Expanding 4-H Opportunities

4-H 101: Return to the BasicsCES Staff Development Series

Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 9:30-11:30 a.m.IP Video Presentation

by Steve McKinley & Companymckinles@purdue.edu; 765-494-8435

4-H 101 Series

• Effectively Utilizing Volunteers (10/4)• Starting and Maintaining 4-H Clubs (11/15)• Expanding 4-H Opportunities (12/13)• Characteristics of Positive Youth

Development & Life Skill Development (1/10)• 4-H Purpose, History, and Structure (2/14)• Conflict Management Techniques (3/14)

Program Information…

• Disconnected? Contact the AgIT Help Desk at 765-494-8333

• Provide feedback to: Steve at 765-494-8435, or mckinles@purdue.edu

Expanding 4-H Opportunities

Objectives:

1. Share opportunities beyond the 4-H Club experience.

2. Discuss core beliefs of recognition.

3. Describe the National 4-H Recognition Model.

4. Identify steps to prepare judges for the judging process.

Objective 1

Share opportunities beyond the 4-H Club experience.

4-H Scholarships

• Indiana 4-H Foundation (open academics)• 4-H Accomplishment (project related)• State 4-H Club (Purdue AG & CFS only)• Information on State 4-H Web site:

http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/ind_4h/scholarships.cfm

• Suggestions on preparing members to submit applications, contact: Joanne Lytton, Carroll County, lytton@purdue.edu – Refer also to “4-H Achievement Resume Project” located on

w:\ drive in Carroll Co. folder

Operation: Military Kids (OMK)

• State 4-H Office Contacts: – Chris Cook-Leitz (cookleit@purdue.edu,

765-494-8433) – Steve McKinley (mckinles@purdue.edu,

765-494-8435)– James Edwin (jedwin1@purdue.edu, 765-

496-6881)

• OMK e-mail address: omk@ydae.purdue.edu

Operation: Military Kids (OMK)

• OMK Goal: – Provide support to “suddenly military” children

and their families through a network of community resources before, during, and after deployment.

• Delivered in local communities through a national collaboration of U.S. Army Child and Youth Services, 4-H, and other community agencies serving youth.

OMK

• Responds to needs of geographically dispersed Army National Guard, Army Reserve and Active Component military youth whose parents have been deployed in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).

• Infrastructure provided by the 34 OMK State Teams which establish local community support networks to provide services to reduce the stress on youth.

OMK

• Primary Components

– Speak Out for Military Kids (SOMK)

– Hero Packs

– Mobile Technology Lab (MTL)

OMK

• How Can Your County Help? – Establish a County OMK Team– Mini Grants– Hero Packs – or a variation– Schedule the MTL at an event– Invite Military Youth to join 4-H Clubs– Adopt a Military Family or Soldier– Plan an event for Military Families– Write letters to local Soldiers

OMK

• Upcoming Opportunities

– Indiana Pacers Military Night – January 18– February 16, 2006 IP Video for County

OMK Teams (program #617 & 618)– Speak Out for Military Kids – March 25-26,

Indianapolis (registration due March 1)

4-H Round-Up

• State 4-H Office Contacts: Chris Cook-Leitz (cookleit@purdue.edu; 765-494-8437) and Carl Broady (broady@purdue.edu; 765-494-8435)

• 4-H Round-Up – Monday, June 26-Wednesday, June 28, Purdue University, grades 7-9 completed; 2006 theme: “TBA”

4-H Trips and Conferences

• State 4-H Band – Saturday, June 24-Monday, June 26, Purdue University; perform at Monday evening of 4-H Round-Up; grades 9-12 completed

• State 4-H Chorus – Saturday, June 24-Wednesday, June 28, Purdue University; perform at closing session of 4-H Round-Up and on the first Saturday of Indiana State Fair; grades 9-12 completed

4-H Trips and Conferences

• Aerospace• Ambassador• Computer• Engineering• Entomology• Food & Nutrition• Plant

• Animal– Aquatic– Beef– Dairy Cattle– Dog & Cat– Goat (dairy & meat)– Horse– Poultry– Rabbit– Sheep– Swine– Veterinary Science – large

animals

• Purdue Science Workshops – Wednesday, June 14 – Friday, June 16, Purdue University, grades 9-12 completed; subjects offered:

4-H Trips and Conferences

• Electric Workshop – Friday, June 23-Sunday, June 25, Purdue University; completed division 3 or above

• Citizenship Washington Focus – June 24-July 1 and/or July 1-8, Washington, D.C.; must be at least 15

• National 4-H Dairy Conference – Sunday, October 1 – Thursday, October 5, Madison, WI; grades 10+

4-H Trips and Conferences

• State Fair 4-H Exhibit Hall Workers – end of July through completion of Indiana State Fair; workers are at least 15 years old

• National 4-H Congress – Friday, November 24-Tuesday, November 28, Atlanta, Georgia; grades 9+

• National 4-H Conference – March 25-30, Washington, D.C., application due Jan 15, members in grades 10+ eligible to apply; 2-3 selected annually

4-H Trips and Conferences

• State Fair Achievement Trip – Wednesday, October 18 – Sunday, October 22, Washington, D.C.; trips awarded to winners in public speaking, demonstrations, fashion revue, tractor driving, illustrated talks, judging CDE’s, bicycle rodeo, etc.

150th Indiana State Fair

• August 9-20, 2006

• Celebrating 150th Fair

• Special exhibits in Cake Decorating, Crafts and Promotional Posters

• Flyers and details will be forthcoming

Opportunities beyond the 4-H Club Experience…

continued!

Career Development Events

• Meats, Dairy Foods – January 28, 2006

• Wildlife Habitat – April 8, 2006

• Horse & Pony – May 6, 2006

• Livestock, Poultry, Dairy – May 20, 2006

• Dairy Goats – August 2, 2006

Career Development Events

• Horticulture – August 4, 2006• Livestock Skill-a-Thon – September 30,

2006• Soils –November 4, 2006• Forestry, Entomology, Crops –

December 9, 2006• Link to 4-H/FFA Judging Handbook:

– http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/cde/index.cfm#

CARehttp://www.four-h.purdue.edu/care/main.html

Rape and Sexual Assault Prevention Education

Funded by the Indiana Department of Health,

Centers for Disease Control, Rape Prevention Education Grant.

Principal Investigator: Mary Pilat, Ph.D.

CARe Program Components

CARe

INCSAPPColleges and Universities

In-School Component Project EqualityAfter School

Outreach CoordinatorsMinority Outreach, Male Outreach

CARe Community Projects• BROWN• CLARK CRAWFORD• DUOBIS FLOYD• FOUNTAIN GRANT• HAMILTON HANCOCK• HARRISON HENDRICKS• JACKSON JENNINGS• KNOX KOSCIUSKO• LAKE LA PORTE• LAWRENCE MADISON• MARION MONROE• MONTGOMERY ORANGE• OWEN PERRY• PORTER PUTNAM• RANDOLPH SCOTT• SPENCER ST. JOSEPH• TIPPECANOE WABASH• WASHINGTON WAYNE

4-H Trips and Conferences

• State 4-H Office Contact: Steve McKinley (mckinles@purdue.edu, 765-494-8435)

• State 4-H Junior Leader Conference – 75th Anniversary, Tuesday, June 20 – Friday, June 23, University of Indianapolis, grades 9-12 completed– PPT for 2006 is located on w:\ drive in Jr. Leader

Conference file folder along with a promotional brochure

– State Promotion Team available to talk about experiences with local audiences

4-H Trips and Conferences

• State Fair Youth Leadership Conference – Sunday, August 6 – Saturday, August 12, Indiana School for the Deaf, grades 9-12 completed– PPT for 2005 and promotional brochure for 2006

are located on w:\ drive in State Fair Leadership Conference file folder

– State Promotion Team available to talk about experiences with local audiences

– Web site: http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/isfyl/

4-H Trips and Conferences

• Indiana 4-H Youth Congress – Saturday, October 14, Indiana Government Center; Grades 9-12; registration due October 1; $22 per person

Afternoons R.O.C.K.

• State 4-H Office Contact: Renee McKee, rmckee@purdue.edu, 765-494-8422

Afternoons R.O.C.K.

• Dept. of Mental Health funded contract

• After school programs that focus on Tobacco, Alcohol and other drug prevention

• Subcontract with existing after school providers to conduct programs for middle school aged youth

Afternoons R.O.C.K.

• Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan, Shelby

• Boone, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Tipton

• Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Orange, Owen

4-H Afterschool

• CD provided to each county• Work with existing afterschool providers

to establish 4-H clubs– Convenient for parents– Clubs may focus on one or two projects

• May be judged and displayed at event other than the county fair

– ES-237 requires minimum of 6 contact hours

4-H 101

• CD provided to each county in January, 2005 CCC mailing

• Shares the basics of the 4-H program via lesson plans and supplemental materials for volunteers, parents, members, Extension partners, etc.

Area IX Jr. Leader Retreat

To Infinity & Beyond –

“Jr. Leaders Beyond the Meeting”

Area IX Jr. Leader Retreat– “Buzz”

• Rose Scherer, Benton Co. (rwise@purdue.edu, 765-884-0140)

– “Slinky” • Keli Brubaker, White Co.

(kbrubak1@purdue.edu, 219-984-5115)

– “Woody” • Matt Deppe, Fountain Co.

(mdeppe@purdue.edu 765-793-2297)

– “Mrs. Potato Head” • Sherry Legg-Young,

Montgomery Co. (leggyoun@purdue.edu, 765-364-6363)

Planning• Who: Area IX Jr. Leaders

• What & Why: A workshop to teach Jr. Leaders about additional activities for their organization.

• Where: A central Location – Benton Central

• When: March 12, 2005

• How: “Theme” the workshop to make it FUN and encourage Jr. Leaders

to attend.

Workshop Missions

• “Fueling Your Rockets”

• “Saving the Galaxy – One Star at a Time”

• “Working with Other Alien Life Forms”

Rocket Fuel

Livestock Ethics Workshop

• Contacts: – Joan Grott, Porter Co.

(joangrott@purdue.edu, 219-465-3555);

– Keli Brubaker, White Co. (kbrubak1@purdue.edu, 219-984-5115)

Livestock Ethics Workshop

• Program Outline:– The Six Pillars of Character (Trustworthiness, Respect,

Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, Citizenship)

– What are ethics and how do they relate to youth livestock programs?

– A Line in the Sand – educational video• Provides 4 questions to use when making decisions in

youth livestock programs

– Case Scenarios• Group work with adults and youth

Horse & Pony

• Contact: Dr. Colleen Brady, bradyc@purdue.edu; web site: http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/horse

• State Horse Bowl/Hippology/Public Speaking/Demonstration Contests– Registration due March 10– Horse Bowl/Hippology must compete in Area

event– Hippology – March 24, 6 p.m., Purdue– Horse Bowl – March 25, 9 a.m., Purdue– Public Speaking/Demonstration – March 25,

afternoon, Purdue

Horse & Pony

• State Horse Judging Contest, May 6, Hendricks County Fairgrounds– Must qualify through Area contest

• Indiana 4-H Horsemanship Camp, June– Scholarship applications due May 1– Camp applications due May 23

Horse & Pony

• State Horse Judging Camp– February 11-12, 2006, West Lafayette, IN

• Multi-State Judges/Show Managers School– November 17-19, 2006; Indianapolis, IN

FFA Volunteer Development

FFA Volunteer Development

• State Contacts: Allen Talbert, btalbert@purdue.edu; Steve McKinley, mckinles@purdue.edu

• Training materials designed to help Agricultural Education programs more fully utilize volunteers and multiply the teachers’ efforts.

• Audiences include pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and volunteers.

FFA Volunteer Development

• One of three parts of National FFA “Rev It Up!” curriculum

• Presented at 2004 National FFA Convention; 2004 & 2005 National FFA Alumni Association meetings, and at 2005 Indiana High School Ag Teacher Workshop

• CD includes 10 modules with lesson plans, PPT presentations, and supplemental materials for each audience

Summary of Modules

1. Why Use Volunteers?National Volunteerism Trends; benefits and limitations; expectations

2. Positive Youth DevelopmentBasic needs of youth; environments conducive to PYD; ages and stages of youth

3. Recruitment and Retention of VolunteersPosition descriptions; sources of volunteers; placement of volunteers

Summary of Modules

4. Volunteer Orientation, Training, Evaluation Information and delivery methods to share with volunteers; provide feedback to volunteers

5. Volunteer Recognition

Importance of recognition; motivation of volunteers; methods to recognize

6. Risk Management IssuesLiability, child abuse, safety of participants and volunteers, risk management forms

Summary of Modules

7. Volunteer Screening ProcessSuggested application and screening procedures; adult behavioral expectations; confidentiality issues

8. Financial ManagementRecommended financial accountability procedures; budgeting; fund raising options

9. Agricultural Education Program DevelopmentProgram planning components and importance

10. Volunteer Management Database Record and organize volunteer information

Other Program Sharing

Life After Incarceration & Book Club

• Contact: Laurie Sula, Elkhart Co., sula@purdue.edu, 574-533-0554

• Juvenile Detention Center – Life After Incarceration materials, money management, Adequate Calcium Today

• Literacy Council funding for Book Club

Objective 2

Discuss core beliefs of recognition.

Recognizing 4-H Member Accomplishments

• Important part of 4-H experience for youth and adults.

• Can take on many forms.

• Based on a number of beliefs…

Core Recognition Beliefs

• Recognition is a basic human need.• Recognition should be designed to build self-

esteem.• Balance intrinsic and extrinsic recognition. • All members need recognition of their efforts.• Recognition is more meaningful if given soon

after it is earned.

Core Recognition Beliefs

• Appropriate recognition depends on…– Stage of development– Past experiences– Family lifestyle– Community and cultural heritage– Provide opportunities for self-assessment and

reflection– Members should be able to exercise individual

choices in learning and participation and be recognized accordingly.

Objective 3

Describe the National 4-H Recognition Model.

National 4-H Recognition Model

• Acknowledges positive learning behaviors in young people.

• Based on youth’s involvement, participation, and/or efforts.

• Identifies recognition for individuals and groups.

• Designed to meet needs, interests, and aspirations of youth from different backgrounds.

5 approaches to recognition…

1. Participation in educational experiencesa. Simple, well-publicized requirements

b. Appropriate for 4-H’ers’ abilities

c. Need not be expensive, but valued by member

5 approaches to recognition…

2. Progress toward self-set goalsa. Realistic and reachable

b. Developed by member with adult guidance

c. Evaluation measured against goals

3. Achieving standards of excellencea. Clearly defined standards established by

experts

b. Measures quality against rating categories

5 approaches to recognition…

4. Excelling in peer competitiona. Needs rules and proceduresb. High risk, but may be strong motivatorc. Not for children under 9

5. Excellence in cooperationa. Mutually agreed upon group goals; encourages

working togetherb. Recognizes all members of a group

Tips for Award Selection

• Select awards appropriate for the age of your members and valued by them. – e.g., ribbons or buttons for 9- to 11 year-

olds; cash, t-shirts for older members

• Select awards related to the learning experience– e.g., water crocks, grooming tools, tack

equipment at animal workshops

Tips for Award Selection

• Correctly use the 4-H name and emblem.

• Avoid using the same award repeatedly for the same program or different programs.

• Media recognition (press releases, photographs, etc.) enhances awards.

Objective 4

Identify steps to prepare judges for the judging process.

Project Judging

• Provides feedback

• Reinforces efforts

• Encourages learning

• Most effective in one-on-one setting – Open/Conference/Interview Judging

Conference Judging

• Judge and exhibitor discuss the project together (NOT with the parent’s help!)

• Focus on the learning experiences of the member

• Judge must be able to interact well with youth and be familiar with project

• Judge should consider age of member, skill level, special circumstances, and opportunities for future growth

Judges’ Preparation

• Insure adequate preparation of the judges

• Share standards and requirements of projects

• Review judging guidelines specific to project and/or county

• Define who the judge is to ask clarifying questions of during the judging

Judges’ Preparation

• Emphasize the importance of following printed guidelines

• Avoid emphasizing personal preferences

• Encourage judge to be tactful, courteous, and to maintain a positive attitude and sense of humor

• Share the importance of consistent judging among projects

Judges’ Preparation

• Ask the judge to give the exhibitor the benefit of the doubt

• Encourage the judge to provide many written and verbal constructive comments (both positive and ways to improve)

• Ask the judge to share suggested improvements in the judging procedures with the person in charge

Questions for Conference Judging

• What new things did you learn?• Have you taken this project before?• What were your goals for this project?• What do you like best about your exhibit?• What would you like to change about your

exhibit?• What steps did you take to complete your

project?

Questions for Conference Judging• What were some of the difficulties you had?• Were you able to get help with your project?

How?• Approximately how many hours did you

spend on your project?• How much did it cost to complete your

project?• What would you like to do in this project in

the future?

Resources

• Darlene Baker, Arkansas State 4-H Program Leader, “The National 4-H Recognition Model Volunteer Leaders’ Series,” http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/HTML/4-H_Volunteer_Leaders_Series/4HCL1.asp

• Oregon State 4-H Website, “About 4-H Recognition,” http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/programs/recognition/About%20Recognition.htm

• USDA/Army Youth Development Project. 2003. “4-H 101, The Basics of Starting 4-H Clubs.” http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/library/4h_docs.htm

Questions?

for joining us!

Next 4-H 101 Program:“Characteristics of Positive Youth

Development & Life Skill Development” Tuesday, January 10, 2006,

9:30-11:30 a.m.

10-minute Break before next program begins