Tuesday TEACH AG TOPICS
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December
January
- 7 PA FFA Mid-Winter Convention
- 7 PA AG ED Recruitment Workshop from 10AM-1PM at Farm Show
- 7 CBF Soils PD for Ag Teachers from 10AM-12:30PM at Farm Show
- 7 Ag Issues CDE 9:00AM-1:00PM
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Vacant PA Teaching Positions
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- Forbes Road High School
- Penn Manor - Long Term Sub
- West Greene - Ag Mechanics
- Kennard-Dale - Long Term Sub
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The Newsletter will be on a break!
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The Newsletter will be taking a short break for the next two weeks during the holiday season. We wish you a relaxing and restorative break filled with joy, happiness, and plenty of delicious treats!
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2018 Safety in Agriculture for Youth (SAY)
National Clearinghouse Evaluation Survey
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You are invited to participate in the 2018 Safety in Agriculture for Youth (SAY) National Clearinghouse Evaluation Survey! This brief survey is being conducted by the Population Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in partnership with Penn State Extension, to understand how agricultural educators and volunteers feel about the usability and quality of the SAY Clearinghouse.
As educators of youth in agriculture, we feel you are a unique group whose opinions and ideas we highly value. We are especially excited to hear about what types of educational curricula/resources you use and how familiar you are with the SAY Clearinghouse.
The survey should only take about five (5) minutes to complete.
Upon completing the survey, you will be given the option of entering a drawing for a chance to win one (1) of three (3) $50.00-dollar Amazon electronic gift cards.
If you have any questions or comments about the survey, please feel free to contact Sara Lindberg (
smlindberg@wisc.edu
; 608-262-6008) or Andrea Raygor (
araygor@wisc.edu
; 608-263-0584).
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PA Agriculture STEM Design/Build Challenge
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The Center for Professional Personnel Development at Penn State is excited to announce the PA Ag Stem Design/Build Challenge #PAAgSTEMChallenge!
This challenge is a competition for students to develop a solution to a current issue facing Pennsylvania agriculture using creativity, innovation, science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.
The Design Challenge prompt for the 2018/2019 year is:
Design and build a device, marketable to homeowners and/or commercial agricultural commodity producers, that effectively captures and destroys one of the following: Spotted Lanternfly Adults, Spotted Lanternfly Eggs, Spotted Lanternfly Instar Stages (any of the 4 instar stages).
The Intent to Participate is due
December 21, 2018
and can be found at
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Ag Teacher PD at PA Farm Show - Register Now!
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Penn State Teach Ag has once again partnered with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to bring a fun and engaging professional development opportunity for Agriculture Teachers on Soils during the 2019 PA Farm Show! The workshop will be held on Monday January 7th from 10:00-12:30PM. This a free event to include lunch, but space is limited and registration is required!
Please register by 5:00PM Friday Wednesday December 19, 2018
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Additional questions can be addressed to Dr. Kevin Curry at
kxc554@psu.edu
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Whether it’s during your prep hour or after school, for 15 minutes or the entire webinar -- join Penn State and the University of Minnesota to learn more about creating an inclusive environment for agricultural education students. Webinars will held at 4:pm EST on the second Wednesday of every month starting in January. Each month will feature a different diversity and inclusion topic.
We will kick off on January 9th, 2019 at 4:00PM EST with the topic of Abelism and Disability Justice. Click here
Z.UMN.EDU/AGEDFORALL
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PAAE Summer Conference Workshop Presenters Needed!
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Calling all presenters! The Center for Professional Personnel Development and PAAE are accepting proposals from teachers to lead workshops during 2019 PAAE Summer Conference. Proposals will be accepted until
January 18, 2019
. Contact Jon Seaman at
jts250@psu.edu
with any questions. The application can be found at the link below.
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Learning By Doing Grant Recipients Announced!
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This year there were 41 applicants for the Learning By Doing Grant. The PA FFA Foundation was v
ery excited to increase our budget for this grant by $5000 this year, in hopes to award more great applicants with resources. The foundation has awarded $54,795.50 to support agriculture education through this grant program over the last 4 years. Thank you for your submissions and support!
Congratulations! Receiving the grant this year is…
Ag Educators/FFA Advisors:
Katherine Ranck
Ayla Miller
Karlie Wright
Holly Oberholtzer
Jasmine Van Sant
Todd Biddle
FFA Members/SAE:
Olivia Snelbecker
Jarred Covert
Austin Krone
Megan Heagy
Mikara Anderson
Trenton Balmer
Kyley Painter
Jack Richard MacCarty
Reagan Carter
Emily Singer and Clara Fleming
Chapter:
Cedar Crest
Blue Juniata
Grand Canyon
Manor
Elizabethtown
Troy
Recipients will receive a direct email from Sarah Sparks by the end of the week with details.
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The Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Grower’s Convention
January 29 to 31, 2019, at the Hershey Lodge
Watch this newsletter in the coming weeks for more details.
Students, even college students, are free. Ag teachers bringing students are also free.
American Degree reminder
This is the last year for 2016 graduates to apply for the American Degree. Printed applications (2 copies with 2018 SAE plans) are due at SLLC. If you have any questions, need any help, please drop me an email. A Guide to the American Degree in PA will be available on the paffa.org website, soon.
Carole Fay
If you would have ANY questions or would like to host a workshop at your school, please send an email to Carole Fay, SAE Specialist,
cfay1212@gmail.com.
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Student Contests, Scholarships, and Other Opportunities
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Student Scholarships Available for
Today's Horticulture
Symposium
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Today’s Horticulture
is the annual symposium of the Professional Gardener Alumni Association of Longwood Gardens, held at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania each February. This year’s event is
Friday, February 1, 2019
. Students are invited to participate in a High School Scholarship contest to attend
Today’s Horticulture
symposium. In its ninth
year, our goal is to offer full-paid registration to up to twelve
area high school students, who are selected through an application process.
The application deadline to apply is Friday Dec 21, 2018
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2018 President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA)
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA). The PEYA program recognizes outstanding environmental stewardship projects by K-12 youth, promoting awareness of our nation's natural resources and encouraging positive community involvement. The PEYA program celebrates student leadership in service projects to protect the environment and keep our global community healthy. Winners of this year’s awards will be invited to a ceremony in Washington, D.C. in mid-2019, and have their project mentioned on EPA’s website.
EPA will select up to two winners in each of EPA’s 10 Regions – one regional winner for Grades K-5 and one regional winner for Grades 6-12.
Applications are due
February 1, 2019
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2019 New Century Farmer Moving to Indy
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Know an FFA member who has experience in the field of production agriculture and plans to return to a career in production agriculture through work experience, training or other activities? Are they a former FFA member who is currently attending a two- or four-year college or university and between the ages of 18-24? Look into New Century Farmer! To be held July 7-13, 2019, in Indianapolis, Ind., this all-expenses-paid conference will be packed full of interactive workshops, field tours, visioning design, networking opportunities and financial planning.
The application closes Friday, Feb. 15, 2019
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Head
here
for more information.
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Ford Motor Company Fund and Ford Trucks Built Ford Tough
FFA Scholarship Program
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2018 marks the 70
th
year of FFA support by Ford Trucks and Ford Motor Company Fund. Ford is one of the largest corporate sponsors of scholarships in the National FFA scholarship program. Since 1997, Ford and participating Ford Truck dealers have awarded more than $11.8 million in scholarships to FFA members.
Eligibility:
High school senior or college student pursuing a two-year or four-year degree in any major. Applicants must apply online and then visit their local participating Ford Truck dealer for signature and dealer code. Qualified students will be considered for all FFA scholarships, but
in order to be considered for the Built Ford Tough –FFA Scholarship, they must have a Ford dealer signature and dealer code on the required Signature Page.
To find a participating dealer who has identified a local FFA chapter, visit FFA.org/scholarships. Applicants unable to find a participating dealer online may obtain a signature and dealer code from their local Ford dealer to make them eligible for one of five national scholarships.
Additional Information can be found here:
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Grow Ag Leaders Scholarships
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Every year, Grow Ag Leaders awards more than $500,000 in scholarships to students studying in ag-related fields. Grow Ag Leaders asks farmers to endorse high school seniors or college students for a chance to win a $1,500 scholarship to support their higher education studies in ag-related fields.
Applications for 2019 Grow Ag Leaders are open now. To apply for this scholarship, students must meet the below criteria:
- Must be a high school senior to college junior enrolled full time.
- Must be planning to attend a vocational, two-year or four-year qualifying agriculture-related study program after high school.
- Must meet a minimum 2.5 GPA requirement.
- Must obtain two electronic endorsements from qualifying farmers.
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Apply Now for the National FFA Scholarships
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The National FFA Scholarship application will open on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. This year’s application will be online, eliminating the current paper process and facilitating a more timely and effective delivery and acceptance process. Be sure to promote this opportunity to your high school seniors, collegiate members, and all students interested in pursuing a post-secondary education. There are many scholarship opportunities, and only one application needs to be completed per student. To find out more about scholarships, visit
FFA.org/scholarships
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Program Grant , Contest, & Other Opportunities
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AgriAbility PA Contest for PA FFA Chapters
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Serve your community.
Practice leadership skills. Earn cash!
The AgrAbility PA Contest for Pennsylvania FFA Chapters is open now through May 31, 2019! Chapters or participating students that complete a project during the 2018-19 school year that fits into one of these categories can be submitted for entry.
To enter, a FFA Chapter or participating student must choose one of the following three categories:
- Design an assistive technology table top demo or model
- Develop an AgrAbility PA video or multimedia presentation
- Complete a community service project
Each category is worth $400.
Prize money will be awarded to the submitting FFA Chapter, at which point the chapter can decide how to use the funds.
Deadline for submission is May 31, 2019.
All winners and participants will be recognized at the Pennsylvania FFA State Activities Week & Convention taking place at Penn State University in June 2019. Representatives from AgrAbility PA will be on hand to present the awards.
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Want to engage your students in project-based learning to meet a community need? The
2018 Spring Semester-Long Living 2 Serve grant application is now open
. Apply for up to
$1,200 to support a semester-long service-learning project
that addresses a community need in one of four focus areas: Community Safety; Hunger, Health and Nutrition; Environmental Responsibility and Community Engagement.
Is your chapter hosting a service event during National FFA Week in February? Now is the time to apply for a
$400 Day of Service Mini-Grant
! Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis on the first of each month. To learn more about the Living 2 Serve Grants visit the Living 2 Serve Grants website at
www.ffa.org/livingtoserve/grants
. Want to see what other chapters have done? Check out the interactive map at
www.ffa.org/livingtoserve
to review funded projects.
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Become an AgCultures Ambassador
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The LT Media Lab at the University of Minnesota, in collaboration with the CHS Foundation, is seeking one passionate educator from each of the 50 states to serve as AgCultures ambassadors in spring 2019. Applications are due December 15th.
Click here
for more information and to apply!
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An instructor resource guide is now available for Power, Structural and Technical System AFNR Standard!
The resource guide provides teaching methods to instructors on preparing students with safety instruction. Click
here
to access the resource.
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Thank You Teachers for ALL you do!
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The Penn State Center for Professional Personnel Development wishes you a safe, productive, and inspiring school year! Check out our website to explore more professional development opportunities and funding options!
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Have news to share?
Email Beth Mathie,
blm157@psu.edu
, and it will appear in the next week's email blast!
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