Schedule

DRAFT SCHEDULE. Details added and shifted as schedule is confirmed

Thursday, March 19, 2026
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Registration Urbana Agriculture Department 3471 Campus Dr, Ijamsville, MD 21754 Park at Rear- Parking Map provided
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Dinner Urbana High School Room TBD
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Ag Policy 101 Brian Glenn, American Farm Bureau Urbana High School Room TBD
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM	NAAE Region VI Business Session I Urbana High School Room TBD
9:00 PM -	Hotel Check In
9:00 PM - 10:30 PM	Hospitality Suite
Friday, March 20, 2026
6:00 AM - 7:30 AM	Breakfast Hotel
8:00 AM -	Metro Station Leave for Shady Grove Metro Station There is a cost for a $13.50 day pass.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Hill Visits
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch Lunch is on your own.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Saying No, So You Can Say Yes to the Most Important Things presented by NAAE Montgomery County Fairgrounds
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Refilling Your Ag Teacher Bucket: From Empty to Recharged presented by NAAE Montgomery County Fairgrounds
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Growing Strong: Building Resilience as an Ag Educator presented by NAAE Montgomery County Fairgrounds
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	NAAE Region VI Business Session II Montgomery County Fairgrounds
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Dinner
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM	Evening Activity
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM	Hospitality Suite
Saturday, March 21, 2026
6:00 AM - 7:30 AM	Breakfast Hotel
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM	Travel to Urbana High School
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Workshop Session A Please select one in your registration: Instructional Strategies for Ag Mechanics and Power Systems Tom Mazzone, University of Maryland OR From Production to Instruction: Teaching Through Greenhouse Systems Diane Herndon & Sara Shriner, Frederick County Public Schools
9:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Workshop Session B Please select one in your registration: From Novice to Nationals: Floriculture CDE Preparation Adrienne Summers OR Coaching the 2026 Vet Science CDE: Emergent Care & Welfare in Lab Settings Dr. Brooke Ridinger & Dr. Laura Owens
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM	Group Picture
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Region VI Business Session III
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM	Wrap Up & Evaluation