Christy Reynolds, Camden Fairview High School Agriculture Teacher, represented AVATA at the National Association of Agricultural Educators National Conference in Phoenix, Arizona last week.
Christy was selected as a recipient of the "XLR8" award! The eXcellence in Leadership for Retention professional development award program serves to meet the needs of mid-career agriculture teachers.
XLR8 is a year-long professional development program that targets agriculture teachers in their 7th-15th year of teaching.
The overall goals of this program include:
* develop experienced teacher leaders who will mentor other teachers in the profession;
* provide mid-career level specific professional development to participants;
* as well as increase overall longevity and satisfaction of participants with their chosen career of teaching agriculture.