Professional Professional OrganizationsOrganizations

Their role & Your responsibilitiesTheir role & Your responsibilities

Jon W. RamseyJon W. Ramsey

Definitions Definitions WebsterWebster

Profession – Learned occupationProfession – Learned occupation

Professional – 1) pursuing a profession. 2) Professional – 1) pursuing a profession. 2) pertaining to a profession. 3) meeting the pertaining to a profession. 3) meeting the standards of a profession. 4) professional standards of a profession. 4) professional personperson

What others say….What others say….

“ “Amateurs Hope. Professionals Work”Amateurs Hope. Professionals Work”

Garson KaninGarson Kanin

“ “ A professional is a person who can do his A professional is a person who can do his best at a time when he doesn’t particularly best at a time when he doesn’t particularly feel like it.”feel like it.”

Alistair CookeAlistair Cooke

Who are the playersWho are the players 

                                                                                                                                                      

Team AG-ED is a united effort in Team AG-ED is a united effort in promoting local program success promoting local program success

National Association of Agricultural EducationNational Association of Agricultural Education American Association for Agricultural American Association for Agricultural

EducationEducation Association for Career and Technical EducationAssociation for Career and Technical Education National Postsecondary Agricultural Student National Postsecondary Agricultural Student

OrganizationOrganization National Young Farmer Educational Association National Young Farmer Educational Association

Some Reasons for Joining Some Reasons for Joining Professional OrganizationsProfessional Organizations

Be part of a Be part of a communitycommunity of professional of professional educators…… (i.e. Pete Gailey)educators…… (i.e. Pete Gailey)

Attend professional development/improvement Attend professional development/improvement conferences – locally, in Oklahoma , and conferences – locally, in Oklahoma , and nationally……(Region II @ Lawton)nationally……(Region II @ Lawton)

Hold positions of professional leadership – Hold positions of professional leadership – locally, at the state level, and nationally…… locally, at the state level, and nationally……

Reasons cont’dReasons cont’d

Receive recognition from professional peers for Receive recognition from professional peers for outstanding achievements, e.g., the Outstanding outstanding achievements, e.g., the Outstanding Young Member AwardYoung Member Award

Receive professional literature – journals, magazines, Receive professional literature – journals, magazines, newsletters, LISTSERVS……newsletters, LISTSERVS……

Numerous opportunities for travel and informal Numerous opportunities for travel and informal learning……learning……

Numerous opportunities for professional networking Numerous opportunities for professional networking and for making career – long friendshipsand for making career – long friendships

TravelTravel

National Association of Agricultural National Association of Agricultural EducatorsEducators

The membership in this association consists of The membership in this association consists of individuals who are professionally involved in individuals who are professionally involved in Agricultural Education. 7650 membersAgricultural Education. 7650 members

Student dues are $5.00, this provides $100,000 Student dues are $5.00, this provides $100,000 liability insurance coverage. (dues increase is liability insurance coverage. (dues increase is under consideration)under consideration)

Active members pay dues of $60.00Active members pay dues of $60.00 Ag Teachers CreedAg Teachers Creed www.naae.orgwww.naae.org

Award and Scholarship ApplicationsAward and Scholarship Applications

2004 Delmar Learning-NAAE Upper Division Scholarship Application2004 Delmar Learning-NAAE Upper Division Scholarship Application

Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Delmar LearningDelmar Learning and proceeds and proceeds from the auction at the NAAE convention, NAAE will award scholarships from the auction at the NAAE convention, NAAE will award scholarships to university juniors, seniors or post-baccalaureate students who are to university juniors, seniors or post-baccalaureate students who are majoring in ag ed and who intend to become ag teachers. Three majoring in ag ed and who intend to become ag teachers. Three applications will be accepted from each university that offers a teacher applications will be accepted from each university that offers a teacher education program in agricultural education. Fifteen (15) scholarships of education program in agricultural education. Fifteen (15) scholarships of $750 each will be awarded for the fall 2006 term. Previous recipients of $750 each will be awarded for the fall 2006 term. Previous recipients of the NAAE Upper Division Scholarship are not eligible.the NAAE Upper Division Scholarship are not eligible.

The postmark deadline for submitting applications to the NAAE office is The postmark deadline for submitting applications to the NAAE office is May 15, 2006.May 15, 2006.

Award and Scholarship ApplicationsAward and Scholarship Applications

Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University 2003 Brian Cunningham2003 Brian Cunningham 2004 Karie Smith2004 Karie Smith

American Association for Agricultural American Association for Agricultural Education Education

As a professional organization, we valueAs a professional organization, we value

Effective teaching Effective teaching Developing and empowering others Developing and empowering others Actively engaging learners/experiential Actively engaging learners/experiential

learninglearning Quality research and other scholarly activitiesQuality research and other scholarly activities

Values cont’dValues cont’d

An active role in contributing to both formal An active role in contributing to both formal and non – formal educational systemand non – formal educational system

Professional renewal and adjusting to change Professional renewal and adjusting to change Interacting with peersInteracting with peers

http://www.aaaeonline.org/http://www.aaaeonline.org/

Association for Career and Association for Career and Technical EducationTechnical Education

This organization covers all areas of Career This organization covers all areas of Career Tech. 12 DivisionsTech. 12 Divisions

Agricultural EducationAgricultural Education Family and Consumer ScienceFamily and Consumer Science Technology Education Technology Education Trade & Industrial EducationTrade & Industrial Education As well as a variety of adult educational As well as a variety of adult educational

programsprograms

ACTE Agricultural Education ACTE Agricultural Education Division: National GoalsDivision: National Goals

Highly motivated , well educated teachers Highly motivated , well educated teachers provide quality education for students at all provide quality education for students at all levels , pre-kindergarten through adultlevels , pre-kindergarten through adult

All students have access to seamless, lifelong All students have access to seamless, lifelong instruction in agriculture and national instruction in agriculture and national resources through a wide variety of delivery resources through a wide variety of delivery methods and educational settings. methods and educational settings.

ACTE National GoalsACTE National Goals

All students achieve conversational literacy of All students achieve conversational literacy of agriculture and natural resources.agriculture and natural resources.

Partnerships and strategic alliances ensure a Partnerships and strategic alliances ensure a continuous presence of education in and about continuous presence of education in and about agriculture and natural resourcesagriculture and natural resources

http://www.acteonline.orghttp://www.acteonline.org

What are your responsibilities ?What are your responsibilities ?

Maintain your status as a lifelong learnerMaintain your status as a lifelong learner Seek out and develop a mentor/mentee Seek out and develop a mentor/mentee

relationship with other professionalsrelationship with other professionals Meet and develop a relationship with your Meet and develop a relationship with your

political representativespolitical representatives Become active in your state professional Become active in your state professional

organization (OAETA)organization (OAETA)

Responsibilities cont’dResponsibilities cont’d

Oklahoma has a national reputation of unity Oklahoma has a national reputation of unity and strengthand strength

100% of Oklahoma Teachers pay professional 100% of Oklahoma Teachers pay professional duesdues

That gives Oklahoma 14 voting delegates at That gives Oklahoma 14 voting delegates at the NAAE conventionthe NAAE convention

When other states need a proposal/item moved When other states need a proposal/item moved forward, Oklahoma is called on to provide forward, Oklahoma is called on to provide support.support.

Responsibilities cont’dResponsibilities cont’d

The continued strength of our profession The continued strength of our profession depends on the infusion of new teachers that depends on the infusion of new teachers that embrace the fact that professional growth embrace the fact that professional growth occurs on a variety of local ,state and national occurs on a variety of local ,state and national levels. levels.

Developing a proactive attitude when it comes Developing a proactive attitude when it comes to professional growth opportunities.to professional growth opportunities.

Professional DuesProfessional Dues

Oklahoma Agricultural Education Instructors Oklahoma Agricultural Education Instructors pay dues to the following professional pay dues to the following professional organizations.organizations.

OKACTE OKACTE ACTEACTE OAETAOAETA NAAENAAE

ConclusionConclusion

One of your many responsibilities as a new One of your many responsibilities as a new professional will involve activities within your professional will involve activities within your states professional organization.states professional organization.

Embrace this opportunityEmbrace this opportunity Save your money and be prepared to pay your Save your money and be prepared to pay your

professional dues at Summer Conferenceprofessional dues at Summer Conference Get involved .. You paid for it. Get involved .. You paid for it.