What does our profession expect of us?

In the second class session of AEE 311, The Bellwork (or Do Now) was to identify three items. One of those items on the White Cards was to identify the "expectations" of Agriscience Teachers regarding SAE and FFA. This was to be influenced by your assigned reading of National Quality Program Standards for Agricultural Education and Candidate Proficiency Statements from AAAE.

To recap some acronyms thrown around:

• The Council for Agricultural Education:  A think tank for agricultural education as a whole
• National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE): Organization for secondary agriscience teachers
• American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE): Organization for Agricultural Teacher Educators (ie Dr. Ewing & Dr. Foster)
• The National FFA Organization: Youth Organization for Agricultural Education Students

I found very interesting the list of "expectations" you identified/remembered after the reading. They included, The Agriscience Teacher:

• must make sure record books are kept up to date.
• must serve as the FFA Advisor.
• must have knowledge of how FFA record books work and to ensure each student has a well prepared SAE
• must have knowledge of what an SAE is
• educate about agriculture and live the creed (Click here for the Ag Teacher Creed)
• capacity to submit an annual summary of students' SAE programs
• serve as a role model for the FFA chapter and actively involve students
• capacity to teacher students leadership qualities
• design record keeping formats appropriate for each of the four types of SAE (to learn about the four types: click here)
• have knowledge of the FFA programs
• Formulate a record keeping strategy to document student SAE program outcomes based upon the concept of career pathway progression (To learn about Career Pathways: click here)
• be able to supervised a planned Program of Activities (POA)
• Be prepared for every class [no throwing in movies]
• Take a team to National Convention
• Has an SAE experience in a career/pathway
• Be supportive of student and do everything possible to hep them be successful
• must develop lesson plans
• Create curriculum that will guide students through SAE program selection with good examples
• Conduct SAE visits
• Design a curriculum unit and lesson plans in which students learn the basics of record keeping and management

After reading all of those...


I think that some might not have had time to complete the reading!

Some of you are on the right path, but some are not exactly there. Look again at required readings (also found on Angel Session 1!) on the National Quality Program Standards for FFA & SAE in secondary ag programs and the SAE teacher candidate statements from AAAE (bright pink).

Three quotes on expectations to think about:

High Expectations are Key to Everything. - Sam Walton

High Achievement always take place in the framework of high expectation - Charles F. Kettering

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal. - Norman Vincent Peale