Agricultural Education

Agricultural EducationJoseph Ankley

Thank you for attending todays presentation. / My name is Joseph Ankley and I am glad that the department asked me to come talk to the new agricultural education recruits. Many of you have some previous knowledge of ag ed but I hope to give you some new and interesting information. 1What is Agricultural Education?The instruction about animal science, plant science and other topicsPresent in over 7,400 school districts in all 50 states including Puerto Rico and the Virgin IslandsAgricultural Education is uniqueFFA is an important part to ag. ed.FFA serves as a leadership and pre-professional organization for future employees of the agricultural industry

To begin, I would like to take a few moments to talk about what agricultural education really is. / ag-ed is a type of instruction that focuses on agriculturally related subjects such as animals science, plant science and biotechnology. / Currently there are over seventy-four hundred school districts in the United States. / Agricultural Education is unique because it employs a lot of hands-on learning. / An important component of Agricultural Education is F-F-A. F-F-A is the nations largest youth leadership organization that works with ag ed programs to train students. / F-F-A works hand-in-hand with ag ed programs to train the future leaders and employees of the agricultural industry.2What does Agriculture Education Look Like?

What does Agricultural Education look like in the classroom? / This Ven Diagram shows three separate but important parts overlapping in the middle to create a successful ag ed program. / The circle labeled Instruction is the actual teacher-based learning and instruction that the student receives directly in the classroom. / The second circle is F-F-A. This serves as a leadership part to ag ed./ In F-F-A students are able to receive leadership training through conferences and conventions, compete in agricultural ad leadership contests, and apply for awards / The last part of the circle is Supervised Agricultural Experience, or S-A-E. / This is the part of ag ed that the student does at home or in school. An S-A-E is the self-exploration of the student in an agriculturally related topic through owning their own animals and plants to working in an ag realted job, to volunteering for ag related organizations. / All three components are imperative to a successful Agricultural Education program. 3

These pictures show all three components of Agricultural Education: students participating in classroom instruction, students participating in F-F-A and students working in their S-A-E programs. 4A Michigan Tradition

Figure 1. Michigan Agricultural Education Program Career Interest/Path Summary. 2007-08

Agricultural Education is a Michigan Tradition! This graph shows the enrollment distribution of the states eleven-thousand-seven-hundred-and twenty six students in different career pathways. / From the graph you can see that the two most popular career areas are plant science and animal science.5Mentoring project:Mentoring with Mr. Burt Henry, Alma Agricultural Education TeacherThe primary teacher for the program and the Alma FFA chapters AdvisorWill be working with the schools Blackboard system

My mentoring project for the semester will be with Mr. Burt Henry at the Alma Agriscience Education program. / He is the primary teacher and FFA Advisor for the Alma FFA Chapter.6Chart13337329225651078901411142

State Data Summary FormSchool Identifier 1School Identifier 2Number of Agricultural Education TeachersAgribusiness SystemsAnimal ScienceEnvironmental Service SystemsFood Products & Processing SystemsNatural Resources SystemsPlant SystemsPower, Structural & Technical Systems7th Grade8th Grade9th Grade10th Grade11th Grade12 Grade7th Grade8th Grade9th Grade10th Grade11th Grade12 Grade7th Grade8th Grade9th Grade10th Grade11th Grade12 Grade7th Grade8th Grade9th Grade10th Grade11th Grade12 Grade7th Grade8th Grade9th Grade10th Grade11th Grade12 Grade7th Grade8th Grade9th Grade10th Grade11th Grade12 Grade7th Grade8th Grade9th Grade10th Grade11th Grade12 GradeMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale122.00000085677280200151214209000041643045642238544638635100001711459253130931279000001763524211410150000543437336249265210326199000024421147440539754850255600007225841845128121220000856772802001512142090000416430456422385446386351000017114592531309312790000017635242114101500005434373362492652103261990000244211474405397548502556000072258418451281211726

INSTRUCTIONS:Option 1: (Submitted Electronically)Open both the Agriculture Student Career Interest Report and State Ag Ed Career Path Report Form.From the Agriculture Student Career Interest Report.Go to worksheet titled Local to State Transfer Form - Select or Highlight Row 5 BYSelecting Edit - Copy from the toolbar OR Press Control & C

Go to the State Ag Ed Career Path Report Form Worksheet Titled - State Data Summary FormHighlight the first open row. Select - Edit - Paste Special - Values - OK (This is critical to paste in this format or the file will try to link.)Enter the School IdentifiersRepeat for each school and save.

OR DO NOT ADD OR DELETE COLUMNS OR ROWS!!!!

Option 2: (Hard Copy Submitted)You can manually enter values across the page for each report submitted and enter down the page for each school.

State SummaryAgricultural Education Student Career Interest FormTo be completed annually by all states.DUE AUGUST 15Submit with your Annual State Report.State:MichiganDate:July 23,2008Number of Agricultural Education Instructors:122(Reporting data)Number of Agricultural Education Programs Reporting Data:106100.0%Total Number of Agricultural Education Programs in the State:106Reportingand their Career Interest Area/Pathway and gender.Email or send this state summary to:National Agricultural Education Headquarters(Email Report is preferred)1410 King Street, Suite 400pholbert@ffa.orgAlexandria VA 22314Grade / GenderCareer Interest Area/Pathway7th8th9th10th11th12thTOTAL ACROSSMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleAgribusiness Systems000085677280200151214209571507Animal Science000041643045642238544638635116431649Environmental Service Systems000017114592531309312790520381Food Products & Processing Systems00001763524211410158359Natural Resources Systems000054343733624926521032619914701095Plant Systems000024421147440539754850255616171720Power, Structural & Technical Systems00007225841845128123684300001548132115491234148214671693143262725454Total DownTotal Number of Unduplicated Students11726The information on this form was derived from our records on file and our accurate to the best of ourknowledge.State Director of Agricultural EducationDate7th8th9th10th11th12thPrgm TotalMale0015481549148216936272Female0013211234146714325454Total Enrollment002869278329493125117267th8th9th10th11th12th002869278329493125117260%0%24%24%25%27%Ag Business1078Animal Science3292Environmental Service Systems901Food Prod. & Processing Systems142Natural Resources Systems2565Plant Systems3337Power, Structural & Technical Systems4117th8th9th10th11th12th0028692783294931250%0%24%24%25%27%Ag Business571507Animal Science16431649Environmental Service Systems520381Food Prod. & Processing Systems8359Natural Resources Systems14701095Plant Systems16171720Power, Structural & Technical Systems3684362725454

&R&"Arial,Bold"&12DUE TO STATE OFFICE: OCTOBER 1INSTRUCTIONS:Enter your state, date, number of program reporting data and number of programs in the state.All other values are supplied from the State Data Summary Form.Value comes from the worksheet titled State Data Summary Form.pholbert@ffa.org

State Summary (Enrollment)12/31/99Page 1MichiganAgricultural Education Program Enrollment SummaryMichigan

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State Summary (Grade -Gender)000028690.244669964227830.237335834929490.2514924131250.2665017909

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State Summary (Career Path)July 23,2008Page 1MichiganAgricultural Education Program Gender SummaryMALEFEMALETOTAL12th Grade - Seniors16931432312511th Grade - Juniors14821467294910th Grade - Sophomores1549123427839th Grade - Freshman1548132128698th Grade0007th Grade000Agricultural EducationStudent Enrollment (Unduplicated)6272Male5454Female11726Total Unduplicated122Agricultural Education Teacher(s)96/ 1 Student to Teacher RatioJuly 23,200812/31/9912/31/9912/31/9912/31/9912/31/9912/31/99Page 2MichiganAgricultural Education Program Gender SummaryMaleFemaleTOTAL12th Grade - Seniors16931432312511th Grade - Juniors14821467294910th Grade - Sophomores1549123427839th Grade - Freshman1548132128698th Grade0007th Grade000

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July 23,2008Page 1MichiganAgricultural Education Program Career Interest/Path SummaryGrade LevelPathInterest/Career Path7th8th9th10th11th12thTotalAg Business001521523514231078Animal Science008468788317373292Environmental Service Systems00316145223217901Food Prod. & Processing Systems0023593525142Natural Resources Systems009805854755252565Plant Systems0045587994510583337Power, Structural & Tech. Systems00978589140411Total By Grade Level00286927832949312511726Michigan12/31/99Page 2MichiganAgricultural Education Program Career Interest/Path SummaryPage 212/31/99Page 3MichiganAgricultural Education Program Career Interest/Path Summary

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Agricultural Education Student Career Interest FormCompleted annually by all Agricultural Education StudentsNumber of Agricultural Education Instructors:and their Career Interest Area/Pathway and gender.Grade / GenderCareer Interest Area/Pathway7th8th9th10th11th12thTOTAL ACROSSMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleAgribusiness Systems00Animal Science00Environmental Service Systems00Food Products & Processing Systems00Natural Resources Systems00Plant Systems00Power, Structural & Technical Systems00Total Down00000000000000Total Number of Unduplicated Students0The information on this form was derived from our records on file in the agriculture departments and areaccurate and correct to the best of our knowledge.State Director of Agricultural EducationDate

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July 23,2008Page 1MichiganAgricultural Education Program Career Interest/Path SummaryBy GenderInterest/Career PathMaleFemaleTOTALAg Business5715071078Animal Science164316493292Environmental Service Systems520381901Food Prod. & Processing Systems8359142Natural Resources Systems147010952565Plant Systems161717203337Power, Structural & Tech. Systems36843411Total By Grade Level6272545411726MichiganAgricultural Education Program Career Interest/Path SummaryBy Gender12/31/99

Plant Science3337Animal Science3292Natural Resources2565Ag Business1078Environmental Service Systems901Power, Structural, and Technology Systems411Food Production and Processing142

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