Session 19- Proficiency Awards Continued!

Hey gang! Thanks for another great session! Check out responses below for what we are still itching to find out from yesterday's session!

What are we curious about?

• Other teachers' answers to our "wonders"
• Seriously Twitter is a GREAT platform for this. I tweeted out a picture from last class period and SEVEN people I have never met in the ag ed community engaged with it. Tweet out your questions with the hashtag #teachag, many ag teachers across the nation check this hashtag reguarly.
• SAEs for students with IEPs
• This is very much a case by case. I know it is frustrating at times to not have a "list" to choose from when it comes to this, but believe me when 
• How teachers can help find and allocate resources besides money? (ie land)
• This questions is also case by case. This is also why it is so important to make connections within the community, more often than not there will be people in the community who are willing to donate tracks of land, barn stalls, etc, but you have to make a partnership, not just take the resource and run.
• Specific SAEs for low resource students
• Dr. Foster may be able to chime in on this one and provide some more resources, but for now, tweet this questions out! I am sure there are lots of people out there willing to help.
• Is there a resource to connect w/ in state advisors and ag teachers?
• The PA Ag Teacher Directory. Just sign up for a username and password (Dr. Ewing approves this and you're in!)
• How many students on average keep up with their SAE's after high school?
• I do not know this statistic off the top of my head either, but all American Degree Recipients must continue to be active after high school in order to receive it. Additionally, there are many projects that turn into professions or full time businesses after graduation. Let me dig a little deeper on this to see if there is research out there.

What did we learn?

• SAE's and community involvement,
• Top 10 things we know about SAE
• To encourage other students in SAE, you need to get over stereotypes

What do we want to learn more about?

• Ways to facilitate successful SAEs with students that have IEPs
• Creating a guide for SAE help/visits
• We will share examples of past projects on Angel. And in effort to practice learning by doing, how convenient is it that you get to plan one?!
• Specific ways teachers manage SAE visits, grading, etc
• Again, we will share examples.

Thanks y'all! See you tomorrow!