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

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Mission Statement and Goals for Agricultural Education

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 education functioning 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 Agriculture Reinventing Agricultural Education for the Year

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-6 Education Middle School High School Post Secondary Education Adult years

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 Classroom/Laboratory FFA SAEP

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 Education Optional 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