2009 Minnesota 4-H Curriculum Training

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

  • Best Western Kelly Inn
    100 Fourth Ave. S.
    St. Cloud, MN

Registration Materials - Registration is DUE October 23, 2009

The conference goals are to: 

  • Understand and think of 4-H curriculum as a WAY to learn (written curriculum is one piece of the bigger picture or 4-H project)
  • View 4-H projects as intentional sequences of educational experiences
  • Develop skills in the use of 4-H materials
  • Experience best practices in teaching and utilization of 4-H materials
  • Increase the quality, quantity, accessibility and impact of 4-H project experiences
  • Expand applicability of 4-H curriculum to settings in community clubs, after school clubs, project clubs, and site-based clubs

The curriculum activities that you bring home from this training will help you:

  • Create a training based on a curriculum/learning model
  • Encourage teams to be a support group for each other
  • Teach individually or pair up with teens to teach
  • Recruit and train others to teach
  • Train at Federation Meetings
  • Co-teach with each other
  • Teach clubs or other audiences
  • Support county PDC/committees with curriculum basis

Who Should Attend:  Extension Educators and/or Program Coordinators plus a team of volunteers and/or youth, all of whom will train to be trainers back in counties, multi-counties, and/or a region.

What Will Happen:  Each team member will choose two topics and have the opportunity to explore and experience, hands-on, new curriculum.  Team members will receive one level of curriculum and materials or resources to make low cost projects, which can be made at a project workshop. Each participant will also attend a learn after lunch session, which focuses on a 4-H youth development learning method.

Before Arriving:  Participants are asked to have a basic plan for how and when they will implement curriculum activities back in their own county, multi-county, or region. (Bring your own tote bag for materials and handouts, as they will not be provided).

Cost:  The cost of the training is $60 - $100 per person (see the Registration Form for details).  The cost includes a copy of the curriculum, resources, lunch, and morning and afternoon snacks.

Lodging:  Individuals are responsible for making their own reservations and covering the costs of lodging. The phone number for the Kelly Inn is 320-253-0606. If you have questions please call Kim.

Questions:  For additional information on the training sessions or curriculum activities, contact Nancy Hegland at 651-480-7709 or nhegland@umn.edu, Anita Harris at 320-203-6106 or aharris@umn.edu or Marcia Woeste at 218-828-2386 or woest001@umn.edu.  For registration questions, contact Kim Thompson at 800-444-4238 (ext. 781) or thomp037@umn.edu.