Transcript Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) Unit A Based on the Indiana State Standards for SAE SAE Unit A.

Supervised Agriculture
Experience (SAE)
Unit A
Based on the Indiana
State Standards for
SAE
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Objectives
• Duty A: Determine the importance
of a SAE Program and the benefits
that can be obtained.
– Task 1 Describe SAE
– Task 2 Indicate reasons for having a
SAE program.
– Task 3 Describe the benefits of a
good SAE
– Task 4 Identify the criteria which
must be met to qualify as an SAE
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program.
– Task 5 Evaluate the
characteristics of a good SAE
program
– Task 6 Determine the
relationship of SAE programs
to the total agriculture
program.
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What is SAE?
• 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.
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Why have an SAE Program?
Completes a total agriculture
education program
Gives work experience
Allows for hands on learning
Learn proper record keeping
Develop career skills
Build responsibility
Chance for awards and recognition
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How can you benefit from
a good SAE Program?
• Read Best Practices examples
and complete worksheet.
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Graphic is from http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agexed/sae/strength.html
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Qualifications for SAE
Programs
• Investigation
– Looking into possible SAE ideas
• Planning
– deciding what to do and setting goals
• Coordination
– communicating with advisor, employer,
and parents
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• Record keeping
– tracking achievements over time
• Improvement Activities
– improving your work site, home, or
community
• Supplementary Activities
– agriculture skills developed outside the
work place
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What makes a good SAE program?
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Interest to you
Builds career skills
Careful record keeping
Variety through supplemental and
improvement projects
• Builds off of knowledge gained in
the classroom
• Enjoyable
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How Does SAE Fit in a Total
Agriculture Education Program?
SAE
FFA
Classroom/
Lab
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