4-H Staff Resources
Evaluation Tools
The Life Skills Evaluation System makes it easy to create surveys for assessing life skills outcomes by choosing from a list of common outcomes as well as adding your own specific outcomes for each program/project area. The system allows the user to tabulate data and print reports for sharing with stakeholders and sponsors as well as for reporting.
Common Measures – this site provides ready made surveys for assessing life skills outcomes as well as basic demographics, core competencies, and program quality.
4-H 101 Training
The revised 4-H 101 is designed to be a general overview and resource guide for youth development staff or volunteers who are starting new 4-H clubs or working with existing clubs. You can find the basic 4-H 101 training on the web at www.4-hmilitarypartnerships.org/. 4-H 101 merges the basic concepts and principles of effective youth development delivered from a non-formal (out of school) setting with the "nuts and bolts" information needed to manage a 4-H program.
This revised curriculum, formerly "Moving Ahead," is a comprehensive staff development training that provides an overview of the competencies needed for those choosing to work with young people in out-of-school seetings. These include understanding critical needs and competencies, methods of non-formal education, addressing risk and building protective factor, dealing with differences, conflict resolution, programming for developmental needs, understanding negative and self destructive behaviors, and forging youth and adult partnerships.
Promoting 4-H
In 2009, 4-H was featured on the Today Show, where Dr. Richard Lerner of Tufts University was interviewed by Meridth Viera concerning the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development (it comes up about 4 minutes into the video).
We also have a cool news clip from the FOX Network about recent developments in 4-H and a link to the Passport to Adventure! promo video from WSU Jefferson County.
> Click to be taken to the list of 4-H statewide policies and procedures.
Volunteer Curriculum
4-H VRKC – Skills and competencies for successful volunteers. Quick and easy access to lesson plans with Powerpoint and handouts.
Everyone Ready – Volunteerism for the Next Generation. Online seminars and self-instruction guides on relevant topics for you to be successful in working with volunteers. Materials available at your convenience. Choose from archived topics that are helpful to you.
Interactive hands-on Essential Elements training – This peer-reviewed training curriculum helps youth workers and leaders understand each of the eight elements and how to incorporate them in on-going 4-H programs.
The training curriculum consists of 10 modules. Each module can be taught as a stand-alone session of one hour or combined together for a 10-12 hour course.
P.O.V. – A collection of one page summary sheets highlighting trends and best practices in volunteer development. Information is made available through a grant from Monsanto and incorporates information found in "Everyone Ready."