Session D

D1

Saturday 130-245

Learn how to instill the importance of purpose, creativity, specific mindset in youth to let them lead the path to the future! Understand what entrepreneurship means, what it requires, and where it takes us. Learn the do's and don'ts of entrepreneurship.

Purnima Sreenivasan

D4

Saturday 130-245

In this session participants will take a close look at different curriculum and discuss the pros and cons of how it can be used in a variety of 4-H type settings. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to engage in quiz bowls, skeleton stations, and judging classes. Discussion on how they can apply these experiences directly to their own 4-H work, no matter what the setting.

Sarah Torbert

D5

Saturday 130-245

This session is designed to engage participants in the experiential learning model using the engaging activities that will allow them to learn and understand appreciation and how to incorporate it into their 4-H club, county or community program.

Jamie Morris

D6

Saturday 130-245

Learn about this program's challenges and successes in engaging new audiences which not traditionally part of the 4-H program. Participants will learn: 1) Strategies for recruiting and training volunteers, 2) How to recruit and engage youth participants, 3) How to secure facilities for practice and games, 4) Strategies in developing partnerships with schools, soccer clubs, parks & recreation, etc.

Cristian Curiel

D7

Saturday 130-245

FUN is why kids STAY in 4-H! This session will engage participants in hands-on fun lessons and activities which can be used with youth audiences. Participants will learn and share activities to incorporate into their meetings with youth audiences. Fun is an important inclusion on the best practices 4-H Meeting Wheel and can be used for team building and experiential learning purposes. Resources will be provided to participants and available for online access.

Megan Brittingham

D8

Saturday 130-245

Learn about the programs and activities of the Clackamas County day camp by engaging in age appropriate Cloverbud hands-on activities and crafts in outdoor science (bubbles, pollution), nature (butterflies, fish), exercise (hiking, hula hoops) and creativity (drums, colors). Learn about successful funding and recruiting strategies and take part in group discussions to learn about useful resources.

Jan Williams

D9

Saturday 130-245

Audience members will travel the CS Pathway and explore resources that support different aspects of the pathway. We'll use group discussion to see how their own project experiences fit within the career pathway model of explore, learn, practice, experience. We will use audience interaction throughout the workshop and rely on the Socratic method to solidify concepts. See E7 for Part A.

Fiona Reyes

D11

Saturday 130-245

How many ways can you make fire? The 5-minute fire, 1-match fire and fire-by-friction utilizing the bow-drill will be discussed and you’ll have the chance for hands-on learning. You won’t ever forget the first time you make fire primitively, which rarely happens on your first try…so keep practicing. We will also explore the use of fire-making as an inspirational motivator toward deeper lessons in patience, cooperation, perseverance, support, and unity. Corresponds to Earth Seasoned Lesson Plans: Spring #3

D12

Saturday 130-245

Gain skills and learn about resources to implement 4-H Cooking projects. Participants will spend time working through some food related activities taken from two different curricula currently used in California preparing and tasting a few of the recipes, play a few of the games, and discuss how these ideas could be implemented into their local clubs.

Marcel Horowitz

D13

Saturday 130-245

4-H Western Region Volunteer Specialists

D/E3

Saturday 130-415

This workshop will focus on the findings of the Youth Retention Study. This is a group of 4-H staff from California, Idaho, Wyoming, New Jersey, and Louisiana, focusing on how first-year 4-H members and families describe their experience in the program. This session will review the findings from 3 years of data, and will discuss the implications for our program in retaining youth after their first year in 4-H.

Kendra Lewis

D/E10

Saturday 130-415

The purpose of this workshop is to give adults the tools to build healthy Youth/Adult PARTNERSHIPS (Y-AP). We will focus on getting rid of flotsam and jetsam that exists between youth and adults and work toward forming real partnerships. This workshop will focus on the importance of healthy Y-APs. Youth are encouraged to attend.

Teresa Middleton