Animal Science ILeadership and Career

Development

Objective 5.01: Assess opportunities for leadership

development in animal science industry organizations

Major components of an Agriculture Instruction Program

• Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)– Provides opportunities to explore interests and to gain work

experience

• Class– Studying and learning subject matter in the classroom

environment

• Lab– Learning by demonstrations and practice in shops,

greenhouses, nurseries and other settings

• FFA– The organization that develops leadership and citizenship skills.

This organization focuses on premier leadership, personal development and career success

Opportunities

• Program of Activities (POA)– A list of what the organization wants to do, it

helps in setting goals, developing plans and steps to reach those goals

– Helps in setting goals and developing plans and steps to reach those goals

• Agenda– Ways to accomplish a mission

Opportunities

• The FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of its members by developing their potential for premiere leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education

Opportunities

• Officers and Committees– Know duties and how those experiences can

be used in the animal science industry • President :

– Presides over meetings

• Vice President– Assists the president

• Secretary– Keeps the minutes/prepares the agenda

• Treasurer – Keeps up with the finances

Opportunities

– Reporter• Informs the public

about the organization (PR)

– Parliamentarian• Helps maintain order in

the meetings

Types of Speeches

• Informative

• Persuasive

• Motivational

• Prepared

• Extemporaneous

Parts of Speech

• Introduction– An attention getter

• Body– All of the information

• Conclusion – Summary of the information

Opportunities

• Proficiency Awards– Entrepreneurship or Placement individual

awards that grow out of a student’s SAE program

• First place, second place, and third place will win money at the State Convention!

• Banquets, Conventions, Social Events, Community Service… etc – (just to name a few more)

FFA Ceremonies and Traditions

• FFA Mission– To make a positive difference in the lives of

students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success

• Strategies??– How does the FFA try to accomplish this

mission?

FFA Ceremonies and Traditions

• Opening and Closing Ceremonies – Rituals that add dignity to a meeting and

explain the meaning of certain traditional emblems

• Many other traditions and ceremonies used in the FFA that can benefit students both while in High School as well as in jobs after graduation… what are they?

Extra Facts!!• Today, there are 523,309 FFA members, aged 12-21, in 7,487

chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.– 38% of FFA members are female; women hold more than 50% of state

leadership positions – 75% of our membership is Caucasian; 11% is Hispanic and 4% is

African-American – 89% of FFA members are in grades 9-12; 6% are in grades 7-8, at

NJHS 97% of our FFA Members Graduate from High School– 27% of FFA members live in rural farm areas; 39% live in rural non-farm

areas with the remaining 34% of members living in urban and suburban areas

– FFA chapters are in 16 of the 20 largest cities, including New York, Chicago and Philadelphia

– The top five membership states are California, Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma and Missouri

– The 2009 National FFA Convention was host to 53,473 members, FFA advisors and FFA supporters

Extra Facts!!

• CAREER EXPLORATION– FFA classroom activities include math and science as well as

hands-on work experience and the development of life skills helping them to discover their career path and realize success.

– Collectively, FFA members earn more than $4 billion annually through their hands-on work experience

– Members participate and learn advanced career skills in 51 national proficiency areas based on their hands-on work experience ranging from food science and technology to agricultural communications to wildlife management to production agriculture

– According to the student magazine readership study, 87% of our students are interested in learning about career exploration, 81% about college preparation and 81% about technology

– Through 23 national career development events and one activity, FFA members are challenged to real-life, hands on tests of skills used to prepare them for more than 300 agricultural careers

CDEs!• Agricultural Communications • Agricultural Issues • Agricultural Mechanics • Agricultural Sales • Agronomy • Creed Speaking • Dairy Cattle Evaluation • Dairy Foods • Dairy Handlers • Environmental and Natural Resources • Extemporaneous Public Speaking • Farm Business Management • Floriculture • Food and Science Technology

• Forestry • Floriculture• Horse Evaluation• Hunter Safety • Intro To Horticulture • Job Interview • Livestock Evaluation • Land Judging• Marketing Plan • Meats Evaluation and Technology • Nursery and Landscape • Parliamentary Procedure • Poultry Evaluation • Prepared Public Speaking • New… Veterinary Technology

• More info… www.ffa.org

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• Assignment– In teams of 2-3 make an FFA Spirit poster…

You’re poster should encourage people to join FFA

– Be creative… the best poster from each class will get an award!!

Animal Science ILeadership and Career

Development

Objective 6.01: Examine the role of parliamentary law in the

conduction of business.

Parly Pro?

• Parliamentary Procedure– An organized method of carrying out a

business meeting which assures that all sides of an issue are treated fairly and that everyone has an opportunity to discuss and vote

Main Objectives of Parliamentary Law

• Focus on one item at a time– Helps prevent confusion

• Extend courtesy to everyone– Recognize before speaking

• Observe the rule of the majority– Keeps unpopular ideas from being adopted

• Ensure the rights of the minority– All sides can make motions, second motions,

discuss and vote

Voting Methods

• Voice– Aye or No

• Standing– Stand or raise hand

• Secret Ballot– Write vote on paper

• Roll Call– Give vote when secretary asks

Voting Methods

• Majority Vote– One vote more than 50% or ½ of the votes

cast– Used for most motions– Out of 30…. 16 must vote

• 2/3 Majority Vote– 2/3 of the members voting must vote for a

motion, usually used when the motion will limit the rights of the members

Parly Pro

• Quorum – Number of members required to conduct business

• Gavel– Symbol of authority

• 1 tap– Be seated

• 2 taps– Meeting called to order

• 3 taps– Stand on third tap

• Series of tap– Get quiet and orderly

Parly Pro

• Agenda– An order of business, list of subjects and

topics etc

• Motion– Item of discussion or interest

• Can only have 1 on the floor

Most used parly pro abilities

• Main Motion: to present a new idea or item of business– Address presiding offer– Receive recognition to

speak– State motion – “I move to”

or “I move that”– Motion is seconded– Motion is discussed– Vote on motion– Chair announces result of

vote

“I move to have a quiz every Friday for the rest of the

semester!”

Second!

Most used parly pro abilities

• Amendment: to change a motion

• Previous Question: to stop discussion (requires a 2/3 majority vote)

• Division of the Assembly or House: to get a counted vote ..gets a vote changed to a counted vote

• Point of order: used to correct a parliamentary mistake

Most used parly pro abilities

• Refer to committee: places the motion in a committee and motion should include– Number on committee– How appointed– Powers and duties– When to report back

• Adjourn: to close a meeting

Main Objective of Parly Pro continued

• Presiding officer– Should be fair and

impartial– Should leave the

chairman’s station and “Relinquish chairman's duties” to discuss or present a point of view.

• Also referred to as: “Relinquish the duties of

the Chair”

Opportunities

• Career Development Events (CDEs)– Speaking Events– Parliamentary procedure

• Learn how to participate in business meetings

– Livestock Judging– Poultry Judging– Farm Business Management– Marketing– Agricultural Sales– Agricultural Issues– Envirothon– Land Judging– And the list goes on…. And on….and on

Definition of Parliamentary Procedure

• Using well-defined rules from Robert’s Rules of Order (book used for parly pro)– To conduct business using a formal,

organized approach To practice brotherhood, honor agricultural opportunities, and

responsibilities and develop those qualities of leadership, which an

FFA member should posses

Proficiency Awards!!

Proficiency awards are based on a student’s SAE

SAE is for Everyone!!