NJAAE Vice President Reflects Upon Her @TeachAgPSU Experience!

Deanna Miller (#psuaged15) has been using her @TeachAgPSU education to make a positive impact in the lives of students and her fellow teachers in New Jersey! Though now in the Garden State, she is a Pennsylvania native. Deanna went to Red Lion Area High School in York County and was an active FFA member. To continue her education, she found herself here at Penn State to major in Agricultural and Extension Education and graduated in 2015.

Deanna (far right) pictured with her ACTE award

Currently serving as Vice President and Southern Representative of the New Jersey Association of Agricultural Educators (NJAAE), Deanna is showing off her drive to serve others. In addition to her current positions, Deanna has won prestigious awards that serve as a testament to her skill and passion in this line of work. These awards include but surely are not limited to: 

NAAE Teacher Turn the Key Award Recipient - 2017 

ACTE Region 1 New and Beginning Teacher - 2019  

NJ FFA Advisor of the Year - 2019

Additionally, she can proudly say that she has become CASE certified in 6 courses, secured over $15,000 in grants and has increased total program enrollment by more than 120%. This is REMARKABLE considering the short time Deanna has spent teaching in the classroom.

Looking at these accomplishments, it would be great to credit all of this solely to her @TeachAgPSU experience, but we know that it takes a special individual, such as Deanna, to implement this knowledge so effectively. She says that the two things that still stands out about her education are:

"The purposeful and intentional instructional programming which included materials that I used and implemented my first year teaching, and continue to use" and "My student teaching experience at Penn Manor High School with Neil Fellenbaum- I learned more than I could have ever imagined and have made lasting professional connections."

We are proud to see past @TeachAgPSU students engaging in ways to serve others through Agricultural Education. Deanna is an example for her peers and future teachers to do that very thing.

Justin Kurtz

#PSUAgEd22

Twitter Handle: @JustinDKurtz