THE SAE EXPERIENCE

SAE

Three Circle Model

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Lesson Overview

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This lesson is meant to serve as a

supplemental instruction to educate
students on the Supervised Agricultural
Experience(SAE) system by providing a
broad overview as well as specific
individualized instruction.

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Lesson Content

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Within this lesson, students will learn

about the basis upon which SAE is
founded, the role it plays in agricultural
education, the functionality and logistics
of the system, and possible executable
experiences. Students will have the
ability to choose which area of
agriculture they are most interested in
for completing SAEs in the future.
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Audience

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The intended audience for this lesson is

students in the 8th grade that are
currently enrolled in the Introductory to
Agriculture class. They are expected to
have a broad overview and
understanding of the various
components of agriculture and how it is
applied in the classroom.
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Environment

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The intended environment is at home or

in a quiet location where the lesson can
be completed without interruption. An
adult may be available for clarification, if
need be, but it is not necessary for this
lesson. Students should have access to
the internet and posses headphones for
additional audio that is present
throughout the lesson.
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Standards

A. Students shall be able to describe the

importance of an SAE program and the
benefits that can be obtained from a successful
SAE program.
A. 1. Define SAE
A. 4. Specify the criteria which must be met to

qualify as an SAE program.

A. 6. Explain the relationship of SAE programs to
the total agricultural program.

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B. Students shall be able to identify the

opportunities for SAE projects in the
community.
B. 1. List the six major types of SAE programs.
B. 2. Evaluate the characteristics of the SAE

program areas.
B. 3. Identify examples of projects in each program
area.

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C. Students shall be able to select goals for an

SAE program.
C. 2. List the types of goals which should be set for

an SAE program.
C. 3. Explain how goals should be set for the SAE
program

D. Students shall outline the steps that are

needed to begin an SAE program.
D. 1. Evaluate personal interests for each SAE

program area.
D. 4. Describe the responsibilities involved in
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E. Students shall be able to keep the

following records for their SAE programs:
budgets, inventories, financial statements,
receipts and expenditures.
E. 2. Identify the necessary forms to keep in the

record book.
E. 4. Explain what a budget is and where it is
used.
E. 8. Explain the importance of keeping an
accurate inventory and demonstrate how to
complete a beginning inventory.
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F. Students shall be able to complete the

forms needed to summarize, analyze, and
evaluate the SAE program.
F. 1. Identify the forms needed to summarize the

years records.
F. 7. Identify where to find the information
necessary to complete an SAE program summary.
F. 8. Identify the forms which are used to evaluate
and improve an SAE program.
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Learning Goals

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Learning Objectives

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The Student
Experience

Welcome to the student portion of this

lesson! Before you begin, please take a
moment to read the goals of this lesson
to be in the right mindset as you work.
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Learning Goals

The Student
Experience
Now that you are aware of the intent of this
lesson, you may begin! Click on each of the
subcategories to explore the world of SAE
programs. Keep in mind, you are advised to
visit all portions, as key points from each will be
included in the final evaluation.
What is
SAE?

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SAE
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What is SAE?

SAE: Supervised Agricultural Experience

SAEs are student designed, teacher approved,

experiential programs that are constructed to be
completed outside of the classroom in real-life settings.
All are designed to be experiential, service and/or workbased learning through the implementation of a
supervised agriculture experience program.
They are a highly encouraged portion of any agricultural
education system and are considered to be co-curricular
to classroom education along with FFA.
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A Brief History

1917- Smith-Hughes Act is passed, leading to

structured professional agriculture programs in
high schools.
Farm Projects are required as an integral

component of all agriculture education programs.

1928- Three Circle Model completed with the

foundation of FFA
1963- Vocational Education Act of 1963 expands
the ground upon which agriculture education is
classified.
Section 10 classifies any agriculturally related work on

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or off of a farm as acceptable for external educational

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projects.

History Continued

1989- The Strategic Plan for Agricultural

Education is passed and provides a
modernized definition of agriculture based
projects.
No longer referred to as Farm Projects, but have

been renamed as Supervised Experiences.

Mandates that experiences revolve around real-life
agricultural situations, regardless of specific
content matter.
Students are expected to develop a positive work
ethic and realistic occupational goals.

Purpose & Importance

The purpose of SAEs is to improve individual

understanding of agriculture from the
perspective of real life situations.

How does SAE work?

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SAEs

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Evaluation

Now that you have completed the

information and application portions of the
lesson, it is time to test how well
everything sunk in!
Throughout the evaluation you will have
the opportunity to return to the home tab
and review sections within the Student
Experience if need be, but I encourage
you to try and answer questions without
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Part I: Written
Response
Please take a moment and reflect on how
effective this lesson plan was in achieving the
desired goal. Explain your reasoning.

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Thank you!

Thank you for your feedback regarding this

lesson, it will be taken into consideration
for improvement in future classes!

Part II: Multiple

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Part III: Matching

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Matching Question #1

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Does your answer look like

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Matching Question #2

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How does your matching

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Matching Question #3

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Are you close?

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Part IV: Short Answer

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Acceptable Answer
Does your answer look something like
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Acceptable Answer
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Acceptable Answer
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