1. From www.ExploreSAE.com
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2. Lesson 1

3. SMART Goals S – Specific M – Measurable
A – Approved by you (or also Attainable)
R – Realistic
T – Time stamped

4. SMART Goals S – Specific
A goal must be as specific as possible. Identify exactly what it is you want to do.

5. SMART Goals M – Measurable
Attaching a date, quantity, or number to a goal holds you accountable for accomplishment. In addition, you are able to assess the progress and results of your hard work.

6. SMART Goals A – Approved by you.
A goal must be determined by you and you alone. You are more likely to put in the time and effort to achieving a goal if it is one you have set for yourself.
A – Attainable
Goals, especially for groups, should be possible to reach, but also be challenging.

7. SMART Goals R – Realistic
Always shoot for the stars and have high ambitions, but a goal must be within reach. If your goal is not realistic, you will be extremely disappointed each time you fall short. Setting goals that you have the potential to achieve will help you follow through.

8. SMART Goals T – Time stamped
Adding a time or date to a goal you set can assist in holding you accountable and give you a deadline for accomplishment.

9. Goal Length Short Term Goals – Can be achieved in 1 year or less
Intermediate Goals – Achieved in 1-5 years
Long Term Goals – Achieved in 5-15 years

10. SAE Lesson 2

11. What are some career fields in Agriculture?
Agribusiness Management
Agricultural Communications
Building Construction Management
Agriscience
Resource Development and Management
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Resources
Packaging
Horticulture
Forestry
Food Science
Animal Science/Livestock
Fisheries/Wildlife

12. Essential Career Skills
Education – provides the preparation people need to enter a career; includes high school classes, college courses, technical school, and certifications.
People skills – abilities that help people get along well together; includes being courteous, honest, respectful, a good communicator, supportive, and able to solve problems with a group.
Experience – having personally done something in a particular job or location to increase expertise in an area.

13. 4 Characteristics of a quality SAE
Planned: all SAEs should be carefully planned and hold educational value. SAEs should relate to what the student is learning in class. Planning a SAE can help the student’s project meet their objectives by defining what has to be done.
Developed: SAEs should reflect the agricultural and career interests of a student. SAEs should also utilize the resources available to the student.
Managed: Records should be carefully kept on SAEs in order to evaluate the progress and performance of the student, both financially and educationally
Supervised: Agriculture teachers should supervise and provide help during all stages of the student’s SAE. Teachers should observe and assess a student’s SAE based on quality factors.

14. Benefits of an SAE Helps in making career and education decisions
Develops self confidence
Gives practical meaning to courses studied in school
Develops job skills
Promotes thinking skills
Applies record keeping skills
Promotes good money management
Teaches work ethics
Helps develop the ability to assume responsibility
Gives practical experience in relating to other people
Helps make the transition from school to work
Helps achieve FFA awards

15. Career Goal Setting Career Goal Setting Worksheet
FFA Proficiency Award descriptions
Student videos from ExploreSAE.com

16. Lesson 3

17. Brainstorm Time Two minutes
Write down as many ways being in Ag class can help you identify and set goals for a future career as you can think of!

18. Review the definition of SAE
Supervised Agricultural Experience is the part of agriscience education that provides students with the opportunity to gain the experience they need for a successful future career. A wide range of experiences can be had through SAE, helping students explore their areas of interest in agriculture and careers. SAEs allow students to develop specific job skills, earn money, and apply concepts taught in agriscience class.
In order to be a SAE, a student’s project must contain the following 4 distinctive characteristics: planned, developed, managed and supervised.

19. Seven Areas of SAE Interest
Agribusiness Systems
Animal Systems
Environmental Service Systems
Food Products and Processing Systems
Natural Resources Systems
Plant Systems
Power, Structural and Technical Systems

20. Agribusiness Systems Sales Service Landscape Management Processing
Home/Community Development
Outdoor Recreation
Communications
Education

21. Animal Systems Beef Dairy Swine Sheep Goats Poultry Equine Aquaculture
Small Animal
Wildlife
Specialty Animal
Veterinarian

22. Environmental Service Systems
Environmental Science
Natural Resource Management

23. Food Products and Processing Systems
Food Science

24. Natural Resources Systems

25. Plant Systems Grain Crops Fiber/Oil Crops Forage Crops Vegetable Fruit
Turfgrass
Nursery Operations
Floriculture
Forestry
Specialty Crop
Landscape
Orchard

26. Power, Structural and Technical Systems
Fabrication
Power
Repair/Maintenance

27. Plus One: Leadership, Communication, and Education
FFA

28. Exploratory SAE Video (ExploreSAE.com)
Exploratory SAE: allows students to have a wide range of experiences. This type of SAE helps students learn what they want to study more in depth. By exploring many areas, students can make better choices about education and careers. Through exploratory SAEs students can understand and appreciate the field of agriculture. The only investment needed by a student for an Exploratory SAE is TIME. Examples: job shadowing, researching a career, attending a fair/sale, visiting a local agriculture operation, etc.
Everyone has an Exploratory SAE where you log your time spent in contest practices or homework activities.

29. Set up an Exploratory SAE in your AET Record book.
Assignment
Set up an Exploratory SAE in your AET Record book.
Name it “Exploring Ag”.