Bell Quiz

• Come in, pick up a syllabus and a sticky note, feel free to sit anywhere

Welcome!

AGSC 405Facilitating Complete Secondary

Agricultural Science ProgramsKasee Smith

Lesleigh Bagley

Today YWBAT…

1. Introduce yourself to your classmates2. Examine the duties of an agricultural

science teacher3. Identify key dates and assignment

deadlines for this course

Autograph Session

Let’s meet each other…(again)

We need a volunteer!

• Who thinks they are strong?

The Agricultural Education Model

How will this class help you with the heavy

lifting?

Syllabus

AGSC 402

Student SAE SelectionSupervising SAEs

SAE RecordkeepingSAE-Based Programs

Advising an FFA ChapterFunding and Fundraising

Student TravelPreparing for CDEs & LDEs

Origins of Agricultural EducationDuties of an Ag Teacher

Program PlanningBalancing the Ag Ed Model

Ethics

Teaching SAEGrading SAE Records

SAE Based ProgramsFFA Degrees

Proficiency Awards

Teaching FFAGrading FFA Participation

The Model related to AGSC

405

Texts

• Talbert, B.A., Vaughn, R., Croom, D.B. & Lee, J.S. (2007). Foundations of agricultural education. Catlin, IL: PEP.

• Official FFA Manual (FREE online)

Web Site

• Important information you’ll need throughout the semester is available on the course web site

http://www.aged.tamu.edu/classes/405/agsc405_index.htm

Learning Communities

• You will be with two different learning communities during the course of the semester.

• Two assignments are completed with learning communities

• CDE/LDE Presentations

• Program of Activities/Calendar

Graded Assignments

• Philosophy of Agricultural Education (50)

• FFA Opening Ceremonies (50)

• SAE Recordbook (100)

• CDE/LDE Practice Report (50)

• School/Community Profile (100)

• CDE/LDE Training Notebook (50)*

• CDE/LDE Presentation (100)*

• CDE/LDE Event Report (50)

• National FFA Convention Report (50)

• Program of Activities/Calendar (100)*

• Exams: Midterm & Final (200)

• Attendance & Participation (100)

* Completed in groups

Pictures

• Helps us (as teachers) quickly learn names and faces.

• By learning community, we’ll take pictures as you leave.