1. What’s in Agriscience Education? Adapted from Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum

2. 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

3. Opportunities in FFA #1 Become a Leader –officers –public speaking –parliamentary procedure Travel –Career Development Events (Contests) –Conventions –World Travel –Camps

4. Opportunities in FFA #2 Earn Money –Supervised Agriculture Experience Program –Scholarships Be Part of a Team –Career Development Events –Officer Team –Chapter Team

5. Opportunities in FFA #3 Have Fun –FFA Meetings –Trips –Camps Be a Winner –Degrees –Awards

6. 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

7. The FFA and Your Career Agriculture Careers

8. SAE Supervised Agricultural Experience

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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