SAE Today Its not your Ag teachers SAE

SAE Today It’s not your Ag teacher’s SAE Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office August 2008 July, 2002

SAE Defined • SAE is the planned, supervised application of agricultural principles and concepts. SAE opportunities should serve to improve agricultural literacy and skills and abilities required for careers in agriculture. • Camp, Clarke, & Fallon, 1999 August 2008

What are the broad categories of SAE • • Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Agricultural Placement Agricultural Production Agricultural Research Directed School Laboratory Agricultural Communications Agricultural Exploration Improvement Projects August 2008

Agribusiness Entrepreneurship • Ownership project • Non-Farm product or Service • Entrepreneurial – responsibilities – authority – risks August 2008

Agricultural Placement (Cooperative Education) • Employment either on-farm or off farm • Work for wage or salary • After school or school released time • Supervised and evaluated by employer and teacher August 2008

Agricultural Production • Ownership project • Farm product • Entrepreneurial – responsibilities – authority – risks August 2008

Agricultural Research • Projects designed to provide opportunities for students to gain credit for a wide array of research activities, both on campus and off. – Scientific research – Crop tests, seed plots, livestock feeding trials, etc – Library research – Review and synthesis of the literature on an agricultural topic of interest August 2008 • The Agriscience Fair, which is used in some states, already offers recognition for these types of

Directed School Laboratory • Not a new idea: – – Land Labs Aquaculture labs Ag mechanics labs Etc. • As SAE it would involve longterm, carefully recorded analyzed projects tied directly to the student’s career or academic goals August 2008

Agricultural Communications • • • August 2008 A growing area in ag ed Rural-oriented publications Radio, TV Website Public relations portfolio

Agricultural Exploration • Out-of-class experiences designed to provide career information to students • May be conducted at any time, but tend to be concentrated at middle school and early high school levels • Provide students with a better “feel” for the August 2008

Improvement Projects • A series of related activities requiring a relatively long period of time and much effort to complete • Projects undertaken to: – increase the value of the home or business setting – improve the environmental conditions of the home or business – improve farm or business practices • Phipps and Osborne August 2008

Activity • In Cooperative Learning Groups, generate examples of acceptable SAE projects in each of the 8 categories • Report the results to the class August 2008

Some More Ideas: • Agribusiness Entrepreneurship. Student sets up and operates a non-farm, agriculture-related business on a for-profit basis. – Operate a lawn maintenance business – Operate a roadside fruit market – Operate a snow plowing business • Agricultural Production. Student produces agricultural products for sale or use in an entrepreneurial role. August 2008 – Grow and sell poinsettias in parent's greenhouse – Raise feeder pig for home use – Grow a field of pick-your-own strawberries

Some More Ideas: • Agricultural Placement. Student works for others to develop career skills in agricultural or environmental areas. Work can be paid or unpaid, may or may not involve academic credit and may or may not involve released time from school. – Work in produce department of a grocery – Work at a garden center – Work in a farm supply store • Agricultural Exploration. Students engage in planned activities designed to expose them to agricultural careers and the world of work. August 2008 – Serve an unpaid internship in a veterinary clinic – Interview a series of local ag business persons – Shadow the manager of a farm supply store for a day

Some More Ideas: • Agricultural Research. Students conduct carefully planned, recorded, and analyzed projects involving either original or library research tied directly to their career or academic goals. – Prepare a history of agriculture in the local community – Monitor stream water quality and plan a remediation program – Conduct field trials for different fertilizer rates on turf grasses • Directed School Laboratory. Student conducts activities in school laboratory setting, beyond the scope of routine in-class work. August 2008 – Grow and sell poinsettias in school greenhouse for share of profit

Some More Ideas: • Agricultural Communications. Student uses mass media to communicate messages regarding agriculture to the public. – Record a weekly radio spot announcement promoting the FFA chapter – Publish a monthly newsletter for the agricultural education program – Create and maintain an FFA chapter web site • Improvement Projects. A series of related activities requiring a relatively long period of time and effort designed to increase the value of the home or business; improve the environmental conditions of the home, business, or community; or improve farm or business practices August 2008 – Paint the home

• What is SAE? • Why SAE? • What are the broad Categories of SAE? August 2008