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Unit: Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Programs

Lesson: Introduction to SAE (Lesson 1)

Objectives:

At the end of the class the learner will be able to:
  1. Define what is meant by SAE.

2. List five benefits of having a SAE.

3. Identify five categories of SAE

4. Give examples of SAE activities.

 References and Teaching Aids: 1. Computer with PowerPoint 97 and a projection device or an overhead projector.

2. "Introduction to SAE" PowerPoint 97 presentation (SAEintro.ppt)

3. VCR

4. Video Tape "SAE: It's More Than You Think" (available from the National FFA Center)

5. FFA Proficiency Award Medals

6. FFA Degree Pins

7. Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) student information sheet (one for each student)

8. A small sapling with at least two or three well defined branches (this tree will be severely pruned)

9. Pruning shears

10. "Turning SAE into a JOB" Word Ladder Activity Sheet (one for each student)

 Teaching Procedure:
 
 A. Interest Approach:
Show slides 2,3 & 4 from the "Introduction to SAE" PowerPoint presentation or transparencies made from those slides. These slides show three help wanted advertisements. Ask the class to determine what the ads all have in common other than all the jobs being agriculturally related. Give the students time to read and think. (The answer is the ads all want people with experience.)   B. Problem Statement: (to be written on the board or overhead)  
"How does one gain experience to get a job?"


C. Teaching Steps:

 
1. Ask the students for their suggestions on how to gain experience so they can get jobs. Discuss possible answers with the class. Point out this is a which-came-first-the-chicken-or-egg question. How can you get experience without first having the job and how do you get the job without first having experience. There is an answer. It is spelled SAE. (slide 6).   2. Have students define SAE then show the definition (slide 7)   3. Ask the students, "In addition to getting experience so you can obtain a job, what are some other ways you benefit from having a SAE?"  

Write the question "How do you benefit from having a SAE program" on the board.
 

Anticipated Answers
 
  • Develop skills that can be used in getting a job 
  • Provides the opportunity to make money 
  • Develops skills that can be used in starting you own business 
  • Helps development management skills 
  • Learn how keep accurate records 
  • Improves analytical and decision making skills 
  • Teaches responsibility 
  • Provides the opportunity to explore possible careers 
  • 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 involved at regional, state and national levels 


    • Either display or pass around the FFA proficiency award medals that are presented at the chapter level.

     
  • FFA degrees are partially based on the SAE. You must have a SAE program to advance to higher degrees in the FFA. 


    • Pass around or display the various degree pins.

     
  • To make a better grade in agriculture class. 


    • This would be true if the SAE is a part of the grading system, which is strongly recommended.

          4. Show the remainder of the PowerPoint presentation or transparencies made from the presentation. Discuss the various types of SAE programs.   5. Announce to the students that we’ll see a video of some students who have SAE programs. Show the video tape "SAE: It's More Than You Think."   6. Pass out the one page handout "Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)" and review with the students. Suggest to the students they need to start thinking about the type of SAE they would like to have.       D. Review:  
    1. Call on individual students to review reasons why having a SAE program is important.   2. Take the small tree and place a label that says "SAE" on the trunk of the tree. Place a sign that says "proficiency awards: on one of the main branches. Place a sign that says "FFA degrees" on another branch. You could also place signs on other branches that say "FFA Officer" and "Grades" (Assuming one of the requirements to be a chapter officer is to hold the chapter degree and SAE is part of the grading system). Emphasize to the class that various parts of the agricultural education program are built on the SAE program. Take the pruning shears and cut the tree at the bottom of the trunk. If there is no SAE program, then nothing else can develop. 3. Distribute the "Turning SAE into a JOB" word ladder activity sheet and have students complete. Even though 3 word blank steps are given for the activity, challenge the students to do it in two steps. (Note: This activity sheet is the last slide in the SAEintro.ppt file

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