At the annual Missouri Vocational Agriculture Teachers Conference, Breanne Brammer, daughter of Kim and Dennis Brammer of Gallatin, received the Turn the Key Award. One agricultural teacher who has taught between two to four years is selected statewide for the honor. Breanne is one of the two agricultural education teachers at Salisbury R-4 High School where she has taught for four years. Breanne is a 2014 and 2017 graduate of the University of Missouri. She will complete her educational specialist degree at MU this spring.
As a part of the application process, Breanne had to submit an extensive application. This included an overview of the agriculture education program where she teaches, her personal teaching philosophy, examples of effective instruction, a list of accomplishments both personally and in relation to student success, illustrations of community partnerships, marketing materials related to her FFA chapter, examples of professional involvement, pictures of teaching instruction and FFA activities, and letters of recommendation.
According to the National Association of Agricultural Educators “Agricultural education is continually faced with a shortage of qualified teachers. Unless those who have been trained actually enter and remain in the profession for a period of several years, the shortage of qualified teachers will prevail. In 2003, NAAE developed the Teachers Turn the Key program as a means of encouraging young teachers to remain in the profession and to support and recognize participation in professional development.”
Breanne will represent Missouri at the 2021 National Association of Agricultural Educators Conference in New Orleans, LA. The Turn the Key Award is sponsored by Ram Trucks.
At the annual Missouri Vocational Agriculture Teachers Conference, Breanne Brammer, daughter of Kim and Dennis Brammer of Gallatin, received the Turn the Key Award. One agricultural teacher who has taught between two to four years is selected statewide for the honor. Breanne is one of the two agricultural education teachers at Salisbury R-4 High School where she has taught for four years. Breanne is a 2014 and 2017 graduate of the University of Missouri. She will complete her educational specialist degree at MU this spring.