Iowa Agricultural EducatorsProfessional Development Summer Conference

June 22 - 25, 2015

Schedule of Events“Doing to Learn”

Organized and Managed by the Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators

"To foster professionalism and communication among agricultural educators who participate in developmental activities that

enhance learning in Agricultural Education.”

** Designates requirement for AEA*Additional new teacher activities

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Monday, June 22, 2015(Business and/or casual dress, according to activity)

Time: Event: Location:

12:00-5:00pm 18-hole Golf Tournament (Facilitator Faidley) Woodland Hills Golf Course

1:00-4:00pm IAAE Strategic Planning/Team Ag Ed (Facilitator Brea Harms)

7:30-8:00pm Conference Trade Show Set-up EC Atrium

5:30-6:00pm IAAE Committee Chairs/Conference Planning EC Room 115

6:00-8:00pm Board/Committee Meetings IAAE EC Room 109 Iowa FFA Alumni EC Room 113

9:00-10:00pm Team AgEd Networking Reception Courtyard by Marriott Lobby

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015 (IACTE Conference)(Business and/or casual dress, according to activity)

Time: Event: Location:

7:00-11:00am Registration and Information EC Conference Room 106

7:00am-8:00pm Conference Trade Show Set-up EC Atrium

7:30am Breakfast Buffet EC Lower Hallway

8:00-4:00pm Trade Show EC Exhibit Hall/Atrium Facilitators: Jeff Mayes, Kristie Kuhse & FFA Foundation Staff

8:30-9:20am IACTE Workshops (Reference IACTE Agenda at a Glance)

9:30-10:20am IACTE Workshops (Reference IACTE Agenda at a Glance)

10:30-11:20am IACTE Workshops (Reference IACTE Agenda at a Glance)

11:30am-1:10pm IACTE Awards Luncheon EC Room 106 & 107 Welcome: Barb Lemmer, IACTE 1st Vice President Sponsor Comments: Gary Hull, Kuder, Inc. Invocation: SW Outstanding Young Member,

Blake Anderson, Nodaway Valley High School Meal ACTE Greetings: Stephen DeWitt Keynote: Steve Ovel, “The Critical Role of Career and Technical Education in

Addressing Iowa’s Growing Shortage of Skilled Workers” IACTE Awards: Dana Lampe

1:15-3:00pm Professional Development Workshops

Sports Turf Management-Jeff Wendell STMA EC Room 112 Nutrients for Life-Debbie Kearney EC Room 113 “The Farm Risk Management Tool,” Grain Bridge-Kim Kidder (Part 1) EC Room 116 Precision Soil Conservation-Tom Paulsen EC Room 212 Intro to “The” AET-Tim Murphy EC Room 216 CASE Food Science & Safety-Shari Smith EC Room 253 Vernier Probeware Care and Management-Ron Zelle EC Room 255 Reality Works Welding-Dan Leinen & Cathy Stenger Bldg 13, Rm 6 Easy Cheese Welding-Ryan Anderson Bldg 13, Rm 4 Coaching Livestock Evaluation Teams-Dwayne Faidley (3 hrs) DMACC Farm

For Additional Options Reference IACTE Agenda at a Glance

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015 (IACTE Conference - continued)(Business and/or casual dress, according to activity)

Time: Event: Location:2:00-5:00pm Iowa FFA Association Strategic Planning Mtg. (Board Only) EC 213

Facilitator: Brea Harms

3:00-3:15pm Break EC Lower Hallway

3:15-5:00 pm Professional Development Workshops

Sports Turf Management-Jeff Wendell STMA EC Room 112 Nutrients for Life-Debbie Kearney EC Room 113 “The Farm Risk Management Tool,” Grain Bridge-Kim Kidder (Part 2) EC Room 116 Precision Soil Conservation-Tom Paulsen EC Room 212 Building SAE’s in Your Program Using AET-Tim Murphy EC Room 216 CASE Food Science & Safety-Shari Smith EC Room 253 Vernier Probeware Care and Management-Ron Zelle EC Room 255 Reality Works Welding-Dan Leinen & Cathy Stenger Bldg 13, Rm 6 Developing Cross-Curricular Student Engagement Activities – R. Anderson Bldg 13, Rm 4 Coaching Livestock Evaluation Teams-Dwayne Faidley (3 hrs) DMACC Farm

For Additional Options Reference IACTE Agenda at a Glance

4:00-5:00pm IACTE House of Delegates, IACTE (Facilitator Lemmer) EC Conference Room 106(everyone is welcome to attend business session)

End of IACTE Conference

Begin Iowa Ag Teachers Conference

5:30-6:00pm Fellowship Time DMACC Building 7

6:00-7:00pm Fellowship Picnic (Facilitator Faidley) DMACC Building 7Sponsored by Iowa State University College of Agricultureand Life Sciences through the Iowa FFA Foundation Invocation: SC District Outstanding Young Member,

Courtney Tingwald, Baxter High School Annual Entertainment (Brian Lantz)

New Agricultural Educators Teacher of Teacher Awards Tenure Recognition Cooperating Teachers Recognition 30-Minute Club Plus Award

7:00-7:30pm IAAE/NAAE Relief Fund Fundraiser DMACC Building 7 Hot Wheels Race will follow fundraiser

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015(Business and/or casual dress, according to activity)

Time: Event: Location:

8:00-9:00am **Agri-Business Breakfast EC Room 106/107Sponsored by the Iowa Institute for Cooperativesthrough the Iowa FFA Foundation

Welcome: Conference Planning Committee Representative Invocation: NE District Outstanding Young Member,

Jon Doese, East Buchanan High School Introduction of Speaker: David Holm, Iowa Institute for Cooperatives Presenter: Eldon McAfee, Brick-Gentry Law Firm, Des Moines

Topic: Des Moines Water Works Lawsuit 10 Minute Morning Open Microphone

9:00am-12:00pm PAS Board Meeting EC Room 215

9:00am-12:00pm Governor’s Council for Agricultural Education (Board Only) EC Room 115

9:05-10:25am **Meetings by Community College Area Programs of Study Regional Advisory Committees Articulation Agreements & Concurrent Enrollment College Updates Professional Development Opportunities Curriculum & Assessment Collaboration Hosting Events

College/Location 9:05 – 9:45 9:45 – 10:25College/Location Dordt – Room 108 Indian Hills – Room 108College/Location Morningside – Room 109 SEC – Room 109College/Location Iowa Central – Room 112 Hawkeye – Room 112College/Location Iowa Lakes – Room 113 NEIC – Room 113College/Location Iowa Western – Room 114 Kirkwood – Room 114College/Location SWICC – Room 208 EICC – Room 208College/Location NIACC – Room 209 NIACC – Room 209College/Location DMACC – Room 212 DMACC – Room 212

9:05-10:25am Sub-district Meetings-Opposite Community College Mtgs. EC Room106 and 107(meetings will be held around a table in large conference rooms)(Table Next Page)

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(Business and/or casual dress, according to activity)

Time: Event: Location:

9:05-10:25am Sub-district Meetings-Opposite Community College Mtgs. EC Room106 and 107(meetings will be held around a table in large conference rooms)

Districts 9:05 – 9:45 (sub-districts) 9:45 – 10:25 (sub-districts)North Central NE, SE NW, SWSouth Central East N, W

North East NW, NE, SE, SW N/ASoutheast NW, NE, S N/ANorthwest N/A NW, NE, SE, SWSouthwest N/A NW, NE, S

9:05-11:05am State Fair Entries “Come and Go Workshop” EC Room 116Jen Cannon, Iowa State Fair

10:30-11:10am IAAE Committee Meetings Administrative-Craig McEnany EC Room 109 Conference Planning-Jeff Mayes EC Room 112 Educational Development-Jennifer Dillon EC Room 112 Past Presidents-Eric Weuve EC Room 114 Policy Development-Dan Pickar EC Room 208 Member Services-Cathey D. and Elsa Schmidt? EC Room 209 FFA Supervisor’s Meeting-Denny Meggers EC Room 212

11:15-12:00pm IAAE 1st General Session (Kevin Butt, IAAE President) EC Room 106 and 107

12:00-1:25pm Luncheon EC Room 106 and 107 Welcome: Conference Planning Committee Representative Invocation: NC Outstanding Young Member,

Betsy Becker, Algona High School Keynote Speaker: Mike Gaul, Iowa State University Governor’s Council on Agricutural Education College Updates (Iowa State, Dordt, NW Missouri, Morningside) Team Ag Ed Initiative?

1:30-3:00pm District Meetings NW District EC Room 108 NC District EC Room 109 NE District EC Room 112 SE District EC Room 113 SC District EC Room 114 SW District EC Room 115

2:00-5:00pm Postsecondary Articulation Meeting EC Room 208 and 209

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015(Business and/or casual dress, according to activity)

Time: Event: Location:

3:20-5:20pm Curriculum Improvement Workshops

3:20 – 4:15 4:20 -5:15National Chapter Awards - Duane Fisher

Proficiency Award Applications - Duane Fisher

EC Room 108

Using the AET and Managing Degree & Award Applications - Tim Murphy, “The” AET

Using the AET and Managing Degree & Award Applications - Tim Murphy, “The” AET

EC Room 109

Engaging Your Officers/Leveraging Their Talent and Potential - Rachel Kagay

Opportunities for Personal and Team Development through the FFAEnrichment Center - Rachel Kagay

EC Room 112

Starting Your FFA Alumni - Exploratory Ag Programs - EC Room 113Soils Scorecard - Soils Scorecard - EC Room 114Officer Books - Daryl Schofield and David Carlson

Officer Books - Daryl Schofield and David Carlson

EC Room 115

Navigating www,ffa.org - Larry Gossen

SAE Initiative - Larry Gossen EC Computer Lab 116

Post-Secondary Mtg. - Barb Clawson Post-Secondary Mtg. (continued) - Barb Clawson

EC Rooms 208 and 209

PAS Strategic Planning Mtg. – PAS Board Only

PAS Strategic Planning Mtg. (continued) – PAS Board Only

EC Room 212

Agricultural Marketing Resource Center Curriculum - John Rasty

Agricultural Marketing Resource Center Curriculum - John Rasty

EC Room 213

IPTV- New Market to Market Classroom Project - Bryan Bauer

IPTV- New Market to Market Classroom Project - Bryan Bauer

EC Room 214

Cooperating Teacher Workshop (2 hrs.) - Tom Paulsen

Cooperating Teacher Workshop (continued) - Tom Paulsen

EC Room 215

The Farm Risk Management Tool: New Updates, Q&A, Grain Bridge - Kim Kidder

The Farm Risk Management Tool: New Updates, Q&A, Grain Bridge - Kim Kidder

EC Computer Lab 216

3:30 – 5:30pm Retired Teacher Fellowship EC Room 106

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015: Professional Banquet(Semi-formal Attire for Ag Ed Banquet)

Courtyard by Marriott

6:00-7:00pm Pre-Banquet Reception Lobby, Courtyard Hotel(Sponsored by Four Seasons Fundraising)

6:30pm District and Postsecondary Group Photos Lobby, Courtyard Hotel

7:00-9:00pm Iowa Agricultural Education Banquet Salon A & B

Welcome: Monty Collins, IAAE President-Elect

Invocation: Bridget Mahoney, IAAE Outstanding Young Member

Introduction of Guests: Kevin Butt, IAAE President

Outstanding School Administrator: Presented by Ashley Wolfe, Awarded to: Kevin Seney & Heidi Durbin, Grinnell High School

District Outstanding Young Members

State Outstanding Young Member: Bridget Mahoney, Lone Tree

Teacher Turn the Key Recognition: Dan May, Wayne CSD

Ideas Unlimited Awards (Membership Services)

State Agriscience Teacher of the Year Award

Teacher Mentor Award: Dr. Mike Retallick, Iowa State University

IACTE Award Recognition Tenure Recognition – 25 Year Clock

Presentation

Outstanding Middle/Secondary Program –Brad Taylor, Roland-Story

Outstanding Post-Secondary Award: Indian Hills CC, Brydon Kaster

Lifetime Achievement Award: Mike Earl, Sibley-Ocheydan (Retired)

Star District Advisors

Recognition of Retirees

Closing Comments

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Thursday, June 25, 2015(Business and/or casual dress, according to activity)

Time: Event: Location:

8:00-9:15am ** Conference Breakfast EC Room 106 and 107 Welcome: Conference Planning Committee Representative Invocation: SE District Outstanding Young Member,

Ashley Wiebe, Muscatine High School FFA Update, Scott Johnson Alumni Update - FFA Foundation Update, Josh Remington Dept. of Education Update, Dale Gruis

9:20-9:45am National FFA Update (Larry Gossen) EC Room 106 and 107

9:50-11:30am “The Power of Strengths Based Development” (Rachel Kagay) EC Room 106 and 107

10:00 – 5:00pm Iowa FFA Alumni Strategic Planning Mtg. EC Room 115

11:30 – 12:15pm IAAE 2nd General Session (Kevin Butt, IAAE President) EC Room 106 and 107

12:30pm Raffle EC Room 106 and 107

1:00 – 2:00pm Old & New Board Mtg. and Lunch EC Room 108 (Lunch available for all conference participants)

1:00 – 5:00pm New Teacher Workshop EC Room 112 and 113(split 1st and 2nd year teachers) only offer 1st year

-Larry Gossen – Local Program Success, Ag CN- 6 person teacher panel

*2-second year Teachers*2, 3-5 yr. teachers*2, 6 plus year (experienced) teachers

Other Ideas (Needs to better organized than last couple of years)Facilitators

1:00 – 2:00 pm IAAE Committee Meetings (meet only if necessary) EC Room 109

1:00 – 2:00 pm Iowa FFA CDE Chairpersons Meeting EC Room 212

1:00 – 2:30 pm IAAE FFA Board Orientation EC Room 208 and 209

2:30 – 5:00 pm Iowa FFA Association Board Meeting EC Room 208 and 209

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2014-2015 IAAE Board of Directors

President: Kevin ButtPresident Elect: Monty Collins

Past President: Jeff MayesSecretary: Susan Greubel

Treasurer: Carrie PutzNW VP: Crystal Nieland

NC VP: Rick MeyerNE VP: Jim Russ

SW VP: Gary ClarkSC VP: Ashley WolfeSE VP: Zach Morris

Post-Secondary VP: Brydon KasterIACTE Representative: Tiffany Johnston

ISU Representative: Dr. Wade Miller Department of Education Consultant: Dale Gruis

ISU Ag Ed Club Representative:

2014- 2015 IAAE Conference Planning CommitteeChairperson: Jeff Mayes

NE District Representative: Brittney A. Zumbach NE District Representative:

NC District Representative: Debbie BarkelaNC District Representative: Kevin Cooper

NW District Representative: Betsy SchoelermanNW District Representative: Caryn GrahamSE District Representative: Julia Townsley

SE District Representative: Amy Horras SC Representative: Cortney Schmidt

SC District Representative: Caitlyn Wessel SW District Representative: Dan LeinenSW District Representative: Kevin Blair

PS Representative: Dwayne Faidley Department of Education Consultant: Dale GruisConference Coordination: FFA Enrichment Center

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