1. Expanding 4-H Opportunities 4-H 101: Return to the Basics CES Staff Development Series Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 9:30-11:30 a.m. IP Video Presentation by Steve McKinley & Company mckinles@purdue.edu; 765-494-8435

2. 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)

3. Program Information… Disconnected? Contact the AgIT Help Desk at 765-494-8333 Provide feedback to: Steve at 765-494- 8435, or mckinles@purdue.edu

4. Expanding 4-H Opportunities

5. 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.

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. OMK Primary Components –Speak Out for Military Kids (SOMK) –Hero Packs –Mobile Technology Lab (MTL)

12. 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

13. 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)

14. 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)cookleit@purdue.edu 4-H Round-Up – Monday, June 26- Wednesday, June 28, Purdue University, grades 7-9 completed; 2006 theme: “TBA”

15. 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

16. 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:

17. 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+

18. 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

19. 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.

20. 150 th Indiana State Fair August 9-20, 2006 Celebrating 150 th Fair Special exhibits in Cake Decorating, Crafts and Promotional Posters Flyers and details will be forthcoming

21. Opportunities beyond the 4-H Club Experience… continued!

22. 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

23. 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#

24. CARe http://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.

25. CARe Program Components CARe INCSAPP Colleges and Universities In-School Component Project Equality After School Outreach Coordinators Minority Outreach, Male Outreach

26. CARe Community Projects BROWN CLARKCRAWFORD DUOBISFLOYD FOUNTAINGRANT HAMILTONHANCOCK HARRISONHENDRICKS JACKSONJENNINGS KNOXKOSCIUSKO LAKELA PORTE LAWRENCEMADISON MARIONMONROE MONTGOMERYORANGE OWENPERRY PORTERPUTNAM RANDOLPHSCOTT SPENCERST. JOSEPH TIPPECANOEWABASH WASHINGTONWAYNE

27. 4-H Trips and Conferences State 4-H Office Contact: Steve McKinley (mckinles@purdue.edu, 765-494-8435) State 4-H Junior Leader Conference – 75 th 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

28. 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/

29. 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

30. Afternoons R.O.C.K. State 4-H Office Contact: Renee McKee, rmckee@purdue.edu, 765-494- 8422

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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.

35. Area IX Jr. Leader Retreat To Infinity & Beyond – “Jr. Leaders Beyond the Meeting”

36. 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)

37. 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.

38. Workshop Missions “Fueling Your Rockets” “Saving the Galaxy – One Star at a Time” “Working with Other Alien Life Forms” Rocket Fuel

40. Livestock Ethics Workshop Contacts: –Joan Grott, Porter Co. (joangrott@purdue.edu, 219-465-3555); –Keli Brubaker, White Co. (kbrubak1@purdue.edu, 219-984-5115)

41. 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

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

43. 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

44. 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

45. FFA Volunteer Development

46. 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.

47. 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

48. Summary of Modules 1. Why Use Volunteers? National Volunteerism Trends; benefits and limitations; expectations 2. Positive Youth Development Basic needs of youth; environments conducive to PYD; ages and stages of youth 3. Recruitment and Retention of Volunteers Position descriptions; sources of volunteers; placement of volunteers

49. 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 Issues Liability, child abuse, safety of participants and volunteers, risk management forms

50. Summary of Modules 7. Volunteer Screening Process Suggested application and screening procedures; adult behavioral expectations; confidentiality issues 8. Financial Management Recommended financial accountability procedures; budgeting; fund raising options 9. Agricultural Education Program Development Program planning components and importance 10. Volunteer Management Database Record and organize volunteer information

51. Other Program Sharing

52. 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

53. Objective 2 Discuss core beliefs of recognition.

54. 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…

55. 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.

56. 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.

57. Objective 3 Describe the National 4-H Recognition Model.

58. 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.

60. 5 approaches to recognition… 1. Participation in educational experiences a.Simple, well-publicized requirements b.Appropriate for 4-H’ers’ abilities c.Need not be expensive, but valued by member

61. 5 approaches to recognition… 2. Progress toward self-set goals a.Realistic and reachable b.Developed by member with adult guidance c.Evaluation measured against goals 3. Achieving standards of excellence a.Clearly defined standards established by experts b.Measures quality against rating categories

62. 5 approaches to recognition… 4. Excelling in peer competition a.Needs rules and procedures b.High risk, but may be strong motivator c.Not for children under 9 5. Excellence in cooperation a.Mutually agreed upon group goals; encourages working together b.Recognizes all members of a group

63. 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

64. 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.

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

66. Project Judging Provides feedback Reinforces efforts Encourages learning Most effective in one-on-one setting – Open/Conference/Interview Judging

67. 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

68. 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

69. 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

70. 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

71. 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?

72. 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?

73. 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

74. Questions?

75. 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.

76. 10-minute Break before next program begins