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Supervised
Agriculture
ExperiencePennsylvania Department of Education
BCTE
PennsylvaniaSAE Guidelines
July 2009
Supervised Agricultural Experience
The SAE program is education. It is hands-on, real-life agricultural career preparation experiences tied to:
agricultural science curriculumstudent aptitudes and interestsstudent career and educational goalsthe agricultural industry
It ties together the entire agricultural education experience.
~You Tube video clip: National FFA SAE~
Read this carefully!
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EXPERIENCE...
What can YOU do NOWto be qualified for a job in the future ?
How do you get experience without first having a job?
How do you get a job without first having experience?
SAE Defined
Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) programs consist of planned practical
activities conducted outside of class time, in which students develop and apply
agricultural knowledge and skills.
PDE Approved SAE Definition
• PDE considers a SAE enterprise acceptable if it will correspond to a recognized National FFA Proficiency Award area. See proficiency descriptions at: www.FFA.org
• PDE Chapter 339 SAE hour option definition: http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/022/chapter339/chap339toc.html
Make The Connections
Agricultural Education has thrived by implementing teaching methods that utilize three interconnected educational components.
It is the student’s involvement in all three Agricultural Education components: classroom instruction, FFA and SAE, that challenges the
student and develops the three skill domains.
Agricultural Education develops the student’s cognitive mental skills ( Knowledge ) through classroom instruction.
The FFA student organization component develops the student’s affective skills,( Attitude), through structured leadership and career development activities and events.
The student’s psychomotor skills, commonly called manual or physical skills ( Skills) , are developed through the supervised agricultural experience program (SAE).
The THREE Circles and You
How can a SAE help me?
Develops skills that can be used in getting a job
Provides the opportunity to earn money
Develops skills that can be used in starting your own business (entrepreneurship)
Helps develop management skills
Develops computer skills
More SAE skill development
Improves analytical and decision-making skills
Learn record-keeping skills
Teaches responsibility
Provides the opportunity to explore career options
Offers ideas for your Graduation Project
Still More SAE Skills…… Develops knowledge and
skills that could be helpful in college, as a hobby, or for recreation.
Provides the opportunity to win awards. FFA proficiency awards are based on the SAE program. In addition to winning awards, money can be won at regional, state, and national levels.
You Tube video clip: ~Student Tomato SAE~
SAE Career Ladder
• A “word ladder” is an activity where one letter in a word is changed, in order to form a new word.
• You change one letter at a time until you have a new word.
• See if you can change SAE into JOB.
• J O B
• __ __ __
• __ __ __
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• S A E
Goal Setting Techniques
SMART Goals Once you have planned your SAE project,
turn your attention to developing several goals that will enable you to be successful.
Goals should be SMART
- specific, measurable, agreed upon, realistic and time based
To check the progress of your goal setting you might hold SAE project evaluation meetings with the key members of
your SAE team: teacher, parents, employer….
The acronym SMART has a number of slightly different variations, which can be used to provide a more comprehensive
definition for goal setting:
S - specific, significant, stretching
M - measurable, meaningful, motivational
A - agreed upon, attainable, achievable, acceptable, action-oriented
R - realistic, relevant, reasonable, rewarding, results-oriented
T - time-based, timely, tangible, trackable
This provides a broader definition that will help you to be successful in both your SAE and personal life.
S.M.A.R.T. GOALS
FIVE Quality SAE Program Measurements
Five factors that define a quality SAE program:
1. Documented Students maintain an accurate and analytical set of
records. Students develop an understanding of managerial practices and identifies alternatives based on his or her records.
2. The SAE is curriculum based
Students use knowledge gained from instruction in planning their SAE. Students use knowledge and skills gained from agricultural and academic principles to arrive at SAE project end products.
Quality SAE Measurements3. The SAE is student managed Student applies classroom-learned skills in real-world
settings with student initiating and controlling decisions.
4. The SAE is planned and comprehensive Students experience skills that meet or exceed
curricular expectations, accomplishing goals and is managed with a collaboration of student, teacher, and parents.
5. Student receives recognition Recognition can begin with academic recognition for
SAE accomplishments and develop into FFA degree recognition and develop further into state and national recognition through FFA proficiency awards and Record Book competitions.
Types of SAE Enterprises
Entrepreneurship
Placement
Conservation
Improvement
Practicum Skills
Research
While an SAE program may contain just one type of activity, the goal should be to show growth each
year, either by improving or expanding your original project or adding an additional SAE.
This maximizes learning and your opportunities for FFA awards and recognition.
SAE Growth
Entrepreneurship SAEThe student plans, implements, operates, and assumes financial risks in a farming
activity or agricultural business for an entrepreneurship SAE.
In entrepreneurship programs, the student owns the materials and other required inputs and keeps
financial records to determine return to investments.
Entrepreneurship Examples. . Growing a garden or an agronomic crop A group of students growing a crop of poinsettias Raising rabbits, pigs, sheep, or cattle Running a pay-to-fish operation Owning and operating a lawn care service Operating a Christmas tree farm Having a pleasure horse
Placement SAE
Placement or employment SAE programs involve the placement of students on farms or in agricultural businesses to provide a
“learning-by-doing” environment.
This is done outside of normal classroom hours and may be
paid or non-paid.
Placement Examples. . .
Working in a florist shopWorking at a riding stableWorking in a small animal hospitalPlacement on a farmWorking in the produce or meat department of a grocery storeWorking in a small engine repair shopWorking after school at a farm supply store
Conservation SAEConservation SAE’s involves the student
studying wildlife and the environment
(soil, water, air, renewable resources)
and conducting research and
activities to improve the environment and provide habitat for
wildlife.
Conservation projects usually include multiple environmental BMP activities throughout the
year.
Conservation Examples. . . Place bird feeders and maintain a log of birds seen
Research and plant a butterfly garden
Make casts of animal tracks
Raise pheasants or quail
Plant evergreens and apple trees for wildlife food and cover
Join a watershed group and conduct a stream
Develop a PowerPoint to identify trees and wildlife common to your area and use it to study for FFA CDE’s
Conservation Project Opportunities
The Pennsylvania Game Commission provides
regional and state level monetary awards for
outstanding conservation projects.
They PGC Wildlife Conservation Officers also serve as technical advisors
for SAE projects.
Improvement SAEImprovement SAE projects include a series of learning activities that improve the value or appearance of the place of employment, home, school, or community; the efficiency of an enterprise or business; or the living conditions of the family.
The improvement project can occur at home, school or in your community. It can be paid or volunteer time.
Improvement Examples. . .
Landscaping the home
Building a pasture fence
Remodeling and painting a room
Overhauling a piece of ag equipment
Building or reorganizing a workshop
Renovating and restocking a pond
Computerizing the records of an agricultural business
Practicum Skill SAEPracticum Skill projects allow students to gain knowledge through:•Non-experimental research•Exploring various areas of agriculture•Exploring agricultural careers
Practicum Skill Examples. . . Develop a marketing plan for an agricultural commodity
Write a series of newspaper articles about the environment
Design a land use plan for your school district
Develop a landscape design for a community park
Attend an agricultural career day
Attend a county or state conservation camp
School Related Practicum Skill Examples. . .
• Work in the school greenhouse or land lab• Serve as a school lab assistant• Develop and/or maintain the FFA chapter Web site.• Develop and/or participate in the recycling program• Plant a butterfly garden at an elementary school
Research SAE
The purpose of the experiment is to provide students “hands-on” experience in:•Verifying, learning, or demonstrating scientific principles in agriculture
•Discovering new knowledge
•Using the scientific process
Research SAE include in depth activities where the student plans and conducts a major agricultural experiment using the scientific process.
Research Examples. . . Comparing the muscle and bone anatomy of a chicken wing to
a human hand Determining the impact of different levels of enzymes on meat
tenderness Comparing three rooting hormones on root development Determining if phases of the moon have an effect on plant
growth Determining the strength of welds using different welding
methods
After reviewing this PowerPoint,talk to your parents and agriculture teacher and decide the type of SAE that will work for you.
What will your SAE project(s) be????
Decision TIME!
Your SAE Record BookAfter you decide which type of SAE you will do:
With your agriculture teacher’s supervision, decide if you will be doing your records by hand (paper and pencil) or electronically on the computer.
With your agriculture teacher’s help, select the appropriate record book(s) to match the type of SAE you have selected. Each SAE type will have a different record book format.
All record books can be downloaded from the PA FFA website:www.paffa.state.pa.us
SAE Record Book LayoutDownload the appropriate records sections to your computer from the PA FFA Web site.
Remember every SAE record book MUST include a Common Pages section (see notebook format below).
Three Ring Notebook Format -SAE notebook colored tabs are available from the PA Association of Ag Educators
Tab 1: Planning (Common Pages download) Tab 2: Enterprise 1 Tab 3-5: Additional Enterprises 2-4 Tab 6: Summary (Common Pages download) Tab 7: Leadership (Common Pages download)
Research SAE Project Opportunities
Your research project is eligible for competition in the
Agri science fairs at the FFA state and national levels, as well as at your local
fairs.
Awards and Recognition
Pennsylvania FFA SAERecord Book Competitions
Events are held on the local and state level. See the PA FFA website for scorecards and all
required record keeping forms.
Mid Atlantic Farm Credit and Ag Choice provide:
$250 for the top record book in each of the four FFA regions.
$500 for the top record book in PA.
These awards are presented on stage at the PA FFA Summer Convention in June.
Conservation SAE Project Opportunities
The PA Game Commission offers
awards for outstanding projects and Record
Books.
State and National FFA Proficiency Awards
Students with outstanding record books are encouraged to complete a National FFA proficiency award application.
State Regional Proficiency winners receive $25 and a plaque.
State Proficiency winners receive $100 and a plaque and represents PA in national competition.
Go to the National FFA website for a list of proficiency areas and applications: www.FFA.org
FFA Proficiency Awards
SAE Resources
1. Classroom discussion, Ag Sci textbook and videos
2. Upperclassmen FFA Members
3. PA FFA Handbook (on PA FFA website)
4. National FFA Student Handbook
5. National FFA Official Manual
6. PA FFA website: www.paffa.state.pa.us
7. National FFA website: www.ffa.org
8. PA Department of Education SAE Guidebook