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The Principles and Philosophy of Agricultural Education. What do we believe?. What is Philosophy? and What is a Principle?. Philosophy -- Principle --. What is Vocational Agriculture?. Vocational Education Other than a BS Degree Job Specific Vocational Agriculture and natural resources
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The Principles and Philosophy of Agricultural Education What do we believe?
What is Philosophy?and What is a Principle? • Philosophy -- • Principle --
What is Vocational Agriculture? • Vocational Education • Other than a BS Degree • Job Specific • Vocational Agriculture and natural resources • Dropping the term Vocational
The Mission • The Mission of agricultural education is to provide a total dynamic educational system. • We aspire to excellence as we recruit, prepare and support individuals in agricultural careers. • We serve the people and inform them about agriculture, its needs, opportunities and challenges.
We value: • providing instruction in and about agriculture • serving all populations • developing the whole person • responding to the needs of the marketplace • advocating free enterprise and entrepreneurship educationfunctioning as a part of the total educational system • utilizing a proven educational process which includes formal instruction, experiential learning, leadership and personal development.
Goals for Agricultural Education • Goal 1 To update instruction in agriculture and expand programs about agriculture. • Goal 2 To serve all people and groups equally and without discrimination. • Goal 3 To amplify and expand the “whole person” concept of education, including leadership, personal and interpersonal skills. • Goal 4 To develop educational programs that continually and systematically respond to the trends and demands of the marketplace. • Goal 5 To provide the stimuli that will foster the spirit of free enterprise and develop creative entrepreneurship and innovation. • Goal 6 To provide leadership and cultivate strong partnerships in the total educational system. • Goal 7 To elevate and extend our standards of excellence in classroom and laboratory instruction, supervised experience and student organizations.
A New Era in AgricultureReinventing Agricultural Educationfor the Year 2020 • http://www.teamaged.org/2020/page1.htm
The Mission of Ag Ed • Agricultural education prepares students for successful careers and a lifetime of informed choices in the global agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems
2020 Goals (4) • 1. An abundance of highly motivated, well-educated teachers in all disciplines, pre-kindergarten through adult, provide agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems education • 2. All students have access to seamless, lifelong instruction in agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems through a wide variety of delivery systems and educational settings.
2020 Goals (4) • 3. All students are conversationally literate in agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems • 4. Partnerships and strategic alliances ensure a continuous presence of education in and about agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems.
Ag Ed for a lifetime K-6Education Adult years High School Middle School Post Secondary Education
So what does this all mean? • What we teach? • Who we teach • How we teach? • What do you do if you are a H.S. Teacher of Agriculture?
Program components • What is a course? • What is a class • What is a curriculum? • What is a program? • Three Program Components (Four really)
Four Components of an Agricultural Education Program • Classroom and Laboratory (Shop) • Youth Organization • Supervised Agricultural Education Program • Adult Education
Components of a Secondary Ag Program FFA SAEP Classroom/Laboratory
Classroom and Laboratory Instruction • Without this there is no program • Deals with What to Teach! • Subject matter or content of courses • Deals with how to Teacher! • Methods and techniques to use
Youth Organizations • FFA • Leadership • Citizenship • Scholarship
SAEP • Experience related to career interest or hobby • Exploratory • Develop sense of work ethic and expectations of the work place
Adult EducationOptional • Out of school • Farm and Non-Farm • Courses that are long or short term • Young Farmer/Rancher Education Association • Ag teacher is the advisor • Extra pay
Trends in Agricultural Education • What does the future hold? • New Subject Matter • Changing Technology • Diverse Students • Diverse Expectation of Society • Changing School Setting and Structure • Modes of delivery of instruction