There is a lot to learn. I hope that I can be prepared to teach this. Are there workshops to get involved in?
- As a new/beginning teacher, you are provided with in-service training opportunities through the Center for Professional Personnel Development, which is housed in the Penn State agricultural education program. You (teachers) are asked every other year for input on what workshops they want. If teachers provide us with this information, we will make the workshops/professional development happen!
Is there a limit on how long a project can be on SAE (years)?
- The answer is yes. However, the length may vary somewhat, depending on when an individual enters agricultural education. The student would begin their SAE when they begin agricultural education, and then they could/would carry it through their senior year and beyond to help with the American degree.
Is there a chance there will be
a full mobile app. coming?
- We have developed a mobile webpage version over a full mobile app that needs development on both IOS and Android…so for now the idea is to offer the mobile site version to help students and teachers have access to key use areas of AET on either operating system…although seems to work better on Apple products. The site is also designed well to work on tablets and Ipads as the complete site.
I want to explore some of my options with my "fake" project that I developed?
- Just log in and start filling in information. The deeper you get into the system, the better you will understand it, and when you encounter a problem there are people, like Roger, available to help.
I am curious about how much input student/teachers have on improving the AET system?
- From discussion/presentation by Roger, their team is very open to making changes based on the needs of the teachers/students. If they believe it is feasible, and people need it, they incorporate it into the system. I have found them to be very open to suggestions.
Can a teacher review a student’s
picture before it is posted? Remove it is some way, if it is not appropriate?
- Yes, teachers portfolio has a chapter level….then one for each student. Also, the website that teachers can develop as part of AET can showcase student pictures as well as chapter pictures…but using the “manage website” menu in AET, teachers have to select them to show on the website. Basically, the pictures cannot go beyond a student portfolio unless the teachers chooses them.
How long after graduation do
students have access to AET?
- The teacher in their program can keep them active as long as they need to, so really no cutoff. It can interfere with their FFA roster, so that is usually when they decide to make them inactive.
I want to know more about the
Futures conference in Texas.
- I do workshops all over, but in Texas they have been managed from summer conference to region service centers (Education centers)
How many people actually
designed AET?
- Small group of us, 3 designed the system. For me, it was a compilation of 10 years in assisting teachers with using the 3 systems that existed in Texas.
Can you carry projects over by
just picking them up or how would you pick that up?
- Not sure on this one….do you mean carry over projects for several years? If yes, projects are considered ongoing until the student makes them “inactive” that is the green “on button” in the Experience Manager System” Once a project is inactive, still goes into awards and reports…but no new entries can come in and the inventory is removed as current.
If a student continues their
project from year 1 to year 2, will the numbers (inventory for example)
automatically load for the year two book?
- Same idea as previous, the AET has no beginning and ending year….the program calculates values ending and then automatically uses that as beginning….any entries made in previous years will flow to all subsequent years.
How do I complete my profile? It
says it is only 40% complete… what am I missing? Is there something that is
typically missed here?
- That calculation is based on simple data such as email, address, gender, parent contact, enrolled in one course, etc….
Judging cards on AET… can you
explain more?
- This was to help students develop a resume and potentially see their results from judging events…if they use Judging Card. Most activities in AET are records based and the idea is a student records they attended a CDE contest, so we record that as a journal. The resume was designed to allow students to record in their profile…they placed 1st in a CDE in 2013…so that is extra information we previously did not have. Having a link to judging card just helps those students review how they placed….then enter the details in the best manner to show in their resume.
- The resume is one I mean to review…but basically it brings in parts of AET that we have data on….participation in classes, SAEs, CDE contest, committee/officer leadership and community service…then let them add in their accomplishments to then create a MS Word based report they can edit and alter in more detail….but is not bad as it is.
When do you teach SAE/recordkeeping?
- Short answer... continually :-) You would want to introduce it early in the new school year, with introductory courses, and maybe a bit later in the school year (still in the first marking period) with your upper-class men.
What percentage of teachers across the nation use AET?
- I am not sure of the exact percentage, but I can attest that I have seen a huge amount of growth across the nation in the past 2 years, and I have not even been looking for it!
Was AET developed by FFA, or just adopted by FFA?
- AET was not developed by FFA, but rather Roger and his group. They were looking for a way to make recordkeeping more up-to-date/real-life. The AET is modeled on systems that businesses currently use for their records.
How do I learn to do all of this before I begin teaching?
- The best teacher is experience... You need to practice with it now, but you will learn most of your AET "lessons" by helping real students in real-time; thus, you cannot learn it all before you teach.
Do our accounts go away after we are done with AEE 311?
- Yes, but you will get another one when you begin teaching.
What did you learn?
I enjoyed learning about the teacher side of AET.
Breeding herd manager! (Super cool)
I like the SAE reports and how it can be used for grading.
Inventory
Capital investments
That students can be granted partial access for certain areas of the AET
That there are lots of applications/awards linked to the AET
A ton!
That you must have a placement experience to enter a paycheck
AET is pretty awesome!
How to better navigate the AET site
Transfer stock
That I should put my lab job into AET and the complete report is really cool
I need to create projects in each area, if I really want to understand how they work
What do you want to learn more about?
How involved do students need to get in AET?
- At a minimum they need to keep their profiles up-to-date and they need to enter their journal and financial records. However, once they get on to how the system works, I believe you will have trouble "stopping" them. They will use this as their personal agricultural education "clearinghouse" where they will keep track of all of their program needs.
I just need to continue to explore what it has to offer.
- I agree! We all need to continue to learn/explore!
SAE grants. It would be cool to see examples.
Do you submit applications on-line or print and submit?
- You print and submit the Keystone, for example.
Determining which category SAEs fall under? Can they fall under more than one?
- You do need to choose a category to place them under. Honestly, I never had a problem with this, but I did see Roger's point this morning about the mechanic example and the 1099.
Why is my profile only 40% complete?
- You need to make sure that you are entering all of the information requested under "profile"... parent names, your address, email address, etc. for it to show that you are 100% complete.
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