"I got into teaching agriculture because of the my passion to see students achieve their goals in agriculture education. There is no greater award for a teacher than to see students succeed and reach their goals."

Miles Allen
Illini Central High School
Agriculture Teacher

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“I stayed at the University of IL for another year to get my master’s degree in Ag Ed. I’ve always thought everything happens for a reason and it did - this was the best decision of my life. I’m involved in a career where I get to utilize my passion for agriculture while motivating and impacting young people’s lives. It’s an incredibly rewarding feeling and I’m so lucky I ended up here.”

Heather Obert
Dakota High School
Agriculture Teacher

 

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22009 IAVAT “Excellence In
Teaching” Award Winners

Orion Samuelson

Stan Toepfer
Eastland High School in Lanark
District I Winner

Jeff Maierhofer
Seneca High School
District II Winner

Don Bumphrey
Warsaw High School
District III Winner
STATE WINNER

Adam Swigart
Blue Ridge High School in Farmer City
District IV Winner

Mindy McDermott
Waterloo High School
District V Winner

High School Ag Teachers

  • Average Salary for Illinois agriculture teachers is $45,822.
  • 29% of Illinois agriculture teachers are female.
  • 64% of Illinois agriculture teachers have extended contracts.

Community Colleges Instructors

  • Average Salary - $51,587.
  • More flexibility in daily schedule of teaching time.

University Professors

  • Coordinate undergraduate and graduate classes in agricultural education.
  • Organize collegiate FFA and Agricultural Education Clubs.
  • Develop research projects that benefit agricultural education students.

Agricultural Literacy Coordinators

  • Bring a message of consumption agriculture to elementary students
    and teachers.
  • Showcase agriculture in use everyday in the world around you.
  • Provide direct links between core learning areas and agriculture.

Extension Advisors

  • Develop programming for their communities.
  • Work in a variety of settings with all ages of people (food/nutrition, farming, horticulture, and youth programming).

Corporate Education Specialists

  • Coordinate employee training programs at companies such as ADM, John Deere and Monsanto.
  • Focus on employee leadership skills to improve efficiency of company.
  • Opportunities are available for state, national and international level.

 

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