The Arizona Agriculture Teachers Association

MISSION

 

Agricultural Education in Arizona enables students to be effective participants in a dynamic local and global agriculture community, utilizing a competency-based, applied, learning environment.

 

VALUES

We value:

 

Student centered, articulated, year-round programs in agriculture that encompass technical agriculture, FFA, and SAE.

 

Agricultural education as an integral part of the total educational system.

 

The FFA as an intracurricular teaching component of an agricultural education curriculum.

 

Year-round supervised work-based learning opportunities that include on site instruction at the home and workplace involving students, teachers, parents and/or employers.

 

Hands on, articulated, competency-based agricultural curricula, which provide flexibility, innovation, and technology integration.

 

Evolving curricula that address agricultural industry, student and community needs through the use of technical agriculture instruction, supervised agricultural experience and FFA.

 

Competency based curricula in agriculture that develop skills while incorporating instruction in personal development, leadership, applied academics, environmental stewardship and financial management.

 

Agricultural education programs that serve diverse populations and provide a hospitable climate for all.

 

Opportunities to recognize individuals for personal and collective achievement.

 

A climate where students develop positive personal growth and leadership skills while emphasizing ethical values, character development and accountability.

 

An educational process that provides students the opportunity for career entry and advancement, post-secondary education, and instill a passion for life-long learning.

 

Maintaining a balance between our professional and personal lives.

 

Professional growth as our commitment to life-long learning for the benefit of our students, communities, our profession and ourselves.

 

Perpetuating the profession through mentoring students and fellow teachers.

 

Teaching as our fundamental responsibility that is innovative and visionary.

 

Ethical behavior in our professional and personal lives.

 

Collaboration between teachers, teacher educators, and state staff as equitable partners in the decision making process.

 

Membership and active participation in CTE professional organizations.

 

The richness that diversity brings to the profession.

 

Life-long learning for all age groups

 

Creating cooperative and beneficial relationships with the community.

 

Preparing students for a global community while serving our local communities.

 

Agricultural education programs that are supported by administrators, parents, community, and students.

 

Agricultural education programs that promote diversity through representation of the students, community and culture.

The mailing address for the AATA is:

PO Box 36913

Phoenix, AZ 85067-6913