Dr. Lavyne L. Rada

She/Her/Hers

Associate Director
Recruitment and Retention, CTE Teacher Induction Program

✉️ lrada@mncte.org, lrada@lcsc.org
📞 ‭(218) 737-6558
Resume/CV

Education

Graduate Education
Ph.D., 2023, Curriculum and Instruction in STEM Education – University of Minnesota, MN
M.S., 2006, Technology for Education and Training Education – University of South Dakota, SD

Undergraduate Education
B.S., 2005, Agricultural Education – South Dakota State University, SD

Areas of Expertise

  • Teacher Induction and Retention
  • Teacher Preparation
  • Grants and Research
  • Instructional Methodology and Design

Professional Licenses and Certifications

  • Minnesota Teaching License, 2007-2026, PELSB (file folder 434421)
    • Agricultural Education (5-12)
    • Teacher/Coordinator of Work-Based Learning (9-12)
  • Minnesota Administrative License, 2024-2026, PELSB (file folder 434421)
    • Local CTE/Vocational Program Director
  • South Dakota Teaching Certification
    • Agricultural Education (5-12), Natural Science (5-8), Biology (7-12), Chemistry (7-12), Physics (7-12), Physical Science (7-12), Earth Science (7-12), Language Arts: Speech/Debate (7-12), Educational Technology (K-12)
  • Master Trainer (2016), Habitudes
  • Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens and College Students (2007), Seven Habits
  • Food Science and Safety, Lead Teacher (2014), Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE)
  • Principles of Agricultural Science – Animal (2013), CASE

Professional Summary

Dr. Lavyne Rada grew up in Milbank, South Dakota on a dairy farm. While in high school and college, she enjoyed working at a greenhouse and floral shop. Rada taught for one year in South Dakota before moving to Minnesota. She worked for Ridgewater College in Willmar, MN as a Retention Advisor for the TRiO Student Support Services Program and then taught high school agricultural education for nearly seven years in Hutchinson, MN, including courses in horticulture, floriculture, animal and veterinary science, food science, food and environmental chemistry, leadership, and more. All students were FFA members and had an SAE program. Rada spent ten years as the leadership development coordinator and then executive director at Minnesota FFA, while also leading induction and mentoring programs for AFNR teachers at the University of Minnesota. Today, Dr. Rada is the Associate Director of Recruitment and Retention at Minnesota CTE (MN CTE) and Lakes Country Service Cooperative. In this role she leads state CTE recruitment efforts and directs the CTE and AFNR Teacher Induction Programs. Rada, her husband Zach, and their child live in central Minnesota.

Research Interests

  • Teacher induction and retention
  • Psychological needs satisfaction
  • Experiential learning, leadership development

Publications

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