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.

Examples of SAE Programs Operating a lawn care business Raising show lambs Working at a florist shop Growing a cotton crop Designing a landscaping plan Conducting an experiment on rooting hormones Operating a pet sitting service Working with a veterinarian Improving wildlife habitat

Why Have a SAE Program? Develop skills that can be used in getting a job Earn money Win FFA awards (FFA proficiency awards are based on your SAE) Develop skills to start your own business Obtain skills and knowledge that will be helpful in college

More Reasons for SAE! Learn more about possible careers Develop management skills Learn how to keep accurate records Advance in the FFA (FFA degrees are based on your SAE) Improve decision making skills Develop skills that can be used as a hobby or for recreation.

One More Reason for SAE! It can make a profound impact in the lives of individual students.

The NC SAE Model

Philosophical basis for SAE? SAE is built on the philosophy of pragmatism - the worth of an idea (or what is true) is proven when it is tested in a real word setting. (C. S. Peirce, William James and John Dewey are associated with the philosophy of pragmatism.)

“All genuine education comes about through experience.” John Dewey Experiential Learning

Psychological basis for SAE? Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs –SAE fits into several levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

The educational basis for SAE Dale’s Cone of Experience

Cone of Learning (Edgar Dale) Doing the Real Thing Simulating the Real Experience Doing a Dramatic Presentation Giving a Talk Participating in a Discussion Seeing It Done on Location Watching a Demonstration Looking at an Exhibit Watching a Movie Looking at Pictures Hearing Words Reading Nature of Involvement Passive Active Receiving/ Participating Doing Visual Receiving Verbal Receiving After 2 weeks we tend to remember... 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear30% of what we see 50% of what we hear and see 70% of what we say 90% of what we say and do Edgar Dale, Audio-Visual Methods in Teaching (3rd Edn.), Holt, Rinehart, and Winston (1969).

The educational basis for SAE Stimulus-Response Learning Theory Stimulus Response Reinforcement Teaching SAE FFA programs

The educational basis for SAE Kolb’s Learning Styles (Experiential Learning)

What is the legal basis for SAE? The Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 (a federal law) required all students to have "directed or supervised practice in agriculture, either on a farm provided for by the school or other farm, for at least six months per year." This law has since been amended. More later.

N C State Board of Ed. Policy Workforce Development Education - Program of Study and Support Services Guide –“Agricultural Education is a program of coordinated group and individual instructional activities focused on the core areas of classroom laboratory instruction, FFA activities and supervised agricultural experiences.” This guide is approved by the State Board of Education.

A teacher can require all students to have an SAE just as they require all students to do homework, take tests, and work in the agricultural laboratory. It is a part of agricultural education. The SAE can even be graded. What Can Teachers Do?

The Old AgEd Education Model Instruction SAE FFA

The New Ag Ed Education Model Instruction SAE FFA

Who’s Responsible? At one time there was strict federal and state control over SAE. Today, the responsibility for the SAE program rests with the teacher.