The Principles and Philosophy of Agricultural Education

What do we believe?

What is Philosophy?and

What is a Principle?

• Philosophy --

• Principle --

What is Vocational Agriculture?

• Vocational Education– Other than a BS Degree– Job Specific

• Vocational Agriculture and natural resources

• Dropping the term Vocational

National Study

Mission Statement and Goals for Agricultural Education

The Mission

• The Mission of agricultural education is to provide a total dynamic educational system.

• We aspire to excellence as we recruit, prepare and support individuals in agricultural careers.

• We serve the people and inform them about agriculture, its needs, opportunities and challenges.

We value:• providing instruction in and about agriculture

• serving all populations

• developing the whole person

• responding to the needs of the marketplace

• advocating free enterprise and entrepreneurship educationfunctioning as a part of the total educational system

• utilizing a proven educational process which includes formal instruction, experiential learning, leadership and personal development.

Goals for Agricultural Education

• Goal 1 To update instruction in agriculture and expand programs about agriculture.

• Goal 2 To serve all people and groups equally and without discrimination.

• Goal 3 To amplify and expand the “whole person” concept of education, including leadership, personal and interpersonal skills.

• Goal 4 To develop educational programs that continually and systematically respond to the trends and demands of the marketplace.

• Goal 5 To provide the stimuli that will foster the spirit of free enterprise and develop creative entrepreneurship and innovation.

• Goal 6 To provide leadership and cultivate strong partnerships in the total educational system.

• Goal 7 To elevate and extend our standards of excellence in classroom and laboratory instruction, supervised experience and student organizations.

A New Era in AgricultureReinventing Agricultural Education

for the Year 2020

• http://www.teamaged.org/2020/page1.htm

The Mission of Ag Ed

• Agricultural education prepares students for successful careers and a lifetime of informed choices in the global agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems

2020 Goals (4)

• 1. An abundance of highly motivated, well-educated teachers in all disciplines, pre-kindergarten through adult, provide agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems education

• 2. All students have access to seamless, lifelong instruction in agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems through a wide variety of delivery systems and educational settings.

2020 Goals (4)

• 3. All students are conversationally literate in agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems

• 4. Partnerships and strategic alliances ensure a continuous presence of education in and about agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems.

Ag Ed for a lifetimeK-6Education

Middle School

High School

Post Secondary Education

Adult years

So what does this all mean?

• What we teach?

• Who we teach

• How we teach?

• What do you do if you are a H.S. Teacher of Agriculture?

Program components

• What is a course?

• What is a class

• What is a curriculum?

• What is a program?

• Three Program Components (Four really)

Four Components of an Agricultural Education Program

• Classroom and Laboratory (Shop)

• Youth Organization

• Supervised Agricultural Education Program

• Adult Education

Components of a Secondary Ag Program

Classroom/Laboratory

FFA

SAEP

Classroom and Laboratory Instruction

• Without this there is no program

• Deals with What to Teach! – Subject matter or content of courses

• Deals with how to Teacher!– Methods and techniques to use

Youth Organizations

• FFA

• Leadership

• Citizenship

• Scholarship

SAEP

• Experience related to career interest or hobby

• Exploratory

• Develop sense of work ethic and expectations of the work place

Adult EducationOptional

• Out of school

• Farm and Non-Farm

• Courses that are long or short term

• Young Farmer/Rancher Education Association

• Ag teacher is the advisor

• Extra pay

Trends in Agricultural Education

• What does the future hold?– New Subject Matter– Changing Technology– Diverse Students– Diverse Expectation of Society– Changing School Setting and Structure– Modes of delivery of instruction