Introducing the new NAAE Website

Come explore the new NAAE website! We're excited to launch our new website for agricultural educators at every age and every stage. We appreciate your support and patience as we continue to create the best possible website for member engagement.

15 NAAE Members Selected to attend 2024 NAAE National Agriscience Teacher Ambassador Academy

Congratulations to the following NAAE members who have been selected to attend the 2024 NAAE National Agriscience Teacher Ambassador Academy (NATAA). For more than 20 years, NATAA has successfully cultivated agriscience and inquiry-based learning in agricultural education. The Academy serves to train agriculture teachers on how to enhance the science that is already present in agriculture, as well as develop students as problem solvers and thinkers through the inquiry-based teaching method. This year’s Academy will be held in Lexington, Kentucky on July 8-12, 2024.

Jerry Agan, TN

Heather Brown, OR

Terra Eby, DE

Sara Edwards, KY

Alexandra Grimes, CO

Ashley Holloman, NC

Alexis Howell, OH

Andrew Jensen, SD

Ryan McNaughton, AL

Cydnee Regers, MO 

Khalifa Shareef, GA

Misty Steeke, ND

Caleb tenBensel, NE

Heather Wasson, PA

Halee Wasson, NY

Join us for the 2024 NAAE Convention in San Antonio, Texas! Early Bird Registration Ends July 31!

Join us in San Antonio 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 ag ed 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!

Registration

Registration is now open for the 2024 NAAE Convention! If you're planning to join us for NAAE Convention, we encourage you to register early to take advantage of the early bird registration rate. 

Convention Lodging

The 2024 NAAE Convention will be held at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk. We expect the NAAE Housing Block to sell out quickly. Please do not hesitate to make your hotel reservations if you would like to stay at the Grand Hyatt.

Professional Development Workshops - Call for Proposals

NAAE is now accepting proposals for professional development workshops relating to topics appropriate for middle and secondary agricultural educators, teacher educators and post-secondary agricultural educators. Proposals are due June 3, 2024. Learn more here.

State of Distinction Highlight - Oklahoma Agriculture Education Teachers Association

In 2023, the NAAE Professional State Award application was updated to showcase how state associations are working to serve their membership through advocacy in agricultural education, member experience, professional development and teacher recruitment, retention, and recognition. This month, we would like to highlight the Oklahoma Agriculture Education Teachers Association (OAETA) as the recipient of the 2023 NAAE State of Distinction Award in Professional Development.

The Oklahoma Agriculture Education Teachers Association worked to provide educators with opportunities to advance through quality professional development through their Teachers Teaching Teachers Professional Development Conference. This event was a collaborative effort between the professional membership committee and the State Teach Ag Results committee or STAR committee. The event welcomed 62 OAETA member and 10 OAETA content area specialists. The professional development allowed for six professional development workshops presented by teachers and 6 industry tours.

Congratulations to the OAETA on the planning and execution of a very successful event.

Opportunities for Every Age and Every Stage

National #TeachAg Ambassador Applications Now Open

The NAAE National #TeachAg Ambassador Program is for college students who are passionate about agricultural education and want to share their story. National #TeachAg Ambassadors use their enthusiasm to encourage others to consider a career in teaching agriculture. Applications are due Monday, July 1. Learn more here.

2024 XLR8 Applications Now Open

XLR8 is a year-long professional development program that targets agriculture teachers in their 7th-15th year of teaching. The XLR8 program includes participation in an intensive professional development experience during the NAAE convention, recurring virtual learning experiences, and online collaboration. XLR8 Applications are due Monday, June 17. Learn more here.

2024 Teachers Turn the Key Award Applications Now Open

NAAE members who are in their second, third or fourth year of teaching at the time they apply are eligible for this award. Applicants must be a member of NAAE during the year of application (2023-2024) and be a member of NAAE at the time of the convention at which they receive the scholarship (2024-2025). The deadline for submitting the state winning applications is June 15, 2024. Learn more here.

NAAE Virtual Bookclub

The NAAE Virtual Book Club is a fun way for agricultural educators to personalize their professional development. NAAE members can participate in the Virtual Book Club and earn professional development credit or CEU's. 2024 participants will read Subtract by Leidy Klotz. Learn more here.

Applications for National #TeachAg Day Celebration Kits Now Open

Our 2023 NAAE #TeachAg Day Celebration Kits for teachers and stakeholders.

This year’s National #TeachAg Day will focus on the premiere of our very first short documentary! This film will follow the journey of students and teachers as they complete their student teaching experience and figure out what comes next. What a great way to give your students a peek into what it’s really like to become an agricultural educator. The film premieres on YouTube on National #TeachAg Day at 1:30 p.m. eastern. 

We’re bringing back our popular National #TeachAg Day Celebration Kits, with versions for both teachers and stakeholders. The teacher kit will include fun ways to explore the profession of teaching agriculture, including a brand-new Lesson Plan-In-a-Box that will challenge your students to consider a career in teaching agriculture. The kit for stakeholders will focus on collegiate ag ed programs, state ag teachers’ associations, and #TeachAg supporters and will help you host your own documentary premiere party. Quantities are limited.

Celebration kits will allow programs to celebrate the profession of teaching agriculture in style and encourage others to enter the profession of teaching agriculture. Recipients of celebration kits will be notified mid-August with celebration kits mailed out in September. 

Visit the application for a complete list of requirements for all NAAE National #TeachAg Day Celebration Kit Recipients.

My Local Cooperative - Take a Virtual Tour of a Cooperative

Let's take a tour! Whether an agricultural cooperative’s members deal in grain, dairy, fruits, or any other ag product, the goal is the same. To pool resources and combine product to have a better market share. Similarly, you will find many of the same careers within agricultural cooperatives, no matter what product they focus on.

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

Calendar

May 28-31 - Region I Conference (San Diego, California)

June 3 - NAAE Convention Call for Workshop Proposals Due

June 3 - NAAE Virtual Book Club Begins

June 15 - Teachers Turn the Key Applications Due

June 17 - XLR8 Applications Due

June 17-19 - Region III Conference (Dickinson, North Dakota)

June 17-20 - Region II Conference (Topeka, Kansas)

June 23-26 - Region V Conference (Warner Robins, Georgia)

June 25-27 - Region IV Conference (Westfield, Indiana)

July 31 - NAAE Convention Early Bird Registration Closes

September 19 - National #TeachAg Day

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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