For 4-H Professionals: Latino Youth Development 12-Week Online Course 2023
Early Bird: $225 through November 1, 2022
Regular: $300 through December 1, 2022
Engaging Latino Youth, Families, and Communities from the Ground Up is a hybrid, 12-week online course for 4-H professionals who work with after school staff or 4-H volunteer educators. The course will help build awareness and skills to engage Latino youth and families in youth development programming.
Virtual Learning
Offering a 12-week program alternating between:
| Self-Study Week | Office Hours (2-Hours Optional) | Live, 2-Hour Session with presentations, group discussions, and reflection |
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8am HI | 10am AK | 11am PT |
8am HI | 10am AK | 11am PT |
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| Week of January 16 | January 13 & 20 | January 27 |
| Week of January 30 | February 3 | February 10 |
| Week of February 13 | February 17 | February 24 |
| Week of February 27 | March 3 | March 10 |
| Week of March 13 | March 17 | March 24 |
| Week of March 27 | March 31 | April 7 |
| Course content delivered through Canvas LMS (https://login.uconline.edu/) and Zoom (live sessions). | ||
Content
Introduction & Intersectional Identities (January 20) - Increase participants’ self-awareness of their identities.
- Latinos in the United States (January 27) - Establish agreement among participants on shared language related to access, equity and belonging we will use in this course; frame the heterogeneity of the Latino population in the United States and contrast it with the monolithic portrayals in mainstream media; and increase awareness of an asset based approach to map the ecosystem of Latino populations and places
- Building Relationships with Latino Communities (February 10) - Review the importance of the use of Latino asset mapping tools to build community relationships; utilize existing tools for building relationships with Latino communities.
- Organizational Infrastructure to Support Latino Youth Engagement (February 24) - Understand how organizational infrastructure influences Latinx youth engagement.
- Program Elements (March 10) - Create a mutual learning of the program elements influencing Latino youth program participation; and present important considerations for program leaders to keep in mind while engaging Latino youth.
- Conceptual Framework of Effective Latino Youth Serving Organizations (March 24) - Understand the guiding principles of successful Latino youth programs
- Organizational Change (April 7) - Develop strategies for advancing organizational culture and practices; and support 4-H professionals in crafting a plan for their own organizations.
Presenters
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Address:
Cooperative Extension Riverside County
2980 Washington Street
Riverside, CA 92504
Phone: (951) 683-6491 Ext. 222
Email: cpdiaz@ucanr.edu
Title: UC ANR Cooperative Extension Advisor, Emeritus
Specialty: Latinx youth development, intercultural communication, culturally relevant pedagogy
Address:
UCCE Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg. 1
San Jose, CA 95112
Email: fxmoncloa@ucanr.edu
Title: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Specialty: Educational research; design and research of out-of-school (informal) learning environments; positive youth development; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education
Address:
Cooperative Extension Marin County
1682 Novato Boulevard
Suite 150-B
Novato, CA 94947
Phone: (415) 761-1020
Email: smworker@ucanr.edu
Complete Registration Below
2023 Engaging Latino Youth, Families and Communities From the Ground Up Course
Engaging Latino Youth, Families, and Communities from the Ground Up is a hybrid, 12-week online course for 4-H professionals who work with after school staff or 4-H volunteer educators. The course will help build awareness and skills to engage Latino youth and families in youth development programming.
https://www.ucanr.edu/LatinoYD
Contacts: fxmoncloa@ucanr.edu, cpdiaz@ucanr.edu, smworker@ucanr.edu