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2012 Awards Notes The Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Program Award is contingent upon sponsorship by Toyota. If Toyota does not sponsor this award, it will not be given in 2012. We do anticipate the Teachers Turn the Key Award will be sponsored by RAM Truck Brand. However, if RAM does not sponsor this award, it will not be given in 2012. Additionally, states can submit up to two applicants for the 2012 Teachers Turn the Key Scholarship program. Agriscience Teacher of the Year is currently being revised and will be posted as soon as the revisions are finalized. Please check back to find the application.
2012 NAAE Awards Powerpoint Use this presentation to talk with groups of members about the 2012 NAAE awards - who is eligible, the benefits, etc. Right click and choose "save target as" to download. Click this link to download
2012 Award Applications
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2012 National Agriscience Teacher of the Year The National Agriscience Teacher of the Year award recognizes teachers who have inspired and enlightened their students through engaging and interactive lessons in the science of agriculture. Teachers who have previously been selected as National Finalist or awarded the National Agriscience Teacher of the Year award are ineligible to apply. The Agriscience Teacher of Year program is sponsored by Potash as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. |
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2012 Delmar Cengage Learning - NAAE Upper Division Scholarship Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Delmar Cengage Learning and proceeds from the ticket raffle at the NAAE convention, NAAE will award scholarships to students who are majoring in agricultural education and who will be completing their student teaching in the fall 2012 or spring 2013 semesters. Fifteen scholarships of $750.00 each will be awarded. Previous recipients of the NAAE Upper Division Scholarship are not eligible.
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2012 NAAE Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher Award This program distinguishes NAAE members who are at the pinnacle of their profession—those who are conducting the highest quality agricultural education programs. The award recognizes leadership in civic, community, agriculture/agribusiness and professional activities. Outstanding agricultural educators are innovators and catalysts for student success in agricultural education. Individuals may receive the regional award only once; previous regional winners are not eligible to apply.
The postmark deadline for submitting state winning applications to the NAAE office is May 15, 2012 |
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2012 NAAE Outstanding Young Member Award As a means of encouraging young teachers to remain in the profession and to encourage and recognize
participation in professional activities, the NAAE Outstanding Young Member Award program is sponsored by
John Deere as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. NAAE members who have completed at least
three but not more than five years of teaching are eligible to apply for this award; members who are currently in
their sixth year of teaching are eligible to apply. Individuals may receive the regional The postmark deadline for submitting state winning applications to the NAAE office is May 15, 2012 |
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2012 NAAE Outstanding Secondary/Middle School Program Award A goal of NAAE is to promote outstanding programs in agricultural education and effectively communicate success stories. The Outstanding Middle/Secondary School Ag Ed Program Award promulgates that goal. Agricultural education programs in middle schools and secondary schools are eligible to participate in this recognition program. Previous regional winners may reapply for this award every five years if they choose (that is, programs that won the regional award in 2011 may reapply in 2016).
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2012 NAAE Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Program Award The Outstanding Postsecondary/Adult Ag Ed Program award recognizes exemplary 2-year postsecondary institutions and full time young farmer and adult agricultural
education programs. Qualifying young farmer and/or adult ag ed program staff must devote at least 50 percent of their
teaching time to this level of instruction. Previous regional winners
may reapply for this award every five years if they choose (that is, programs that won the regional award in The postmark deadline for submitting state winning applications to the NAAE office is May 15, 2012
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2012 NAAE "Teachers Turn the Key" Scholarship Application Agricultural education is continually faced with a shortage of qualified teachers. Unless those who have been trained enter and remain in the profession for a period of several years, the shortage of qualified teachers will prevail. As a means of encouraging young teachers to remain in the profession and to encourage and recognize participation in professional activities, NAAE offers the Teachers Turn the Key Scholarship. NAAE members who are currently in their second, third, or fourth year of teaching are eligible to apply for this award. Applicants must be a member of NAAE during the year of application (2011-2012) and be a member of NAAE at the time of the convention at which they receive the scholarship (2012-2013). Applicants must not have attended the NAAE convention previously. All state winners must agree to attend the entire NAAE convention. The postmark deadline for submitting state winning applications
to the We anticipate the Teachers Turn the Key Scholarship program will be sponsored by RAM Trucks as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. However, if RAM does not sponsor this award, it will not be given in 2012. *Note - states may submit up to two applicants for the 2012 Teachers Turn the Key scholarship program. |
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2012 NAAE Teacher Mentor Award Application If you ask agriculture teachers what motivated them to enter and stay in the teaching profession, predominately they will attribute their decision to another agriculture teacher who encouraged them. Many state agricultural education associations have recognized the importance of positive relationships between beginning and experienced teachers by creating formal organizational structures to connect beginning and experienced teachers. This award program will provide additional incentives for experienced teachers to become mentors for beginning teachers, and it will provide beginning teachers a way to say thank you to the experienced teachers who have influenced them.
The postmark deadline for submitting state winning applications to the national NAAE office is May 15, 2012. |
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2012 NAAE Ideas Unlimited Award Application The Ideas Unlimited contest is designed to give members an opportunity to exchange classroom, SAE, leadership, and other teaching ideas. The
idea may be original or borrowed. Each application should specify how the idea was used by the applicant and how the idea
could help others in their teaching. All active NAAE members, except current members of the NAAE board of directors, who are teaching agricultural education are eligible to enter this competition. In addition, each applicant must have been a NAAE member the three previous years or continuously since he/she began teaching. There are no restrictions limiting the number of times an individual can win the regional contest.
The postmark deadline for submitting state winning applications to the national NAAE office is: Region I-March 15, 2012 and Regions II-VI - May 15, 2012. Note that all state winning Ideas Unlimited applications must be sent to the NAAE office. |
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2012 NAAE Outstanding Cooperation Award Application NAAE will recognize organizations, agribusiness companies, and others who have given outstanding support to agricultural education with the Outstanding Cooperation Award. One recipient from each of the six NAAE regions will be recognized with a plaque at the 2012 NAAE Convention. State winning applications should be brought to the respective NAAE Regional Leadership Conference for judging. |
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2012 NAAE Outstanding Service Citation Application NAAE will recognize current and retired NAAE members who have made significant contributions to agricultural education at the state, regional, and national levels with the Outstanding Service Citation. One recipient from each of the six NAAE regions will be recognized with a plaque at the 2012 NAAE Convention.
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2012 NAAE Lifetime Achievement Award Application NAAE will recognize retired NAAE members who have made significant contributions to agricultural education at the state, regional, and national levels with Lifetime Achievement Award. This award was formerly known as the Honorary Life Membership Award. The award program name change occurred in 2002. One recipient from each of the six NAAE regions will be recognized with a plaque at the 2012 NAAE Convention. State winning applications should be brought to the respective NAAE Regional Leadership Conference for judging.
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2012 NAAE Professional State Association Award Application NAAE will recognize state associations who have aggressively engaged in certain well-planned activities designed to serve the best interest of the members and the profession. Professional State Association award winners will be recognized at the 2012 NAAE Convention. State applications should be sent to their respective NAAE Regional Vice President postmarked no later than September 1, 2012. This application will available April 1, 2012. |
The postmark deadline for submitting applications to the
NAAE office is May 15, 2012.
award only once; previous
regional winners are not eligible to apply.
The Outstanding Middle/Secondary Agricultural Education program award is partially sponsored by Monsanto as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
The Teacher Mentor Award is sponsored by CEV Multimedia.
The Ideas Unlimited Award is sponsored by Delmar Cengage Learning.
We anticipate the Lifetime Achievement Award will be sponsored by Ford as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
