East Central Middle School Ag Teacher Selected for National Award

Congrats McCord Snider!

McCord Snider. Photo provided.

(St. Leon, Ind.) - East Central Middle School teacher McCord Snider has been selected for a national award.

Snider is one of 36 agricultural educators nationwide who received the 2023 National Association of Agricultural Educators Teachers Turn the Key Scholarship Award, presented during the 2023 NAAE Convention in Phoenix.

The Teachers Turn the Key scholarship brings together agricultural educators with three to five years of experience and immerses them in five 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.

NAAE is a professional organization for agricultural educators with over 8,000 members nationwide. The organization advocates for agricultural education, provides advancement through professional development for agricultural educators, and works to recruit and retain agricultural educators in the profession.

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