Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE)

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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 program.

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• 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/sa
e/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?

• 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?