Janae is currently an agriscience teacher at Lampter-Strasburg High School in Lancaster, PA. She completed her student teaching experience at Midd-West High School with David Bittner (#psuaged07) as her cooperating teacher. Janae believes that receiving this award provides a role model experience for her students as well as inspired her to become a mentor pre-service or new and beginning teachers utilize the tools and resources she had gained from this award program. She has fallen in love with this profession, and finds it rewarding even though there are long days. She states, "I’ve learned the extreme benefit from the pursuit of professional development experiences to help me be better for my students." Janae loves watching her students identify themselves with a career choice. "I have loved watching my students finally realize their passion and skill set and fall in love with their work," she exclaimed.
Her advice for those who are entering the Agriculture and Extension Education major is to seize the moment. "Your plate will likely always be full, but take advantages of the opportunities put in front of you to better yourself. Attend the workshop. Listen to the podcast. Join the webinar. Read the article. Ask the hard questions. Ask yourself frequently, what did I today, this week or this month to make myself better for the sake of my students?"
We are very proud of you Janae! We are excited to see the impact you make in your students' lives as well as the community around you! Congratulations on receiving the National Teachers Turn the Key Award through the NAAE!
Luke Kerstetter
Communications Team Member
Twitter Handle: @Luke_Kerstetter
2020 Agriculture Education Student Teacher
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