructional materials that have everything you need to deliver quality instruction on the cooperative business model, the impact of cooperatives on the community and cooperative career opportunities. The modules are yours to use and come with everything you need; materials list, teacher notes, handouts, presentation tools, assessments and more. Click here to access the modules.

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

Calendar

October 13 - NAAE Convention Advance Registration Closes

October 23-25 - NAAE at National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana

December 3-6 - NAAE Convention in San Antonio, Texas

The National Association of Agricultural Educators is a federation of state agricultural educators' associations with more than 9,500 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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