2024 NAAE Convention

This workshop is sponsored by AET. 

This workshop will focus on Program Management Reports in AET, which help in grant applications and create targets for your program. We will start with the 3-Circle report, which combines the classroom, FFA, and SAE engagement. We will also share strategies to help grow your results! Next are classroom metrics such as freshman retention, senior completers, and senior exit surveys to share your student's future goals. SAE reports focus on first-year students' Foundational SAE and continuing students' movements into Immersion SAEs. FFA engagement and tips to grow your students' results in this area. Finally, we will review student parity engagement and compare it to your school demographics to view your program's reach. The key is that these data values are your students' records…so view your data!

Hear the Texas agricultural education and FFA state staff share how they manage strategic, forward thinking while managing the day-to-day activities and meeting the ever-present challenges facing agricultural education teachers and FFA advisors. Leave with ideas, plans, tips and tricks that can be implemented in other states. The session will include time for questions and discussion on challenges facing state staff as plan for the future.

This workshop covers an educational tool that puts SAE learning into the students' hands to explore their potential time commitment, areas of interest, and resources to explore "their SAE" using ExploreSAE.com. This flipped classroom approach from AET offers a digital learning platform to help students view SAE opportunities that align with SAE For All and develop a mock SAE experience for them to grow! Students can also take ideas they have and add them to their AET records or print a PDF and submit it for a grade. Alternatively, teachers can view their students' mock experiences and compare SAE types and areas of interest to a state and national listing to compare... significant data to share with your CTE leaders. Come and learn more!

At the national level, several key organizations influence agricultural education in your state. As a state leader, where do you turn for guidance on important topics like National AFNR Standards, the Revised Career Clusters, work-based learning and Perkins funding? Join this interactive workshop designed specifically for state ag education leaders to gain valuable insights, clear direction, and engage in healthy discussions about shaping the future of ag education within the CTE framework.

This workshop will cover how to empower employers, supervisors, and those involved with SAEs to record student work evaluations easily. This process can also add validation for your SAEs as Work-Based Learning (WBL) experiences and build relationships with local businesses and stakeholders for your program. A key area of WBL accreditation is evaluations tied in with student hours and skills for WBL documentation, which can help. New e-signature plans in AET can also align with SAE/WBL Agreements, which continue to connect to quality WBL and keep students, parents, and employers on the same page.

Feel empowered with a toolkit for a farm and agribusiness management course and the Farm and Agribusiness Management CDE, tailored for new and experienced agriculture teachers! In this workshop, you will receive a comprehensive, year-long curriculum and CDE preparation guide designed to equip educators with the tools and knowledge needed to thrive while supporting all components of the Agricultural Education Three-Component Model. Participants will experience and explore innovative teaching strategies, practical resources, and a supportive curriculum system essential for confidently delivering engaging and effective farm and agribusiness management instruction and Supervised Agricultural Experiences. Ideal for new and experienced agriculture teachers, join us to cultivate your teaching skills, foster student success, and grow a thriving farm and agribusiness course in your school.

This workshop is sponsored by AET. 

This quick workshop will focus on some value reports in AET that can quickly showcase your program and gain resources you can use to show your program using AET's Economic and Program Value Report. This quick 2-page report comes from your teacher reports in AET and has valuable data to share, so see how you can view your report and tips on sharing the information. We will also review some new SAE/WBL data summary reports that can be useful in sharing/exporting to showcase experiential learning outcomes.