Responsibilities, Roles, and Rewards of Teaching
AEE 101
How Many Hats Does a Ag. Ed. Teacher Wear? (Roles)
Teacher Manager Counselor Coach Agriculturalist Police Officer Maintenance Worker Publicist
Financial Manager Learner Bus Driver Computer Operator And many more
What are the responsibilities associated with each role?
Teacher
Plan lessons
Regular ag students Special education students (self contained or mainstreamed) Homebound or hospitalized students Students in detention
Present lessons Prepare visuals aids and handouts Prepare exams Grade assignments and exams Meet with parents Serve on IEP and 504 committees
What are the responsibilities associated with each role?
Manager
Operate
an effective FFA Program SAE projects
Supervise Work
with the FFA Alumni an advisory committee equipment, supplies and facilities
Maintain Manage
Some agriculture programs are small-scale businesses
What are the responsibilities associated with each role?
Counselor
Help Help Help Help
students identify colleges and financial opportunities students plan appropriate career pathways students with their personal problems parents and students adjust to the rigors of high school (homework, exams, etc)
What are the responsibilities associated with each role?
Coach
Train Get
FFA teams
students ready to hold local, state, and/or national FFA offices
What are the responsibilities associated with each role?
Agriculturist
Operate
a greenhouse, school farm, school nursery or an aquaculture center the latest and most effective agricultural information to people in the community
Provide
What are the responsibilities associated with each role?
Police
Officer
school rules in bus and lunch duties
Enforce
Participate Supervise
students in the hallways and bathrooms, as well as, supervise school dances, sports events unsafe activities
Report
What are the responsibilities associated with each role?
Maintenance
Keep
Worker
classroom and labs organized, clean and shop equipment
safe
Maintain Provide
school administers with advice on the beatification of the school grounds
What are the responsibilities associated with each role?
Publicist
Maintain
good public relationships with the community. with the local news media to get information about the agriculture program published
Work
What are the responsibilities associated with each role?
Financial Manager
Over see the management of the FFA budget and fund-raising activities Submit receipts on time when using program and/or FFA funds. Manage the departmental budget (some schools in North Carolina run over $70,000 through their program every year) Make budget requests and fill out requisitions
What are the responsibilities associated with each role?
Learner
Continuously Make
read professional journals
community contacts that can serve as valuable resources. professional workshops, in service education activities and special opportunities to learn more about your field
Attend
What the are responsibilities associated with each role?
Bus
Driver
FFA members to and from
Transport
activities Transport other ag students to purchase program supplies
What are the responsibilities associated with each role?
Computer
Develop Maintain Answer Submit Access
Operator
a program web page program data bases
e-mail FFA rosters on-line FFA information over the web
Teacher Time Use
The
average teacher in 1961 spent 45 hours a ___ week on teaching activities (both inside and outside of school)? (NEA Study)
Teacher Time Use
Bartholomew
& Gardner (1981) study found that teachers spent45.9 hours ___ weekly on all teaching duties
Teacher Time Use
In
1993-94 teachers spent 45.2 hours ___ a week on teaching duties. (NCES)
NEA Study (1961)
Teaching
- 23 h, 36 m Misc. - 9 h Grading - 4 h, 34 m Planning - 3 h, 30 m Preparing aids - 2 h, 30 m Individual help - 1 h, 36 m Parents - 48 m
Massachusetts Teachers Association (1976)
Teachers
work as many hours in 5 weeks as business and industry people do in ___ weeks.
A.
4 B. 5 C. 6
Agriculture Teacher Time
In
Minnesota if was estimated that agriculture teachers work55.7 hours per ___ week (Leske, 1969) 53 Nebraska agriculture teachers work ___ hours a week (Dillon, 1976)
Rush (Idaho, 1982)
Match: How many hours a week should the agriculture teacher work?
__ 39.1 hours __ 42.6 hours __ 45.6 hours
A. Agriculture teacher B. Principal C. Superintendent D. Spouse
Peterson (Minnesota, 1977)
__ 52 h, 6 min. __ 51 h, 21 min. __ 50 h., 53 min. A. First year agri. teacher B. 2nd year agri. teacher C. 3rd year agri. teacher
Time
Ag
teachers spend 50-55 hours a week on their job.
High Turnover Rates of Novice Teachers
Opinions
and research suggest 35-50 percent of new teachers leave in the first five years in the profes...