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center-716280National Associationof Agricultural Educators300 Garrigus Building, Lexington, KY 40546-0215Voice: (859) 257-2224 or (800) 509-0204Fax: (859) 323-3919 E-mail: naae@uky.edu00National Associationof Agricultural Educators300 Garrigus Building, Lexington, KY 40546-0215Voice: (859) 257-2224 or (800) 509-0204Fax: (859) 323-3919 E-mail: naae@uky.eduNews ReleaseFor more information:Libby Duncan, NAAE Communications DirectorPhone: (859) 257-2224Email: lduncan.naae@uky.eduFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 1, 2018Montgomery County Agriculture Teacher Selected for Professional Development ScholarshipSAN ANTONIO – William Metzler, agricultural educator at Shawsville Middle School in Shawsville, Va. and Auburn Middle school in Warrenton, Va., is one of a select group of agriculture teachers nationwide who received the 2018 Teachers Turn the Key professional development scholarship from the National Association of Agricultural Educators. As a scholarship recipient, Metzler attended the NAAE annual convention in San Antonio, Texas, November 27-December 1. The Teachers Turn the Key scholarship brings together agricultural educators with two to four years of experience and immerses them in three days of professional development that addresses issues specific to the early years of teaching agriculture. Participants also have the opportunity to become involved in NAAE leadership and network with other NAAE convention attendees. TTTK awardees come away from the experience with a long-lasting peer cohort and tools that will help them have successful careers as agricultural educators.Metzler believes students learn best when information is presented in real-world and relevant ways. He also stated students typically have a higher retention rate when they are able to demonstrate or interact with their content material through labs and career development opportunities. Metzler has designed his curriculum in a way that supports this experiential learning environment. At Auburn Middle School each student is required to complete a job shadowing program. Metzler uses this program to promote careers in the agriculture industry. Students in his classroom are given opportunities to shadow many agricultural leaders in their community and build upon their professional development and agriculture knowledge. Students at Shawsville Middle School are also exposed to career exploration and career matching through his classroom instruction and supervised agriculture experience program. Metzler is a member of the Virginia Association of Agricultural Educators, the National Association of Agricultural Educators, the Virginia Education Association, and the National Education Association. Through these associations he has participated in many educational and agricultural workshops as well as professional development events. Metzler strives to remain up to date on current agricultural issues, teaching methods, and educational advancements. He has attended the Early Career Teacher’s conference for the past three years. During his time at this event he was able to network with other beginning agriculture teachers while gaining professional knowledge and skills to be taken back to his classrooms. In addition to attending professional development, each of the TTTK scholarship recipients was also recognized at a general session during the NAAE convention. RAM Trucks sponsors the TTTK program as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.NAAE is the professional organization for agricultural educators with over 8,000 members nationwide. It provides members with professional networking and development opportunities, professional liability coverage, and extensive awards and recognition programs. The mission of NAAE is “professionals providing agricultural education for the global community through visionary leadership, advocacy and service.” The NAAE office is in Lexington, Ky.### ................
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