working with 4-h club members and officers. objective identify 3 ways youth can develop life skills...
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Working with 4-H Club Members and Officers
OBJECTIVE
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Identify 3 ways youth can develop life skills as a 4-H club member.
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The Essential ElementsIn the 4-H Club
Youth see themselves as active participants in the future of their club.
Belonging
Mastery
Independence
Generosity
Youth help develop an inclusive environment for all club members.
Youth have opportunities to try, make mistakes, and learn.
Youth have opportunities to value and practice service to others.
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Belonging
Mastery
Independence
Generosity
Head
Heart
Hands
Health
Thinking, Managing
Relating, Caring
Working, Giving
Being, Living
The 4-H Pledge The Essential Elements Life Skills
The 4-H Connection
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Youth Development ObjectivesIncreased:• planning and organizing skills
• teamwork, leadership, and social skills
• communication and public speaking skills
• self - responsibility and decision-making skills
• record keeping
• management skills and commitment
• making new friends.
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ACTIVITY
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Mastering Maximum Impact
• Small groups of participants
Materials
• Mastering Maximum Impact of Club Members Worksheet
• Pens/pencils
In small groups, complete the Mastering Maximum Impact of Club Officers Worksheet. Be ready to share your discussion with the whole group.
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Thinking:
• Evaluating relevance
• Assessing accuracy
• Understanding systems
• Thinking critically
Life Skills
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Communication:
• Listening
• Interpreting
• Conveying information
• Articulating thoughts and ideas
Life Skills
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Teamwork and Leadership:
• Working as a team
• Contributing to a group effort
• Encouraging others
Life Skills
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Life Skills
Lifelong Learning and Self-direction:
• Continually improving capabilities
• Setting goals and improving skills
• Engaging in mentoring
• Learning from one’s mistakes
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Life Skills
Professionalism and Ethics:
• Demonstrating accountability
• Developing effective work habits
• Practicing ethical behavior
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REFLECTION
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Reflect• How do you feel about focusing on the Essential
Elements or life skills when working with clubs? • What do you see as some of the most important
Essential Elements/life skills youth can learn through participating in clubs?
• What challenges do you think might face club members, officers or the club meeting program in your youth center?
• What implications could officers building life skills have on your club?
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REFLECTION
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Apply• How will you introduce youth in your program to the
idea of participating in a 4-H club?
• How will applying the Essential Elements of 4-H and life skills effect the youth and club(s) you work with?
• What steps will you take to ensure 4-H members are positively involved as members and officers in your club?
• What idea will you take back to help your club run more smoothly and ensure skills are being developed?
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CONCLUSION
Key Concepts• 4-H club members and officers can learn and share the
Essential Elements with other youth through their leadership
• Life skills learned in clubs are skills needed later in life• Life skills and Essential Elements can be effectively
delivered through the club format, especially to youth who serve as club officers
• Remember each state and community 4-H program looks a little different.
• Contact your local extension agents for assistance on 4-H club officer training materials
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REFERENCE
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• Hendricks, P.A. (1998). Developing Youth Curriculum Using the Targeting Life Skills Model, Iowa State University Cooperative Extension, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa.
• 4-H 101: The Basics of Starting 4-H Clubs, Retrieved 1/15/12, <www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/library/4H101.pdf>
• Positive Youth Development; Developing Life Skills, VRKC: Volunteer Research Knowledge Competency Taxonomy<nextgeneration.4-h.org/volunteerism/vrkc/>
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REFERENCE
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• 4-H Club Officers and Committees<ohioline.osu.edu/4h-fact/0014.html>
• 4-H Experience & Service Officers Training<www.ca4h.org/Resources/Publications/>
• Ohio Workforce Preparedness - Skills for Success, retrieved 8/30/11<youthsuccess.osu.edu/?page_id=6>
• Selecting 4-H Club Officers and Committee
Members<www.4-h.org/images/volunteer/VolunteerResources/ Selecting%204-H%20Club%20Officers-Committees.pdf>
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