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About the VATAT
  The Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas (VATAT) is a professional organization for agriculture science teachers and supporters of agriculture education. The VATAT is an organization dedicated to member services. The Association informs agriculture teachers about the latest agricultural education practices, encourages higher standards of teaching agriculture and provides agriculture education a unified voice in the state legislature.
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Tulsa Welding School
Tulsa Welding School is offering Teacher Summer Workshops
TWS offers continuing education opportunities for HS Teachers. Our Instructors’ Summer Welding Workshop will keep you in pace with current industry trends, allow you to gain exposure to new machinery, learn new welding methods and techniques, and gives you the opportunity to network with other welding instructors.
Tulsa Campus: June 22-23, 2013
Jacksonville Campus: July 20-21, 2013
Contact us for more information:
(888) 765-5555 - Tulsa Campus
(888) 765-7700 - Jacksonville Campus
Online application can be found here: http://www.weldingschool.com/highschool_teachers.html
 
Agricultural Sustainable Energy Education Network (ASEEN) Program
ASEEN is a three year project to promote sustainable energy education in K-12 schools by offering educational summer camps (certification will be available) to teachers and provide sufficient information such as related modules, course documents, online resources etc. The target teachers will be agriculture and science teachers. Educational materials and training will focus on STEM education as related to sustainable energy. The Department of Agricultural and Industrial Sciences will work with experts from business and industry, as well as curriculum experts to develop sustainable energy educational materials and offer training to teachers in rural schools. The intent is to train 60 teachers over a three year period and for the teachers to utilize their knowledge and skills to deliver science, math and technology skills to their students. Educational materials will be available to teachers through the ASEEN web site.
 
VATAT Awards
The Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association presents VATAT Awards to recognize members and supporters who have shown outstanding support to Texas agriculture science and FFA programs. Awards are presented during the awards ceremony at the VATAT Professional Development Conference. 
 
New VATAT Membership Online!

Register for conference and renew your membership dues on Monday, March 18!

New VATAT Membership Online!

The VATAT, along with Wieghat Graphics, have designed a new VATAT membership system that we hope is user friendly for conference registration and renewing VATAT membership dues. We hope some of the new design looks familiar to you, much like the Texas FFA Roster Management System. 

You will sign into the VATAT Membership Online with the same e-mail and password you have for your Texas FFA Roster.  If you are a current associate or student member, you will login with your e-mail address and use the password reminder to have a temporary password sent to you.  Once logged in, you can create a new password.

Once you are logged in, you will be able to register for the conference and renew your membership dues by creating an invoice to pay by check or pay online with a credit/debit card.

2013 Conference Registration Fee: $300, which includes a 1 year membership to VATAT
 2013 Dues (all years of tenure): $300, which includes free registration to the conference
 
The new VATAT Membership Online will be available to register for the conference and renew your membership dues on Monday, March 18!
 
If you have any questions, please contact the VATAT office at 512/472-3128 or Karen@vatat.org.

 
Junior Floral Cup Competition
The Junior Floral Cup Preliminary Competition will be held in regions across Texas annually. The Junior Floral Cup Competition is open to any high school sophomore or junior currently enrolled in a floral design class or is floral design certified.  Region registration deadlines vary. Winners this spring will compete at the Texas State Fair  next fall for scholarship prizes.
 
FFA Convention Housing

Housing for the Texas FFA Convention is open!  This year Texas FFA will not be using a Central Housing System; however to support our host city of Dallas and manage our housing efficiently, schools are encouraged to call only the hotels listed below for rooms.  USING THESE HOTELS WILL HELP FFA EARN FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS AND KEEP REGISTRATION COSTS LOW FOR THE MEMBERS.  Again, please do not use hotels outside of the FFA hotel list.  You will be asked for your hotel confirmation number during the registration process to confirm your convention hotel.   

Please select the link to be taken directly to the FFA website to view the housing lists and policies. 

Please call the FFA Office if you have any questions regarding housing: 512.480.8045.
 
 
     



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Contact
614 East 12th Street
Austin, Texas 78701

Phone: (512) 472-3128
Fax: (512) 472-0555
Email: vatat@vatat.org

Barney McClure
Executive Director

Karen Grumbles
Membership Services Coordinator

Julie Vrazel
Communications Coordinator

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