Agricultural Educatin Department Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Prject Handbk Name Chapter: MN0096 Username: Student ID# Passwrd: Student ID# Prject Due What is a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)? A prject designed t encurage students t learn mre abut an areaa f interest t them in agriculture. SAE INFORMATION 1. Cmplete the SAE plan (n AET) and turn it in fr apprval. 2. Pick a tpic/prject that is f interestt t yu and will be enjyable t cmplete! 3. A minimum f 10 hurs utside f class must be spent n this prject. If yu are enrlled in tw r mre agricultural educatin curse simultaneusly addd 5 hurs per curse. 4. This prject will make up 15% f yur grade. 5. Give at least a 3 minute presentatin n t the class summarizing their SAE. 6. All prjects will be dcumented using The Ag Experience Tracker (AET) and must include: 5 Jurnal Entries** 1 Final Jurnal 1 Jurnal with a List f Skills Learned Any Financial Recrds** At Least 6 Pictures with Captins Upladed t the AET Prtfli **Jurnals and/r Time Cards must dcument at least 10 Hurs f SAE Invlvement 7. Pictures shuld dcument the experience befre, during, andd after. Please submit pictures that shw yu wrking n yur prject and prvide captins with explanatin. These phts shuld be upladed t yur AET Prtfli. 8. While we encurage yu t cntinue a previus SAE prgram, ALL recrds (hurs, jurnals, pictures, etc.) MUST take place during the time f yur enrllment in this class. Please add new infrmatin! 9. Students may chse t wrk cllabratively; hwever, EACH student is respnsible fr submitting their wn separatee dcumentatin. This dcumentati n shuld nt be a cpy f yur peers, but yur wn wrk. This includes: the jurnal entries, financial recrds, and pictures. An SAE is An Experiment r AgriScience Fair Prject Wrk Related t an Agricultural Jb Agricultural Prject at Hme r in the Cmmunity A Business f yur OWN related t Agriculture An Opprtunity fr Research and Investigatin n a Real Wrld Issue An SAE is NOT A Simple Pster rr Display Bard n a Tpic A Hunting r Fishing Trip A Simple Cnstructin Prject (ie Bird Huse) A PwerPint Presentatin r Handbk that is Simply Cpied frm the Internet If yu are enrlled in tw r mre agricultural educatin curses simultaneusly, please be suree t submit a cpy f yur wrkk t each teacher. ** In lieu f the abve requirements, FFA students mayy chse t wrk n their prficiency and/r state degree applicatins which can be fund created using AET. Please see an Agriculture Teacher fr mre infrmatin.**
In rder t be a SAE, a student s prject must cntain the fllwing 4 distinctive characteristics: 1. Planned: all SAEs shuld be carefully planned and hld educatinal value. SAEs shuld relate t what the student is learning in class. Planning a SAE can help the student s prject meet their bjectives by defining what has t be dne. 2. Develped: SAEs shuld reflect the agricultural and career interests f a student. SAEs shuld als utilize the resurces available t the student. 3. Managed: Recrds shuld be carefully kept n SAEs in rder t evaluate the prgress and perfrmance f the student, bth financially and educatinally 4. Supervised: Agriculture teachers shuld supervised and prvide help during all stages f the student s SAE. Teachers shuld bserve and assess a student s SAE thrughut the duratin f the activity and prvide cnstructive feedback. Explratry SAE: allws students t have a wide range f experiences. This type f SAE helps students learn what they want t study mre in depth. By explring many areas, students can make better chices abut educatin and careers. Thrugh explratry SAEs students can understand and appreciate the field f agriculture. The nly investment needed by a student fr an Explratry SAE is TIME. Examples: jb shadwing, researching a career, attending a fair/sale, visiting a lcal agriculture peratin, etc. Jb shadwing: bserving the wrk f an experienced persn. Imprvement SAE: usually invlve hme r cmmunity wrk. They may be grup r individual prjects that cntribute t the agricultural knwledge and/r skill f a student, and are usually unpaid. Examples: cnstructing livestck pens, landscaping the hme, renvating a lawn, r vlunteering at a farmer s market. Placement SAE: a student is emplyed fr cmpensatin r t gain experience. The purpse is t prvide practical experience and develp skills needed t enter and advance in a particular ccupatin. The lcatin where the student wrks is called the training lcatin. The majr investment made by the student is time. Examples: wrking at a flwer shp, assisting a lcal veterinarian, emplyed at a mechanic shp, etc. Entrepreneurial and Ownership SAE: an enterprise wned and perated in agriculture r a related area by the student. The materials and input are wned by the student, and the risk f wnership falls n the student. The key is that the student assumes all financial respnsibility fr their prject. This type f SAE requires an investment f time and mney by students. The main gals are t earn a prfit and learn! Examples: raising livestck, raising and selling plants, perating a lawn care business, grwing and selling crps, etc. Research and Experimentatin SAE (AgriScience): students learn by fllwing the scientific methd in search f an answer. This experience invlves students identifying prblems, searching fr infrmatin, and then cnducting a scientific experiment r research prcedures t arrive at cnclusins. Students may cperate with the science teacher r scientists in the lcal cmmunity t cmplete this experience. Time is ften the nly investment required by a student, as the supplies are prvided by the schl r wh they wrk with. If students d invest their wn mney, they shuld keep recrds f their expenses. Examples: wrking with a fd scientist n prjects, cllecting and testing water samples, testing rates f fertilizer applicatin, testing different livestck feed ratins, using different prpagatin techniques n plants, etc. Ptential SAE Tpic Areas Animal Systems Agribusiness Systems Envirnmental Service Systems Fd Prducts and Prcessing Systems Natural Resurce Systems Plant Systems Pwer, Structural, and Technical Systems **Fr additinal ideas visit: http://www.frestlakeffa.rg/sae.aspx
Plagiarism and Academic Dishnesty Yur SAE prject shuld be a cllectin f yur wn research, findings, and cnclusins. It shuld be written in yur wn wrds. Rule f Thumb - nt mre than 20% f an SAE prject shuld cntain infrmatin directly quted frm anther surce Always: Include a wrks cited and/r reference page in yur SAE prject. Ask if yu are unsure hw t use and/r cite a reference. Avid the fllwing: Plagiarism - taking and using an idea, expressin, plt, writing, inventin, etc. frm anther persn and using as ne's wn Cpying infrmatin directly frm anther surce (website, bk, magazine, etc) withut using qutatins and citing the surce. Using infrmatin frm anther surce and nly changing a cuple f the wrds withut citing the surce. Fr mre infrmatin and a summary f cnsequences: Refer t the schl Academic Dishnesty Plicy lcated in the student handbk.
See the SAE Scring Rubric fr Mre Infrmatin abut the Checklist f Required Items! Updated Yur AET Prfile Cmplete (r Update) the AET SAE Prgram Plan (Befre Starting the Prject) http://www.theaet.cm/aet/financial/saeplan.aspx Generate a PDF f yur plan and submit it t yur teacher Dcument AT LEAST 10 SAE Hurs n AET Unpaid hurs shuld be part f Jurnal entries Paid hurs shuld be entered as Pay Checks Use the Jurnal and/r Finance tab(s) n AET fr mre detail The Jurnal shuld indicate the date the activity was perfrmed & nt when written! This scre is part f the Prject Recrds sectin f the rubric Reprt as Evidence Cmplete AT LEAST 5 Well Written Jurnal and/r Financial Entries Supervised Agriculture Experience Prgram AET Checklist e (if this is yur first time inn an Agriculture Class and/r AET) Include Hurs & a well written descriptin! Prvide details abut the activity and what yu perfrmed. Dcumented any Incme, Expenses r Bartered Items n AET Use the Finance tab n AET fr mre detail This scre is part f the Prject Recrds sectin f the rubric Reprt as Evidence Cmpleted a Final Prject Jurnal that includes the SAE Scring Rubric infrmatin indicated in the Cmpleted a Skills & Cmpetencies Jurnal that listed AT LEAST 10 New & Challenging skills Credit will nt be given fr recreatinal activities (ie hunting) r knwledge that is nt at an apprpriate level. Include WHY these skills are imprtant t yur success Submitted AT LEAST 6 Pictures t the AET Prtfli with Well Written Captins The rubric explains in mre detail pints assigned fr lack f visual evidence and/r captins. ASSIGN yur phts t yur SAE Experience http://www.theaet.cm/aet/prtfli/ Print a COMPLETE AET Recrd Bk and submit t yur teacher Click Reprts tab and then select Cmplete Recrdd Bk Reprt Reprt will dwnlad as either a PDF r Wrd Dcument Submit reprt t teacher as instructed **Extra Credit will be award t student wh create a prject and/r display that can be used at the Agriculture Open Huse r Washingtn Cunty Fair** **Extra Credit als available fr Cmmunity Service and/r FFA Entries** Mre Infrmatin at: www.theaet.cm www.frestlakeffa..cm r Yur Teacher s Webpage
SAE Plan Prgram Dcumentatin Presentatin Final SAE Evaluatin While we encurage yu t cntinue a previus SAE prgram, ALL recrds (hurs, jurnals, pictures, etc.) MUST take place during the time f yur enrllment in this class. Please add new infrmatin! Student Name: SAE Prgram: Grading Criteria Exemplary (10) Prficient (7) Apprentice (4) Nvice (1) Scre Prject Plan Failing t submit a prject plan will result in an incmplete n the assignment! Prject Recrds Prject Jurnals (5) Final Prject Jurnal (1) (Summary) Skills and Cmpetencies Jurnal (1) Visual Display Verbal Explanatin prject plan that clearly DESCRIBES the prgram, prvides infrmatin abut TIME & FINANCIAL investment, and prvides at least 5 LEARNING was apprved by the instructr. The student dcumented at least 10 SAE hurs f challenging and meaningful activities that are educatinal in nature & NOT recreatinal. Als included any financial recrds, including mney earned r spent. The student cmpleted 5 well written AET Jurnal and/r Financial Entries. final AET Jurnal that prject. The summary included a reflectin, current prject prgress, applicatin, & future gals. The student cmpleted a Skills & Cmpetencies Jurnal that listed at least 10 NEW & CHALLENGING skills and their imprtance t success. The student submitted AT LEAST 6 pictures as evidence f the student s invlvement in the SAE. Pictures were upladed t the AET prtfli & included captins. The student clearly explained their SAE prgram and what they had learned fr at least 3 minutes prject plan that clearly DESCRIBES the prgram, prvides infrmatin abut TIME & FINANCIAL investment, but prvides less than 5 LEARNING was apprved by the instructr. The student dcumented 7-9 SAE hurs challenging and meaningful activities that are educatinal in nature & NOT recreatinal. Als included any financial recrds, including mney earned r spent. The student cmpleted 5 AET Jurnal and/r Financial entries, but did nt prvide enugh detail. final AET Jurnal that prject, but the summary failed t describe ne f the fllwing: reflectin, current prject prgress, applicatin, r future gals. The student cmpleted a Skills & Cmpetencies Jurnal that listed 7-9 NEW & CHALLENGING skills and their imprtance t success. The student submitted 4-5 pictures as evidence f the student s invlvement in the SAE. Pictures were upladed t the AET prtfli but culd have had mre detailed captins. The student verbally explained the SAE fr at least 3 minutes, but did nt explain learned skills prject plan that clearly DESCRIBES the prgram, but des nt prvide infrmatin abut TIME and/r FINANCIAL investment, and has less than 5 LEARNING was apprved by the instructr. The student dcumented 4-6 SAE hurs challenging and meaningful activities that are educatinal in nature & NOT recreatinal. Did nt prvide necessary financial recrds, including mney earned r spent. The student nly cmpleted 2-4 AET Jurnals and/r Financial entries & lacked detail. final AET Jurnal that prject, but the summary failed t describe tw f the fllwing: reflectin, current prject prgress, applicatin, r future gals. The student cmpleted a Skills & Cmpetencies Jurnal that listed 4-6 NEW & CHALLENGING skills and their imprtance t success. The student submitted 2-3 pictures as evidence f the student s invlvement in the SAE. Pictures were upladed t the AET prtfli but culd have had mre detailed captins. The student verbally explained the SAE, but did nt clearly describe their prject & learned skills prject plan, but fails t clearly DESCRIBE the prgram, prvide infrmatin abut TIME and/r FINANCIAL investment, and has less than 5 LEARNING was still apprved by the instructr. The student dcumented less than 4 SAE hurs challenging and meaningful activities that are educatinal in nature & NOT recreatinal. Did nt prvide necessary financial recrds, including mney earned r spent. The student cmpleted less than 2 AET Jurnals and/r Financial entries OR didn t include details. final AET Jurnal that prject, but did nt prvide detail abut what was learned r hw this infrmatin can be applied in the future. The student cmpleted a Skills & Cmpetencies Jurnal that listed less than 4 NEW & CHALLENGING skills. The student submitted 2 r less pictures as evidence f the student s invlvement in the SAE. Pictures were nt upladed t the AET prtfli r did nt include captins. The student did nt delivered a verbal SAE explanatin that was less than 2 minutes in length Graded Separately Prfessinalism & Neatness: /10 (All Recrds in AET, Printed Necessary Reprts, Selectin f an SAE that can Cntribute t Career and/r Pst-Secndary Success) Extra Credit: (Included FFA and/r Cmmunity Service Activities. SAE culd be used at the Ag Open Huse r Cunty Fair) Cmments: TOTAL /70