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AgriscienceEducationandFFAOverview
Jacob DavisEducation AdministratorState FFA AdvisorAlabama Department of Education
Outline:• DiscusstheimportanceofagriculturetoAlabama• Discussthemissionofschool-basedagriscienceeducation• Discussthe3-componentmodelofagriscienceeducation• Classroom/Laboratory• ClusterDescription• ProgramChoices:InstructionalDiversity• CareerReadinessIndicators
• SupervisedAgriculturalExperience(SAE)• FFA
ImportanceofAgriculturetoAlabama:• Agriculture,Forestryandrelatedindustriescontributed$70.4BilliontoAlabama’seconomyin2010,accountingforalmost40percentofourGrossDomesticProduct(GDP).• Twenty-twopercentofthestate’sworkforceisemployedinagriculture,forestryandrelatedindustries(580,295people).• Foodis important.
Source:www.alabamaagimpact.comSpecificcountyinformationcanbeprintedfromtheWebsite.AlabamaLaborMarketInformationonAgriculture:http://www2.labor.alabama.gov/workforcedev/AccelerateAL/Agriculture/Agriculture.pdf
AgriculturalEducation/IndustryDemand• AgriculturalEducationDemand:• In2014,therewasadeficitof411agriscienceteachersnationwide• In2015-2016,thereare44first-yearagriscienceteachersinAlabama• 34ofthemarealternativecertifiedSource:www.naae.org/teachag
• AgricultureCollegeGraduateDemand:• Nearly60,000High-SkilledAgricultureJobOpeningsExpectedAnnuallyinU.S.,YetOnly35,000GraduatesAvailabletoFillThemSource:http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2015/05/0135.xml
TheAgriscienceEducationMission:
AgriscienceEducationpreparesstudentsforsuccessfulcareersandalifetimeofinformed
choicesintheglobalagriculture,food,fiberandnaturalresourcessystems.
Classroom/LaboratoryInstruction:
• CareerandTechnicalEducationisdividedinto16CareerClusters.• AgriscienceEducationservestheAgriculture,FoodandNaturalResources(AFNR).
Website:http://careertech.org/career-clusters
Classroom/LaboratoryInstruction:
• AgriscienceEducationpreparesstudentsforcareersandprofessionalleadershipintheagriculturalandconstructionindustries.Intheclassroom,studentslearnconceptsandtheoriesdealingwithabroadspectrumoftopics.
Classroom/LaboratoryInstruction:
• AgriscienceEducationhasaverydiversecurriculumtosupporttheAFNRindustriesingrades6-12.Thepathwaysare:• PlantSystems(Horticulture,Landscaping,Turf,etc.)• AnimalSystems(Cattle,Swine,Equine,Poultry,VeterinaryScience,etc.)• Environmental&NaturalResourcesSystems(Forestry,Wildlife,EnvironmentalScience,Aquaculture,etc.)• AgribusinessSystems(Marketing,Communications,BusinessManagement,etc.)• Power,Structural&TechnicalSystems(PowerEquipment,Construction,Welding,ElectricalWiring,Plumbing,Masonry,Painting&Finishing,Cabinetmaking,etc.)
AgriscienceEducationProgramChoices:
• MiddleSchool-Agriscience(Grades6-8)• AgribusinessSystems• Agriconstruction• AgriculturalPlacement(CooperativeEducation)• AnimalSystems• Aquaculture• Environmental&NaturalResourcesSystems• GeneralAgriscience• PlantSystems• PowerMechanics
MiddleSchool-Agriscience:
• Designedtodeliverdiverseagriculturalexploratoryexperiencestostudentsingrades6-8.• Courses:• IntroductiontoAgriscience(7th Grade)• AgriscienceExploration(8th Grade)• CareerClustersExplorationthroughAgriculture(Grades6-8)*
*Courseexploresall16clustersfromanagriculturalperspective
AgribusinessSystems:
• Designedtoprovidestudentswithageneralunderstandingofagriculturalcommunications,managementandthemarketingofagriculturalproductsintoday’sglobalbusinessenvironment.• Courses:• Agriscience*• AgribusinessTechnology• AgribusinessMarketing• AgriculturalCommunications*• AgribusinessManagement*
*1creditand½creditcoursesavailable
Agriconstruction:• Designedtoprovidestudentswithanunderstandingofmodernconstructionandbuildingpracticesalongwithabasicunderstandingofmetalfabricationandwelding.• Courses:• Agriscience*• IntroductiontoDraftingDesign• ConstructionSitePreparationandFoundations• ConstructionFraming• ConstructionFinishingandInteriorSystems• ResidentialWiring• IntroductiontoMasonry• SafetyandHealthRegulations• IntroductiontoMetalFabrication*• IntroductiontoMetalInertGas/FluxCoredArcWelding
*1creditand½creditcoursesavailable
AgriculturalPlacement:
• Thisprogramisaplaceholderforagriscienceteachersthatserveasthecooperativeeducationinstructorfortheschool/schoolsystem.• WehavetotrackallagrisciencecertifiedinstructorsinCTEfromareviewstandpoint.
AnimalSystems:• Designedtoprovidestudentswithanunderstandingoflivestockmanagement,veterinaryscience,poultryscience,equinescienceandfoodprocessing.• Courses:
• Agriscience*• AnimalScience*• AnimalBiotechnology• PoultryScience• EquineScience• IntroductiontoVeterinaryScience• VeterinaryScience
*1creditand½creditcoursesavailable
Aquaculture:• Designedtoprovidestudentswithageneralunderstandingoftheaquacultureindustrythroughfisheriestechnology.• Courses:• Agriscience*• AquaExperience*• AquacultureScience• AquaticBiology• IntroductiontoFisheriesTechnology• AdvancedFisheriesTechnology
*1creditand½creditcoursesavailable
Environmental&NaturalResourcesSystems:• Designedtoprovidestudentswithageneralunderstandingoftheecology,forestryandwildlifemanagementindustriesastheyrelatetoagriculture.• Courses:• Agriscience*• EnvironmentalManagement• FishandWildlifeManagement*• Forestry*• ForestryEquipment• UrbanForestry• Arboriculture• Dendrology• WildlandFirefightingandControlledFire
*1creditand½creditcoursesavailable
GeneralAgriscience:• Designedtodeliveravarietyofagriculturaldisciplineswhichwillprovidestudentsageneralunderstandingofthescopeofagricultureasitrelatestothefollowingareas:animalscience,plantsciences,agriculturalconstructionandagriculturalmechanics.• Courses:
• FundamentalofAgriscience• IntermediateAgriscience• AdvancedAgriscience• AppliedAgriculturalMechanics
PlantSystems:• Designedtoprovidestudentswithanunderstandingofthegreenhouse,horticultureandnurserylandscapeindustries.• Courses:• Agriscience*• HorticulturalScience*• PlantBiotechnology• GreenhouseProductionandManagement• NurseryProductionandManagement• SportsTurfgrass ProductionandManagement• LandscapeDesign&Management*• ResidentialLandscapeEstablishment&Management
*1creditand½creditcoursesavailable
PowerMechanics:• Designedtoprovidestudentswithageneralunderstandingofagriculturalpowerequipment.• Courses:
• Agriscience*• Two- andFour-StrokeEngines*• PowerEquipmentTechnology• ResidentialandCommercialPowerEquipment
*1creditand½creditcoursesavailable
ArticulatedCourses/DualEnrollment:• ArticulatedCreditCourses(CIPCode):• HorticulturalScience(420051)• GreenhouseProductionandManagement(420054)• NurseryProductionandManagement(420055)• LandscapeDesignandManagement(420057)• ResidentialLandscapeEstablishmentandManagement(420059)• SportsTurfgrass ProductionandManagement(420056)
• DualEnrollmentCreditopportunitiesareofferedthroughagreementssolidifiedbylocalLEAsandCommunityColleges.
CareerReadinessIndicators:• CareerReadinessIndicators(CRIs)arecredentials/certificationsmadeavailabletoallstudentsenrolledinaprogramwherecareerandtechnicalskillproficienciesarealignedwithindustry-recognizedstandards.• CRIsareavailableformost,butnotallprogramsatthistime.• CRIsprovideproofthestudentpossessestheminimumskillsrequiredforentry-levelemploymentinthechosenfieldofcertification.• CRIswillberecordedonthestudent’shighschooltranscriptandtestingcanoccuratthediscretionofthecareerandtechnicaleducationLEAdependingonstudentreadiness,pre-assessmentsrequired.• CRIsmustberecordedinINOW.
StackableCredentialvs.CRI:
• StackableCredentialsarecertificationsthatreflectmasteryofknowledgeand/orskillsastheyrelatetoaspecificcomponentofaCareerandTechnicalEducationprogramandmayleadtoaCareerReadinessIndicator.• StackableCredentialsalonedonotprovideevidenceastudenthasobtainedentry-levelskillsrequiredforemployment.• StackableCredentialsdonotcounttowardschoolaccountability.
ProgramReview(BIC/NCCER)
•BusinessIndustryCertification(BIC)• Programsarereviewedona5-yearcycle
•NationalCenterforConstructionEducationandResearch(NCCER)• ProgramsarereviewedforNCCERona3-yearcycle• Theyarealsoreviewedonthe5-yearcyclewithamodifiedBICReview• Includescounselorinterview
ProgramReview(BIC/NCCER)• EachprogramshouldprovideyouwithabrochureincludingcourseofferingsandCTSO(FFA)information.• Thinkaboutofferingacareernightforincomingfreshman(orothergradelevel)tovisitCTEprogramsandtalktotheteacherandsomecurrentlyenrolledstudents.• Studentselectionforcoursesshouldbebasedon4-yearplansandmatchwiththeircareerobjective,ifpossible.
ProgramReview(BIC/NCCER)• TomeetthedefinitionofaCTEProgram,theschoolmustofferatleastthreecourses(3-credits)intheprogramoveratwo-yearperiod.• Example:PlantSystemsCourses:
• Agriscience(14-15)• HorticulturalScience(14-15)• PlantBiotechnology• GreenhouseProductionandManagement• NurseryProductionandManagement• SportsTurfgrass ProductionandManagement• LandscapeDesign&Management(15-16)• ResidentialLandscapeEstablishment&Management
ProgramReview(BIC/NCCER)
• EachCTEProgrammustmaintainandaverageenrollmentofatleast12studentspercourseeachyear.• Maximumenrollmentmustnotexceedthesafeworkingcapacityofthefacility.
SupervisedAgriculturalExperience(SAE)
• TheSAEisarequiredcomponentofatotalagriculturaleducationprogramandintendedforeverystudent.• ThroughtheirinvolvementintheSAEprogram,studentsareabletoconsidermultiplecareersandoccupations,learnexpectedworkplacebehavior,developspecificskillswithinanindustry,andare givenopportunitiestoapplyacademicandoccupationalskillsintheworkplaceorasimulatedworkplaceenvironment.• Throughthesestrategies,studentslearnhowtoapplywhattheyarelearningintheclassroomastheypreparetotransitionintotheworldofcollegeandcareeropportunities.
SupervisedAgriculturalExperience(SAE)
FourTypesofSAE:• Exploratory• Research• Placement• Entrepreneurship
SupervisedAgriculturalExperience(SAE)
Exploratory:• Appropriateforbeginningstudentsoradvancedstudents
• Designedprimarilytohelpstudentsbecomeliterateinagriculture
• Designedtohelpstudentsbecomeawareofpossiblecareerareasinagriculture
SupervisedAgriculturalExperience(SAE)
Research(2Types):1. Experimental-whereastudentplansandconductsamajor
agriculturalexperimentusingthescientificprocess.
2. Non-Experimental(analytical)-whereastudentchoosesanagriculturalproblemnotsuitedtoexperimentationanddesignsaplantoinvestigateandanalyzetheproblem.
SupervisedAgriculturalExperience(SAE)
Placement:•Involvestheplacementofstudentsonfarms,agriculturalbusinesses,schoollaboratories,orincommunityfacilitiestoprovidea“learningbydoing”environment.
SupervisedAgriculturalExperience(SAE)
Entrepreneurship:•Involvesthestudentplanning,implementing,operatingandassumingthefinancialrisksinafarmingactivityoranagriculturalbusiness.
FFA
FFAisadynamicyouthorganizationwithinagriculturaleducationthatpreparesstudentsfornearly300careeropportunitiesintheagriculturalscience,food,fiberandnaturalresourcesindustry.
StudentsuccessremainstheprimarymissionofFFA.
FFAMissionStatement:FFAmakesapositivedifferenceinthelivesofstudentsbydevelopingtheirpotentialforpremierleadership,personalgrowth,andcareersuccessthroughagriculturaleducation.
EssentialsofaSuccessfulFFAChapter
1. FFAKnowledge2. DiversityofMembership3. AllMembersShareResponsibilities4. CapableOfficers5. ChallengingProgramofActivities
EssentialsofaSuccessfulFFAChapter
6. WorkableConstitutionandBylaws7. ProperEquipmentandRecords8. Well-planned,RegularlyHeldChapterMeetings9. AdequateFinancing10. SchoolandCommunitySupport
FFAProgramofActivities
• Servesasaroadmapforchapteractivitiesfortheyear• Helpsstudentsdeveloptheirvisioning,decisionmakingandactionskills• Defineschaptergoals,outliningstepsneededtomeetthosegoals• Servesasawrittenguidewithacalendarofeventsforthechaptertofollow
FFAProgramofActivities• Ensuresthechapteractivitiesmeettheneedsofthemembers• Providesdirectionfortheyear• Providesexperienceinplanning• Servesasareferencepointthroughouttheyear
AlabamaFFAStructure
• North: PhilipParamore,Auburn• Central: AndyChamness,Montgomery• South: JacobDavis,Montgomery
• StateFFAAdvisor:JacobDavis• StateFFAExecutiveSecretary:PhilipParamore
FFAParticipation
2014-2015:•Membership:14,609•DistrictFFAParticipation:3,610• StateConventionAttendance:1,752• StateFFADegreeRecipients:197
NationalFFAConvention
• LargestAnnualConventionintheUnitedStates(65,173attendedin2015)• Generates$36Millionineconomicimpactforthehostcity/state• 2016:Indianapolis,Indiana(October19-22,2016)
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