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TENTATIVE AGENDA REVISED JUNE 23, 2022
TRACK FACILITATORS: Keith Nathaniel and Steven Worker

 

 SESSION 1: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2022 | 8:15AM TO 10:15 AM | COAST ROOM

Where are we and where have we been?

PURPOSE: Share and learn about colleague’s current activities.

AGENDA: Presentations by CE Advisors & Academic Coordinators on their research and innovative extension projects. Solicit 1-page abstracts in advance (see Appendix A).
Focus on linking projects to a) how their work would help 4-H PYD focus youth development research and extension over the next 5 years, b) how their work would help create 5-year priorities, resources needed and organizing the work.

  • 8:15am: Welcome (Keith & Steven)
  • 8:30am: Presentation by CE Specialist (PYD) – Kali Trzesniewski, Specialist in CE
  • 9:00am: Session Round 1
  • 9:30am: Transition
  • 9:45am: Session Round 2

 

SESSION 2: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2022 | 10:30AM TO 12:30PM | COAST ROOM

What research and extension priorities are the most important for the field of youth development (and 4-H) in the next 5 years?

PURPOSE: Identify high priority youth development research or extension projects.

AGENDA

  • 10:30: HFC Strategic Plan, background on research v. extension (Keith)
  • 10:45am: Generate individual ideas (sticky notes on flipcharts) around STEM, Healthy Living, Civic Engagement and Leadership, Positive Youth Development.
    • What research questions are the most relevant and significant?
    • What extension projects are the most relevant and significant?
  • 11:30am: As a group, go through each flipchart; merge like items, seek clarification, discuss, advocate.

 

SESSION 3: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2022 | 1:30PM TO 3:30PM | COAST ROOM

AGENDA – Continued from Session 2

  • 1:30pm: People self-select around one area and begin to build out the concepts and ideas for research and extension; take notes on shared Google doc. Discussion proposed activities within resource constraints, organizational capacity, and expertise existing in the system. (Framed by the expertise and capacity of existing Advisors. That is, some research questions that may be relevant and significant may not be matched with current Advisor/Specialist expertise.)
  • 3:00pm: Groups share-out & discussion.

 

 SESSION 4: THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2022 | 8:15AM TO 10:15AM | COAST ROOM

How do we achieve the priorities from Sessions 2-3? How should we organize?

AGENDA

  • 8:15am: Discuss existing formal (PT, WG) and informal (grant & ad hoc teams) teams; What are the future roles of PT and WGs? See Appendix B.
  • 9:30am: New 4-H regional structure: Differentiating 4-H Advisor, Academic Coordinator, and Regional Coordinator roles; discussion on Advisor new 15% statewide network role. See Appendix C.

  

SESSION 5: THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2022 | 10:30AM TO 12:30PM | COAST ROOM

What does it mean to succeed as a CE Advisor in 4-H Youth Development 2022+? | PURPOSE: Clarify ANR academic expectations for advancement, documenting and sharing outcomes vs. impact; being successful in upwards trajectory.

AGENDA

  1. 10:30am: ANR Advancement Process (Steven). See Appendix D.
    1. Organizational policies (APM, PPM, eBook)
    2. Evaluation & reporting processes (differentiating eBook/PR dossier from Project Board)
    3. Advancement process
    4. Peer review committee process
  2. 11:00am: Tips and Q&A from seasoned academics (topics may include using Project Board, assembling a dossier, writing a narrative, & telling your story, sharing outcomes and impacts).
    1. 15-min: Marianne Bird, Full Title VI CE Advisor
    2. 15-min: Dorina Espinoza, Full Title I CE Advisor
    3. 15-min: Steven Worker, Full Title I CE Advisor

12:00pm: Discussion about how to measure outputs v. outcomes v. impacts. 

 

 

APPENDIX A: RESEARCH SESSION INVITATION

UC ANR youth development academics are invited to showcase their recent (less than 6 years old) applied research, creative activity, and/or innovative extension projects at Session 1 on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, ANR Building Coast Room. The objective is to share and provide colleagues opportunities to discuss your work and provide feedback.

Submission Guidelines: Due July 31, 2022

  • A 1-page abstract (concise summary) is required that includes:
    • Author names
    • Research problem, objectives, questions
    • Methods
    • Key results or arguments
    • Conclusion and implications
    • Proposed 2 to 3 discussion questions (what information/advice/feedback would you like from your fellow Advisor colleagues? This may pertain to the content, methods, and/or next steps?)
  • Abstract should use 11 or 12 point font, single-spaced, 1” margins.
  • Submit to Keith Nathaniel at kcnathaniel@ucanr.edu and Steven Worker at smworker@ucanr.edu
  • When accepted, finalize your abstract so we can have them printed for the session.

 

 

APPENDIX B: Organizing the academic work

UC ANR Formalized Groups

Positive Youth Development Program Team
Co-Chairs: Gemma Miner & Claudia Diaz Carrasco

  • Curriculum Development Workgroup
    Co-Chairs: Marcel Horowitz & Natalie Price
  • Developing Volunteer Capacities
    Co-Chairs: VACANT
  • Diversity in Youth Development
    Co-Chairs: Diego Mariscal & Liliana Vega
  • Money Talks
    Co-Chairs: Marisa Neelon & Natalie Price
  • Positive Youth Development through 4-H Camp Experiences
    Chair: Marianne Bird

Youth Science Literacy in Nutrition, Agriculture & Natural Resources
Chair: Steven Worker

  • Environmental Education
    Chair: Cynthia Chavez
  • Science Education and Extension
    Chair: Steven Worker

 

Multi-State Research Groups

Understanding Recruitment and Retention in the 4-H Club Program (Youth Retention Study)
Chair: JoLynn Miller

Contribution of 4-H Participation to the Development of Social Capital within Communities
Chair: Keith Nathaniel

 

Informal & Ad Hoc Groups

  • 4-H Alumni Study / Long-Term PYD Outcomes
    Co-Chairs: Steven Worker & Anne Iaccopucci
  • Public Speaking Self-Efficacy
    Chair: Nicole Marshall-Wheeler
  • Youth Participatory Action Research
    Co-Chairs: Dorina Espinoza & Steven Worker
  • What else is missing?!?!

 

 

APPENDIX C: UC 4-H academic support to statewide network

The California 4-H staffing plan calls for CE Advisors to devote 15% time to support the statewide network of 4-H Youth Development community educators by serving as a statewide mentor, resource, and subject matter lead to ensure all counties have access to high-quality program opportunities and best practices. Specific activities may include:

  • Being available to community educators for informal consultation (by appointment).
  • Providing episodic and/or sustained professional development to/with community educators.
  • Linking community educators to curricula, fact sheets, and other educational resources.
  • Translating the latest research into accessible fact sheets/briefs and curricula.
  • Provide academic expertise to a State 4-H Advisory Committee.

 

NINE STATEWIDE 4-H SUBJECT AREAS

STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)

  • Steven Worker
  • Approved: San Diego-Orange

STEM Education Advisory Committee

Animal and Plant Agriculture Science

  • Sally Neas
  • Approved: Monterey, S. Benito, S. Cruz

Animal Science Advisory Committee

Camping, Outdoor Education & Natural Resources

  • Marianne Bird
  • Nate Caeton

Camping Advisory Committee

 

HEALTHY LIVING
Healthy Living

  • Anne Iaccopucci
  • Dorina Espinosa
  • Yu Meng
  • Approved: Kern, Inyo-Mono

Healthy Living Advisory Committee

 

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Civic Engagement and Leadership

  • Fe Moncloa
  • Nicole Marshall-Wheeler

Civic Engagement Advisory Committee & Public Speaking and Communications Advisory Committee

 College & Career Readiness

  • Emma Fete

 

POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Ethnic & Racial Identity (ERI) Development

  • Liliana Vega
  • Claudia Diaz
  • Russ Hill
  • AC: Access, Equity, and Belonging

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee

Community Engagement & Development

  • Keith Nathaniel
  • Approved: Fresno, Tulare, Kings

Volunteer Educator Engagement and Development

  • JoLynn Miller
  • Gemma Miner
  • Matt Rodriguez

Volunteer Development Advisory Committee

 

 

APPENDIX D: CE Advisor Expectations

Extending Knowledge and Information (to identified clientele group)
Effective teaching through the design and implementation of strategies that will lead clientele to use research-based knowledge to improve their situations by adopting specific practices and technologies.

  • Media may include publications, articles in popular and trade magazines, newspapers, and professional journals; radio and television programming; visual media productions; computer software; and new technologies as they are developed.
  • Methods may include independent learning programs, field tours, symposia, workshops, and short courses.

Applied Research and Creative Activity
Proceed from a base of research information and to use the process of scientific inquiry and to analyze program results.

  • Applied research: empirical effort to solve major problems; characterized by quality and quantity of effort; preparation of sound plans; quality and quantity of research reports; contributions of research efforts to an industry or to the various public agencies.
  • Creative activity: development, implementation and evaluation of the creative adaptation of scientific knowledge or research information to solve specific problems. Creativity involves the origination of new ideas or practices.

Professional Competence and Activity
Professional activities in their discipline, including:

  • knowledge of the subject matter or specialty and the ability to apply this knowledge in practice
  • evidence of achievement and recognition by colleagues and clientele for providing leadership in the field (including awards, honors, and grants)
  • articles published in professional and trade journals
  • consulting services to other agencies and editorial board services
  • active membership in disciplinary societies and professional associations, or other activities indicative of professional standing and leadership.

University and Public Service
University service activities include serving on a university committee or chair of a workgroup, providing leadership to program teams, advocacy efforts, or mentoring of UC academics. Public service should involve activities in which the academic uses their professional expertise to benefit groups or activities outside the University (report service to an academic’s defined clientele under Extension).