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What’s in Agriscience Education?. Adapted from Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum. Components of Agriculture Ed. . Classroom / Laboratory FFA organization for students studying agriculture Supervised Agriculture Experience Prog. SAE
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What’s in Agriscience Education? Adapted from Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum
Components of Agriculture Ed. • Classroom / Laboratory • FFA • organization for students studying agriculture • Supervised Agriculture Experience Prog. • SAE • hands on money-making activities related to your agricultural interest
Opportunities in FFA #1 • Become a Leader • officers • public speaking • parliamentary procedure • Travel • Career Development Events (Contests) • Conventions • World Travel • Camps
Opportunities in FFA #2 • Earn Money • Supervised Agriculture Experience Program • Scholarships • Be Part of a Team • Career Development Events • Officer Team • Chapter Team
Opportunities in FFA #3 • Have Fun • FFA Meetings • Trips • Camps • Be a Winner • Degrees • Awards
Opportunities in FFA #4 • Serve Your Community • Food for America • (PALS) • (BOAC) Building Our American Communities • Go on Field Trips • State Convention • National Convention • Region • Local
The FFA and Your Career • Agriculture Careers
SAE Supervised Agricultural Experience
What are my agricultural interests? • Students have SAE’s to: • provide agricultural experiences • “Learning by Doing” • SAE Benefits Earn Money Learning Opportunities Earn Awards, Degrees, Scholarships Usually Fun
What is SAE? • Supervised Agricultural Experience • SAE’s are: In the agriculture industry Conducted outside school time Supervised by the teacher Planned around an agriculture occupation Designed to apply classroom/lab learning
What are the types of SAE? • Placement Working for an employer in an ag field • Entrepreneurship Owning & operating an ag business Livestock, crops, lawns, etc. • Exploration “Shadowing” or Experiment
What are Improvement Activities? • Part of all SAE’s • Include learning activities • Improve appearance , efficiency, or living conditions • Betterment of self, workplace, community • May not return cash to you
How is SAE related to classroom instruction and the FFA? • Three parts of Agriculture Education: Classroom + SAE + FFA • Sometimes it becomes difficult to separate the three parts of Ag Ed
Who should assist with my SAE program? • Parents • provide equipment, products, financing • learning skills, selecting animals • Teachers • keeping records, award applications • setting goals • learning skills • Employer
What must students do in order to have an SAE program • Career Goal or Agricultural Interest • Select SAE to meet goals • Complete needed paperwork • Student keeps accurate records • Receive instruction from teacher, parents, and employer