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Community Science Education and Leadership (SEAL) Project 
Author: Dasher, Steven
Description: This Power Point presentation from CYFAR 2003 draws from the presenters' experiences with the Animal Ambassadors Community Science Education and Leadership (SEAL) Project. Community SEAL is a research project that focuses on community collaborations, cross-age mentoring, and science education outreach in an at-risk community.
From Good Intentions to Effective Interventions: A Primer on Evidence-Based Prevention Programs
Author: Small, Stephen (2 more by this author)
Description: This presentation will provide an overview of evidence-based programs and practices for strengthening families and preventing youth problem behaviors. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of what it means for a program to be "evidence-based" and "cost-effective," as well as insights into how the accumulated evidence on effective programs can be used to improve existing programs and practices more generally. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of the advantages and drawbacks of using evidence-based programs and the role that Extension might play in their dissemination and use.
Identifying and Using Common Evaluation Measures
Author: MacDonald, Daniel
Description: NIFA has been supporting the identification and use of common measures for grantees through CYFAR programs and funding from Kraft. This workshop will introduce participants to efforts underway: the identification of common measures, the results of a Pilot Study, and next steps in adopting common measures for CYFAR projects. Participants will become familiar with methods used and will have an opportunity to discuss evaluation instruments.
Promoting Positive Youth Development
Author: Eccles, Jacquelynne (1 more by this author)
Description: The presentation will focus on central findings of the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine's recently published report, "Community Programs to Promote Youth Development", Jacquelynne Eccles and Jennifer Appleton Gootman, Editors. The study report focuses broadly on community-based programs for youth and examines what is known about their design, implementation, and evaluation. Dr. Eccles will discuss what we know about the characteristics of programs that can successfully promote positive youth development and prevent involvement in behaviors likely to compromise the transition into adulthood.
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4-H Military and Community Partnerships Showcase
Author: Davis, Paula ; Kay Brown, Jennifer Heady, Vickie Mullins, Dale Pract, Sofia Rodgers, Tammy Turnmeyer, Heather Steinzor
Description: Learn how to integrate and incorporate military youth into 4-H program initiatives. This presentation is applicable to any at-risk audience. You will understand how to address the opportunities and challenges of conducting programs for on and off base military and civilian youth from a diverse background.
A Silver Lining in Every Cloud? Or Chasing Away the Clouds? Teaching Optimism
Author: Rasmussen, Marilyn ; Rose Stee, Christine Kayl
Description: A fun examination of the differences in how we look at situations, as optimist or pessimist, me vs. not me, always vs. not always, everything vs. not everything. How to foster optimism in yourself and in others and improve your mental health
Administering Contemporary Volunteer Programs: Emerging Strategies for Success
Author: Pleskac, Sue; Ryan Schmiesing, National 4-H Headquarters, CSREES, USDA; Sheri Seibold, University of Illinois
Description: This CYFAR 2009 presentation discusses development of volunteer programs using the 4-H model. Included are tools and strategies for creating organized and effective volunteer development programs.
Are You Aware of the Army Youth Programs in Your Neighborhood?
Author: Pointer, Germaine (1 more by this author); Brooke Boswell, DeAnn Acosta, John Baggott
Description: Military youth face different challenges than traditional at-risk youth but they are at-risk none the less. With the current deployment cycles and uncertainty in military households, these young people need safe nurturing environments with a sense of acceptance and belonging. Become familiar with Army CYSS Community Based Programs and will learn how to work with Army Youth Development Specialists to enhance these programs to benefit youth.
Assessing the Cultural Competence of Youth Development Professionals and Paraprofessionals
Author: Williams, Bonita
Description: Workshop reviews the concept of cultural competence and why it is important, presents research on the development of an assessment tool to measure the cultural competence of youth development professionals. Factors making up cultural competence include: cultural skill, cultural knowledge, personal cultural awareness, cultural accountability, and cultural planning, implementation and evaluation. Implications for research and practice are also presented.
Building Sustainability: From One Youth Voices Project to a Youth Community Action Movement
Author: Baker, Barbara ; JoAnne Baldini, Tracy McGee
Description: Resources to facilitate broad youth engagement and empowerment in their community, including how to a) Broaden knowledge and skills for sustainability planning that is interactive and attractive to youth/adult collaborators; b) Reflect upon current research behind emerging practice in Youth Community Development; c) Inspire each other, identify others as resources, and take home valuable materials; d) Create a Back-Home Plan.
Communicating Operation: Military Kids (OMK) to Political Stakeholders
Author: Welch, Mary Ellen; Lisa Marcinkowski, Kevin Wright, Mona Johnson, Kendra Wells
Description: Communicating the impact of Operation Military Kids (OMK) with key stakeholders including community and state political stakeholders, military partners, and educational leaders is a critical component to long-term support and success. This workshop will provide practical and creative strategies that can be implemented by professionals working with military children and their families that are interested in establishing and maintaining effective communications. Participants will learn how the adoption of communications strategies fosters a network of community support for military families.
Community Health: What You Need to Get Started
Author: Remenschneider, Mary; Kathleen Tajeu; Bonnie Carew; Barbara Garland
Description: What does the health scene look like these days? Where does your community fit? This Power Point presentation provides an overview of a CYFAR workshop session that shared information from the Southern Extension Region AssociationÂ’s Health Institute that can be used to develop health programs in your community. You will learn about the health system on a national, state, and local level, public health terms and concepts, and the community health assessment process.
Author: Ippen, Chandra Ghosh
Description: Chandra Ghosh Ippen examines how attachment, culture and trauma serve as key contextual forces that shape human development and perspective, and the need for practitioners to learn effective ways to work with children and families from multiple ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds in today's increasingly culturally diverse society. Her presentation includes a review of theoretical models, core concepts and examples central to working with diverse populations.
Effectively Teaching Tecnología en Español to Spanish Speakers
Author: Magaña, Mario
Description: Need technology education for Spanish speakers? Everything you’ll need, from finding the computer lab, to curriculum “en Español,” to effective recruitment and motivation strategies for kindergarteners to seniors. This computer lab demonstrates how to structure an effective community-based educational program “en Español” to teach web browsing, e-mail, desktop publishing, and office applications. (Computer lab taught in English.)
Author: Dierenfield, Candi; Deborah Conklin
Description: Program example - 3 day camp with a focus on fitness, biking, learning and using GPS that includes building safety skills and team work.
Extension 2.0: Harnessing the Power of the Blogosphere to Expand Programming Potential and Impact
Author: Seger, ; Mark Light
Description: Research-based programming is seemingly losing its relevance in our technological world. Families and youth are now looking to blogs as a source of information; but blogs based upon reliable research-based information are lacking. This interactive session will teach the importance of blogging to expand programming potential. Leave with lots of materials including a CD of "how to blog" podcasts for beginners.
From Good Intentions to Effective Interventions: A Primer on Evidence-Based Prevention Programs
Author: Small, Stephen (2 more by this author)
Description: This presentation will provide an overview of evidence-based programs and practices for strengthening families and preventing youth problem behaviors. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of what it means for a program to be "evidence-based" and "cost-effective," as well as insights into how the accumulated evidence on effective programs can be used to improve existing programs and practices more generally. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of the advantages and drawbacks of using evidence-based programs and the role that Extension might play in their dissemination and use.
From Video Games to Facebook: Teens’ Health and the Media
Author: Brown, Jane
Description: Jane Brown, Ph.D., discusses current research on how the media acts as a source of norms and expectations for youth, shaping their developing identities and impacting their behavior. Research presentation at the 2009 CYFAR conference.
Growing Healthy Kids and Families through School-Based Junior Master Gardener Programs
Author: Whittlesey, Lisa; Karin Wallace
Description: A garden can be good for the mind, body, and soul! Cultivate an awareness of how gardening can be used as a tool to educate limited-resource children and families about the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle. Using the Junior Master Gardener program as a platform, participants will learn to build sustainable school or community gardens that integrate academic learning, foster positive partnerships with volunteer groups, and evaluate program outcomes.
Making Collaborations Work in Dire Economic Times
Author: Dotterweich, Jutta (7 more by this author)
Description: Making collaborations effective is hard work, but it is critical in times of diminishing resources. The asset-based community development framework offers a new, empowering perspective on community coalition work. Hear strategies and tools to re-engage community partners and activate untapped resources in individuals, community groups and organizations.
Navigating in Their Space: Get Connected and Improve Your Effectiveness with Teens
Author: Light, Mark ; Brian Raison, Nadine Fogt and Annie Davis
Description: This lab will help youth workers gain a deeper understanding of how teens approach the internet, post profiles and information, and respond to potential criticism and/or "outside" involvement in "their" space. Participants will learn basic steps necessary to tune in, log on, and understand what they can and cannot control. We will also show you how to build a social networking site for your organization and profile that will help with your cyber-space debut.
OMG wu gf? Cul8r lol <3! ... Understanding the Communication Style of Teens
Author: Bovitz, Laura (4 more by this author)
Description: This workshop provided an introduction to the world of teen communication and a view into the technology that teens use to share information and keep in touch with friends. Strategies and resources for educators who work with teens and information on on-line safety are included. (2008 CYFAR Conference Presentation)
OMK Connects Deployment Cycle Support Yellow Ribbon Programming to Youth
Author: Harries, Kia ; Amber Runke
Description: Helping young people cope with the deployment of a loved one is the focus of this 60-lesson curriculum, emphasizing life skills throughout the deployment cycle. Review the curriculum and companion volunteer training guide, learn how these lessons can be used in a variety of settings with a mixture of ages, and how to involve the family in the conversations after the lesson.
Author: Cross, Charlotte (2 more by this author); Jody Jackson
Description: Sharing NH OMK successful strategies for implementing Tour of Discovery Camps will be the focus of this workshop. Participants will explore the following camp themes: theater, babysitting, aerospace, cooking, and outdoor adventure. They will learn about the development, marketing, delivery, and evaluation of these OMK camps. In addition, participants will generate ideas useful in their own camp program implementation.
Preparing for Deployment in the 21st Century
Author: Varcoe, Karen (1 more by this author); Holly Gifford; Nancy B. Lees
Description: This presentation covers issues that families face both at home and away in communicating and working together when one member is deployed on military service.
Author: Lyons, Rachel (1 more by this author)
Description: Project Memory Exchange is a high-tech, intergenerational Oral History program, that has youth develop an interview protocol, and then interview and video tape other youth and adults. The interview videos are then used to create documentaries. The program seeks to increase understanding of the benefits of intergenerational programming, enhance skills related to creating and implementing intergenerational programs, and build competencies in working with people of all ages in technology skill-building programs.
Restoring Privacy, Cleaning Your Computer's Cookies and Beacons
Author: Kimsey, Ray
Description: This computer lab will introduce attendees to the ways they are tracked on the Internet by marketing companies. Recent studies by the Wall Street Journal indicate the nation's 50 most visited websites installed, on average, 64 pieces of tracking technology onto visitors' computers without their knowledge. The computer lab will include methods to remove the cookies, beacons, and block some advertising.
Author: Dunham, Trudy (31 more by this author)
Description: Overview of the Scratch game development tool interface.
Show Off Your Program - Best Uses of Technologies
Author: Dunham, Trudy (31 more by this author)
Description: Hosting an Open House? Meeting with a potential funder? Explaining your project to local community organizations? Need to stay in touch with program participants and their families? This session focuses on how you can easily use technology to showcase your project and make a great impression with your collaborators! Tips and strategies on when and how to use different technologies, and how to organize your content in the right technology tool to get your message across.
Social Networks: the WHAT, WHY, & How to using them professionally
Author: Dunham, Trudy (31 more by this author)
Description: Social networking—it's social, creative, participatory and immediate, and more than high school pals and fan clubs. What is professional use? 80% of companies use social networking to find employees. Professionals use it to network, find experts, talk through ideas, search for jobs, and more! This workshop is hands-on exploration of sites and tools to give you strategies and skills for professional social networking. (Prep: Bring your eXtension ID; get one from people.extension.org)
Southern Hospitality — Camping with Operation: Military Kids
Author: Hines, Charlene Morse; Casey Mull, Harriett C Edwards, Scott Enroughty, Georgene Bender, Cliff Lewis, Carrera Harris
Description: This session highlights the diverse populations of military youth, southern states responses to this diversity and some best practice tips. Camping in the South for military youth ranged from targeting special needs campers in Alabama, the use of technology before and during camp in Florida, fostering relationships between military youth and non-military 4-Hers in Tennessee, purple camps in Georgia, and the wide scope of camping experiences in North Carolina.
Author: Braun, Bonnie
Description: Braun combines the quantitative and qualitative findings from a 17-state, longitudinal research study of rural, low-income mothers and their families in a compelling presentation to increase our understanding of the hopes, dreams and experiences of these families. As in the oral storytelling tradition, mothers will tell of challenges they face in raising children, making ends meet, food security, health, employment and civic engagement within the communities where they live. Keynote presentation at the 2009 CYFAR Conference. Link includes transcript of her presentation and slides..
Supporting Family Resilience: What Does the Evidence Say?
Description: Invited Research Presentation at the 2011 USDA DoD Family Resiliency Conference by Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth. Programs to build family strengths, and minimize and prevent family problems have been designed and implemented for years in both civilian and military communities. This presentation focuses on scientific evidence supporting strategies shown to be effective or promising, and the lessons they suggest for future work with military families. Dr. MacDermid Wadsworth directs the Military Family Research Institute and the Center for Families, and serves as Associate Dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at Purdue University. Her research focus is relationships between job conditions and family life, especially on military families and organizational policies, programs and practices.
Teachable Moments: Rebuilding from the Hurricanes and Preparing for the Future
Description: Extension employees with firsthand experience in responding to the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes will examine important issues about Extension's role in helping devastated communities rebuild. CYFAR representatives will describe how they are helping families cope with the hurricane's aftermath. CYFERnet and EDEN members will discuss ways to use technology during crises and facilitate a dialogue about ways to enhance Extension's responsiveness.
Tech Wizards & Web Tools Getting the Job Done
Author: Carmichael, C; Octaviano Merecias
Description: Description of the "Tech Wizards" CYFAR program in OR, a K-12 afterschool/ out-of-school program geared toward a mostly Hispanic audience, and the various technologies the youth are currently using in their projects, including GIS/GPS, Lego Robotics, Video, Web 2.0. Also discusses the Equipo Verde and Summer Capstone Programs.
Technology Tips for CYFAR Programs
Author: Gleason, Jeanne (2 more by this author)
Description: Explore how technology is a vital part of today's life and society, and why it should be part of your CYFAR program. Discover the tools you can use to Find Information, Find Friends, Work Together, and Have Fun, and see these tools in action.
The Environment of Childhood Poverty
Author: Evans, Gary
Description: Gary Evans examines the role of physical and social factors in the lives of children growing up in poverty, arguing that the confluence of risks add up to a toxic mix for child development.
Author: Cortes, Carlos
Description: Multicultural issues -- recognitional, relational, and identity -- central to The New Multiculturalism. and critical to the building of a better, stronger, more equitable 21st-century nation of diversity and commonality.
The Role of the Family in Adolescent Development: Preventing Risk, Promoting Resilience
Author: Steinberg, Laurence
Description: Invited keynote presentation, CYFAR 2001 San Diego, March 22, 2001.
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Training to Accessing Diverse Audiences
Author: Skogrand, Linda (2 more by this author); Cheryl Christy
Description: Summary of a workshop presented at CYFAR 2003 in which State and Community Extension Staff provided an overview of training that addresses: why members of diverse audiences do not participate in traditional programming.
Using Social Media At Conferences
Author: Dunham, Trudy (31 more by this author)
Description: The ever-present cell phone and Blackberry don't have to distract from your conference experience - they can enhance it! Learn to use mobile technologies to facilitate your interaction with presenters, share opinions of a session, and meet others with similar interests. This workshop will orient you to the opportunities at CYFAR—from Twitter feeds, Facebook, and mobile-optimized agendas to Pecha Kucha, Flash Mobs and Text (SMS) Polls. (Bring your mobile devices with you.)
Author: Adler-Baeder, Francesca (1 more by this author)
Description: Francesca Adler-Baeder, speaking from an extensive research background on families under stress and children's experiences in diverse family types as well as practical experience working with a broad spectrum of families, engages us in ways to better understand and empower families under stress to nurture their children. She provides practical applications, discussing the systems approach used in a statewide initiative in which practitioners and researchers have built real partnerships for effecting positive change. Keynote presentation at the 2009 CYFAR conference.
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Amazingly Cheap Tech Tricks for Communication
Author: Terry, Roger; Jeanne Gleason
Description: Review of some of the best Web 2.0 tools that can be used to share information and communicate with individuals and groups you work with. Tools can be downloaded or used online at little or no cost.
Are They “Bells And Whistles” or Legitimate Distance Delivery Tools?
Author: Robideau, Kari; Eric Vogel
Description: Voice Thread, Prezi, Voki and other tech tools might be considered the next "shiny objects" to chase, but this session will give the opportunity to experiment with, apply and demonstrate the use of web based applications that can strengthen an educational program or be utilized among coworkers as collaborative tools. They're nothing to be afraid of--come try.
Author: Norquest, Jan
Description: This is a Powerpoint CYFAR 2009 presentation. Teens Out Loud is a 4-H group at Greyhills Academy High School located on the Navajo Nation in Tuba City, Arizona. The goals of the group are: 1) Youth will become involved with the community and develop culturally appropriate “youth voice”; and 2) Tuba City becomes a better place for teens.
Deep Brain Learning: Pathways to Potential with Challenging Youth
Description: Keynote speaker Larry Brendtro at the 2011 USDA / DoD Family Resiliency Conference discusses how Research shows that children are born with brain pathways to develop trust, talent, self-control, and morality. They thrive in environments that foster belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity – the universal needs of the Circle of Courage resilience model. In traditional kinship cultures, children closely bonded with caring elders and peers, which enabled them to flourish. Today, many youth are disconnected from positive relationships and experience a host of problems in family, school and community. Dr. Brendtro shares key principles for building lasting positive change and resilience, drawing from his most recent book, Deep Brain Learning: Pathways to Potential for Challenging Youth.
Description: Keynote speaker Jeanette Betancourt at the 2011 USDA / DoD Family Resiliency Conference discusses how children must first be healthy and resilient in order to learn. This keynote presentation describes Sesame Workshop’s outreach efforts around the physical and emotional well-being of young children and their families. Harnessing the power of Sesame Street, outreach initiatives motivate children and their families to take simple steps to make healthy habits a part of their everyday routines and to build strength through life challenges. Participants will learn useful messages promoting good nutrition and physical activity. They will also explore social-emotional strategies through current topics such as military deployment, grief, and coping with a parent’s injury.
Description: Keynote speaker Angela Diaz at the 2011 USDA/DoD Family Resiliency Conference. Despite their significant health and mental health needs, teens make fewer physician visits than any other age group. Minority and poor adolescents, though less healthy than white adolescents have far less access to insurance and care. The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center model – best described as a philosophy in action – was a carefully designed response addressing the health disparities faced by poor urban youth. Dr. Diaz describes the disparities faced by many urban teens, the Center’s youth development approach and engagement philosophy, and how effective services are developed.The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center is a unique program of free, integrated, interdisciplinary primary care, reproductive health, mental health and health education for teens.
Town Hall with Senior Enlisted Advisors from the Military Services
Description: Featured opportunity at the 2011 USDA / DoD Family Resiliency Conference, the Senior Enlisted Advisors (SEAs), the most senior enlisted member of each military service, addressed the issues of enlisted personnel to the highest positions in the Department of Defense. The SEAs’ primary focus is supporting service members and military families. They generally devote much time traveling throughout the world observing training and communicating with service members and their families. An opportunity to interact with all the Services' Senior Enlisted Advisors in one room does not occur very often. They are available to field questions and discuss issues centered on themes such as: family support, deployment support, health care and psychological services, personal financial readiness, spouse employment, and quality of education.
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4-H National Learning Priorities: Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills
Author: Rowe, Ellen; Jane Haskell, University of Maine Extension
Description: Lesson 1 & 2 from CYFAR 2009 Pre-Conference Workshop. CYFAR projects are involved in building community collaborations to address tough issues and produce results. Strong facilitation skills help staff be catalytic leaders that empower community members to work effectively and efficiently toward mutual goals. Develop an understanding of facilitation core competencies through experiential learning with multiple opportunities for practicing skills. Learn to model productive meeting facilitation where citizens feel and know it is their meeting and that they, in turn, can become community facilitators.
4-H science, engineering, and technology (SET)
Author: Schmitt‐McQuitty, Lynn; Sharon Junge, Martin Smith, Richard Mahacek
Description: The 4-H Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Initiative targets the K-12 youth science literacy problem in the U.S. by engaging youth in nonformal 4-H SET projects and programs. Strengthen your understanding of experiential and inquiry-based learning and learn how to use best practices and examples of 4-H SET programming.
Action Learning: An Experiential Tool for Solving Organizational Issues
Author: Kinsey, Sharon
Description: As presented at CYFAR 2009, action learning is a process of using questions and reflection rather than statements and opinions to plan action steps that are positive and useful for solving organizational problems. This presentation outlines this team centered approach to organizational change.
Avoiding a Can of Worms: Basic Risk Management
Author: Seibold, Sheri; Patricia McGlaughlin, University of Illinois Extension
Description: Avoiding a Can of Worms: Basic Risk Management is a CYFAR 2009 presentation designed to help community program leaders 1)
Understand the basic terms & principles involved in managing risks; 2) Use a process for identifying, analyzing, and managing risks; and 3)Develop a risk management plan.
Communicating Across Generations
Author: Wood Calvi, Leesa; Dawn Watson, Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Deaf Smith County
Description: Generational Communication is a CYFAR 2009 presentation designed to 1) Increase knowledge and understanding of the four generations; 2) Enhance comprehension of how generational differences affect working styles; and 3)Promote skills for effective intergenerational communication.
Community Building Approaches to Working with Children, Youth, and Families CYFAR 2007 presentation
Author: Jakes, Susan (22 more by this author); Barbara Brown (Clemson University); Autumn Guin & Andrew Behnke (NC State University); Boyd Rossing (University of Wisconsin), Daniel Perkins (Pennsylvania State Univ
Description: For professionals wanting to learn to create programs and enhance program impact by building strong communities, this preconference will explore strategies for implementing community-based approaches, discuss challenges of building community programs, demonstrate a model for understanding the ecological context of community members, and present creative solutions for those working in communities to form collaborative relationships with all community members.
Author: Phelps, Lisa (1 more by this author)
Description: Finding ways to feel safe in an unsafe world can be one of the biggest challenges for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) youth. It is important that professionals and individuals working with young people understand their unique needs. This workshop will help educate people about terminology, sexual identity development models, strategies for talking with children, resources, and what educators can do to create safer spaces.
Author: Singh, Vishal; Jeanne Gleason; Trudy Dunham
Description: Video is a powerful tool for education. The use of online video has increased dramatically and educators are successfully implementing it. It doesn't have to be difficult or expensive. From creating your own video to putting it online, this session will show you how.
Discovering Social Learning Potential through Social Media Models
Author: Jeannette, Karen ; Anne Adrian
Description: The purpose of this session is help participants understand how to use social media tools and participate in online networks to harness the power of networked social learning. We will discuss engagement models for educators and learners of emerging knowledge and solutions, interactivity for crafting conversations and weaving network participation, and tools for media sharing, micro-sharing, and content collaboration.
Disseminating and Sustaining the Strengthening Families Program in Washinton State
Author: Overath, Renee; Jennifer Crawford, Washington State University Extension, Chelan County; Drew Betz, Washington State University Extension, Whatcom County
Description: CYFAR 2009 workshop, this presentation includes information about the development and continuation of the Strengthening Families Program in Washington State. This program works with youth between the ages of 10 to 14 and their parents/caregivers.
Don't Bother Me, Mom-I'm Learning
Author: Prensky, Marc
Description: Based on his recent book, Don't Bother Me Mom I'm Learning, Marc Prensky’s keynote talk at the 2007 CYFAR Conference presents the case-profoundly counter-cultural but true nevertheless-that video and computer game playing, within limits, is actually very beneficial to today’s 'Digital Native' kids, who are using the games to prepare themselves for life in the 21st century. According to Prensky, today’s youth are attracted to these games because they are learning important 'future' things, from collaboration, to prudent risk taking, to strategy formulation and execution, to complex moral and ethical decisions. Prensky’s arguments are backed up by university Ph.D.s studying not just game violence but games in their totality, as well as by gamers who have become successful corporate workers, entrepreneurs, leaders, doctors, lawyers, and scientists.
Educating the Whole Child for the World: Culture and Education in the New Millennium
Author: Suárez-Orozco, Marcelo
Description: Marcelo M. Surez-Orozco, professor, immigration studies, New York University This presentation examines the new requirements of education in light of powerful economic, demographic, and cultural transformations resulting from increasing global interconnectedness and interdependence. First, Surez-Orozco presents a general outline the basic features of the globally interconnected economies, demographics, and societies of the 21st Century. Then skills, sensibilities, and competencies students will need to emerge as critical, engaged, and fully productive citizens in the 21st Century are presented. The presentation concludes with reflection upon some examples of best practices in education for the 21st Century. Marcelo M. Surez-Orozco, received his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a well-known scholar of immigration, globalization, and education.
Episodic Volunteers: Who are They and What Do I Do With Them?
Author: Krogel, Ashley; Nate Arnett (Ohio State University Extension); Kim Catchpole (Ohio State University Extension)
Description: From a CYFAR 2009 workshop, this presentation discusses a shift occurring in they types of volunteers that program leaders are able to attract. Also included is a guide developed by Adventure Central, an education center for youth ages 5 -18 located in Dayton, Ohio in partnership with Five Rivers MetroParks, Ohio State University Extension and Ohio 4-H. This guide was designed to provide a model for creating successful episodic volunteer experiences.
Author: Beegle, Donna
Description: Donna M. Beegle, EdD shares her personal experiences of growing up in poverty, illuminating how language shapes our reality, and her research and development of curriculum for improving communication across poverty, race, gender and generational barriers. Beegle is a recognized national speaker, discussion leader, trainer and author of See Poverty, Be The Difference, an inspirational book for professionals working with people in poverty. She is currently president of Communication Across Barriers, a consulting firm devoted to improving communication and relationships, and the founder and CEO of the new nonprofit, PovertyBridge, which is dedicated to changing lives for people in poverty.
Intercultural Relations: How to Effectively Address Cultural Diversity in Extension Programming
Author: Weaver, Gary
Description: This keynote address given by Dr. Gary Weaver, at CYFAR 2003, addresses ways to effectively address cultural diversity in Extension programming.
Making the Connection Through Effective Team Building
Author: Crouse, Doug; Kristin Cook (University of Delaware); Jordan Ashby (University of Delaware); Katie Daly (University of Delaware)
Description: This list of activities for team building was presented as part of a workshop at CYFAR 2009.
Maltreatment and Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting (MAPP)
Author: Pike, Lynn (4 more by this author); Stephen Russell, Ph.D.; Linda Jouridine, Ph.D.
Description: This presentation covers the prevalence and impact of maltreatment before, during and after an adolescent pregnancy. Participants will gain new insights into (a) how child abuse and partner violence are related to adolescent pregnancy; (b) how certain signs are clues that an adolescent is experiencing maltreat or partner violence during pregnancy, (c) how the intergenerational cycle of abuse is perpetuated among some adolescent mothers and their children, and (d) how maltreatment and partner violence are interpreted and dealt with cross-culturally.
Author: Zaniewski, Jennifer; Jennifer Sirangelo (National 4-H Council)
Description: A CYFAR 2009 workshop, Mission-focused Fundraising presents information specific to 4-H programs to assist in fund raising initiatives that both meet the goals of 4-H and use the 4-H mission as a marketing tool to recruit funders.
Promoting Positive Youth Development
Author: Eccles, Jacquelynne (1 more by this author)
Description: The presentation will focus on central findings of the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine's recently published report, "Community Programs to Promote Youth Development", Jacquelynne Eccles and Jennifer Appleton Gootman, Editors. The study report focuses broadly on community-based programs for youth and examines what is known about their design, implementation, and evaluation. Dr. Eccles will discuss what we know about the characteristics of programs that can successfully promote positive youth development and prevent involvement in behaviors likely to compromise the transition into adulthood.
Shaking Your Groove Thing: Video Games as Ways to Increase Physical Activity
Author: Chamberlin, Barbara (2 more by this author); Valentina Veleta; Michelle Garza; Jeanne Gleason
Description: Several programs are using "exergames", games that encourage physical activity as part of their programs for youth, adults and families. Program leaders will share their expertise; including what works, what doesn't work, and how exergames impact our audiences. Participants should be prepared to play some games, and will receive real-world suggestions for using exergames in their programming.
Stories of Hope - CYFAR 2007 Keynote Speaker
Author: Simon, Lateefah
Description: Lateefah Simon’s keynote address draws on her transformative work with high risk young people in high need communities. Simon will illustrate some of the strategies she has found to be effective in promoting healthier communities and healthier lives for low income youth. Lateefah Simon serves as the director of Reentry Services for San Francisco District Attorney Kamala D. Harris. She is responsible for the development and implementation of programs and services in the DA’s office that aim to provide young adult reentering offenders with opportunities to gain skills, become employable, and exit the criminal justice system. Before joining the District Attorney’s Office, Simon served as the executive director for nine years of the San Francisco–based Center for Young Women’s Development, a nonprofit holistic reentry organization run for and by low-income young women. Simon’s innovative and successful approach to working with young adults in the criminal justice system has received national awards and recognition. In 2003, she received the prestigious MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship; and in 2005 she was honored by the state of California as “Woman of the Year.”
Author: Bovitz, Laura (4 more by this author); Teresa Vivar, New Brunswick 4-H Volunteer Coordinator & Abigail Kesely, 4-H Program Assistant
Description: This CYFAR 2009 workshop presentation includes 10 steps for program development with Latino youth from building trust and rapport with the Latino community to making the program sustainable.
Successfully Working on the Indian Reservation--Guidance for Non-Indians
Author: Smith, Marilyn; Zanetta Hanks; Kyle Prior; Naomi Mason
Description: Shoshone from the Duck Valley Indian Reservation on the Nevada/Idaho border provide insight for Cooperative Extension personnel interested in working with youth and families on Indian reservations. Topics will help non-Indians understand the cultural and historical perspectives important to consider when working on the reservation. These topics include: tribal sovereignty, governing council, tribal law and jurisdiction, and outdated drug/alcohol stereotypes.
Sustaining Community Programs: How and Why
Author: Mancini, Jay (6 more by this author)
Description: Evaluation Pre- conference CYFAR 2008
Tech Wizards & Web Tools Getting the Job Done
Author: Carmichael, C; Octaviano Merecias
Description: Description of the "Tech Wizards" CYFAR program in OR, a K-12 afterschool/ out-of-school program geared toward a mostly Hispanic audience, and the various technologies the youth are currently using in their projects, including GIS/GPS, Lego Robotics, Video, Web 2.0. Also discusses the Equipo Verde and Summer Capstone Programs.
The Role of the Family in Adolescent Development: Preventing Risk, Promoting Resilience
Author: Steinberg, Laurence
Description: Invited keynote presentation, CYFAR 2001 San Diego, March 22, 2001.
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Using Focus Groups Methodology to Assess Community-Based Program Sustainability
Author: Maring, Elisabeth; Donielle Inskeep (University of Maryland 4-H Youth Development); Tammy Humberson (University of Maryland 4-H Youth Development); Edith Hull (University of Maryland 4-H Youth Development); Kendra Wells (University of Maryland 4-H Youth Development); Moireen Clark (University of Maryland 4-H Youth Development)
Description: This CYFAR 2009 workshop presented information on the use of focus groups to evaluate the sustainability of CYFAR New Communities Projects in Maryland. Steps for development, implementation, and analysis of data with focus groups are presented.
Using Tech Tools: Planning and Delivering the Online Seminar via Adobe Connect
Author: Staker, Jay (13 more by this author); Holly Bignall
Description: Engage in web-based video/audio conferencing and learn to use the tool effectively and host an online seminar. Adobe Connect will be used as an example program to help understand ways to better serve clientele or foster communication within programs and communities. Learn tips and tools to make your presentation or meeting more effective. Additional options other than Connect will be explored as well.
Using Technology to Step Up Your Job Performance
Author: Dunham, Trudy (31 more by this author); Barbara Woods, Iowa State University
Description: CYFAR 2009 workshop identifying technologies and how to incorporate them into the day-to-day work life to simplify and manage tasks. Basic technologies and some newer technologies are presented with overviews of how these tools can be used to help with work activities.
Winning, Not Whining: Effective Teamwork Strategies for Any Organization
Description: This CYFAR 2009 workshop presents information on the qualities of good team members, creating strong teams, and analyzing team characteristics for improving teamwork.
Working with Offenders and Their Families: A Roundtable Discussion
Author: Gillespie, Tammy (1 more by this author); Bibiana Chestnut (Penn State Cooperative Extension); Cindy Fry (University of Missouri Extension); Eleanor Kloeppel (University of Missouri Extension); Kathy Dothage (University of Missouri Extension)
Description: This handout was provided as part of a CYFAR 2009 workshop. It is the 4-H LIFE Guide which was created to assist Extension faculty and staff in creating their own 4-H LIFE Programs for children with incarcerated parents.
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3, 2, 1 ... Action: Videography Workshop Handbook
Author: Zuhars, Chris; Cindy Ray, Steve, Truby, Mark Otto
Description: Handbook to provide an overall understanding of videography by learning the skills and techniques necessary to create great movies. At the end of the handbook are attached a slide presentation, equipment needs and video production tips. Includes activities and skill building for scripting & storyboarding, filming, editing and rendering. Includes tips on working with specific software.
Author: Wilson, Suzanne; Brenda Smith, University of Florida
Description: Science can be fun when you "Learn with LEGO's". In this hands-on workshop, participants will use the LEGO CAD program and LEGO Simple Machines project material to learn the basic principles of simple machine design and function. A true "Learn by Doing" project that can be used with youth ages 10 and up. This program not only teaches mechanical science, it also challenges youth to follow directions, work together, and use their imagination. "Let's play with LEGO's" will have a new meaning once you complete this workshop.
4-H Teen CERT: Turning Disasters into Success
Author: Black, Lynette (2 more by this author); Susan Emmons, University of Nevada; Wendy Hein, Oregon State University
Description: What do you do when you feel the earth move under your feet, smoke gets in your eyes, or you're wondering, who'll stop the rain? Could disaster recovery be different if youth were ready to act and direct the efforts, not just thinking, we didn't start the fire? What can youth do now that will make a difference when the walls come tumbling down? 4-H Teen CERT is a groundbreaking new program that empowers youth to prepare for, stay safe during, and respond after a major disaster.
Bootstraps: A CYFAR funded Project-Work Program for Young Adults
Author: Davis, Rodney; Bill Evans; Amy Meier; Marilyn Smith
Description: Bootstraps has proven highly successful in helping disenfranchised youth from rural, limited-resource families transition to adulthood. Under the guidance of an adult job coach, youth 18 to 21 use real life experiences on the job to practice and reinforce program goals introduced in the classroom. Curriculum, implementation procedures evaluation and impact evidence are included. (A 2008 CYFAR Conference Presentation)
Bridging 4-H Partnerships ... It's Experiential
Author: Baker, Diane (1 more by this author)
Description: 4-H partnerships extend 4-H curriculum resources and expertise while enriching programs for youth across the nation in military, after-school and summer programs. Immerse yourself in this experiential learning class to further develop your understanding of the experiential learning model and receive tools to take back and use with your 4-H volunteers and staff.
Building Strong Communities Through Empowerment
Author: Ludy, Beverlie; James Scotty McTaggart
Description: This Power Point presentation provides an overview of a Share Fair training at CYFAR 2003 that addressed community leadership development programs and empowerment. Community leadership development programs that are based on an empowerment model provide opportunities and resources to enable people to take greater control of their lives and make a difference in their communities. People Empowering People is an effective program that enhances self-esteem and inner strengths, provides tools and knowledge, and develops a group bond for bringing about social change.
Building Successful Learning Communities Workshop Presentation
Author: VanderWey, Scott; Sarah Butzine; Brian Brandt
Description: Building Successful Learning Communities (BSLC) is a training program that bridges research and best practices of experiential learning into the classroom and after-school programs. BSLC enables K-12 professionals to gain skills to transform their students into a dynamic, high achieving learning community.
Can Any Youth Be A Leader? A Look at Assets of Youth Leadership Development
Author: Jordan, Joy (1 more by this author); Karen Henry
Description: Can any adolescent learn to be a leader? This is an intriguing question as it relates to at-risk youth populations. Through a current teen leadership research project, youth skills, participation and developmental stages of leadership were measured. This workshop will engage participants in fostering programs designed to develop teens and their potential within community settings based on youth leadership research.
Author: Luna, Nora
Description: Nora Luna, Studies looking at identity show that mainstream institutions usually do not build on the cultural strengths of youth. Explore how to shift the view from a deficit perspective and focus on cultural wealth. Hear an overview of how a Community Cultural Wealth framework was used to develop and implement a school dropout prevention program for Latina/o middle school students.
Community Health: What You Need to Get Started
Author: Remenschneider, Mary; Kathleen Tajeu; Bonnie Carew; Barbara Garland
Description: What does the health scene look like these days? Where does your community fit? This Power Point presentation provides an overview of a CYFAR workshop session that shared information from the Southern Extension Region AssociationÂ’s Health Institute that can be used to develop health programs in your community. You will learn about the health system on a national, state, and local level, public health terms and concepts, and the community health assessment process.
Community Science Education and Leadership (SEAL) Project
Author: Dasher, Steven
Description: This Power Point presentation from CYFAR 2003 draws from the presenters' experiences with the Animal Ambassadors Community Science Education and Leadership (SEAL) Project. Community SEAL is a research project that focuses on community collaborations, cross-age mentoring, and science education outreach in an at-risk community.
Community Voices: Leadership Development for Community Decision-Making
Author: Yancey, Juanita; Margaret W. Bullock; John Gibson
Description: This Power Point presentation provides an overview of a workshop on Community Voices that was presented at CYFAR 2003. "Community Voices" is a leadership development program which helps people help themselves. True progress comes only from the ideas, energies land commitments of the people who live in a community. "Community Voices"nurtures grassroots leadership by empowering people with the knowledge and skills they need to become a part of community affairs.
Creating Contexts for Healthy Eating and Activity Among Young Children: Child Care Focus
Author: Lanigan, Jane (1 more by this author); Betz, Drew
Description: This CYFAR conference workshop shares research-based obesity prevention strategies that target child care, an important early learning context for many children today. Participants will learn about programs, curriculum and strategies that promote healthy eating and activity in a variety of child-care settings. Preliminary results from ENHANCE (Encouraging Healthy Activity and Nutrition in Childcare Environments) will be shared. A PDF of the presentation is provided. Includes the incidence of obesity in the U.S. from 1985 to 2006.
Author: Staker, Jay (13 more by this author); Trudy Dunham
Description: Overview of the Mission of the Month, how it meets national 4-H mandates, and demonstration of how to use the activities to build inquiry-based learning in your nonformal educational program.
Developing Online Games and Animations in Your Out-of-School Program
Author: Dunham, Trudy (31 more by this author)
Description: Want to add a game development activity to your program but can't afford the cost and complexity of Flash? Here it is! Learn how to use the free software Scratch to easily create graphics, animations and simple computer games: including posting your games online. Get activity plans and contest ideas that you can use tomorrow in your out-of school program.
Effectively Teaching Tecnología en Español to Spanish Speakers
Author: Magaña, Mario
Description: Need technology education for Spanish speakers? Everything you’ll need, from finding the computer lab, to curriculum “en Español,” to effective recruitment and motivation strategies for kindergarteners to seniors. This computer lab demonstrates how to structure an effective community-based educational program “en Español” to teach web browsing, e-mail, desktop publishing, and office applications. (Computer lab taught in English.)
Engineering With Technology Tools
Author: Staker, Jay (13 more by this author); Kathleen Jamison
Description: The 4-H SET Mission Mandate creates an opportunity of awareness in staff and youth to learn SET using exciting computer technology tools. Engage youth in relevant, fun learning that focuses on the engineering process. The experiences include problem solving, communication, community service, and aesthetics. Come learn SketchUp, Alice, and West Point Bridge Design software and start engineering your program.
Exergames: A New Look at Physical Fitness
Author: Wittman, (1 more by this author)
Description: The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPyramid recommend that children get 60 minutes of moderate level exercise each day. New data indicate that exergames can be used as an option for youth to attain a moderate level of exercise. Learn how to incorporate exergames into after-school programs at a group level or the individual level.
Exergames: Using Videogames to Promote Physical Activity (Research Summary)
Author: Chamberlin, Barbara (2 more by this author)
Description: In this video presentation, Prof. Barbara Chamberlin reviews recent game trends, research on use and effectiveness, and provide details on a new CYFAR exergames initiative. (Research Presentation at 2008 CYFAR conference)
Hands-On Educational Intervention for Middle School: Robotics, GPS/GIS, and Programming
Author: Barker, Brad
Description: The 4-H GEAR-Tech-21 Program integrates educational robotics and GPS/GIS skills to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) knowledge, competencies, and attitudes amongst middle school youth. Nationwide, participants receive at least 240 hours of focused, hands-on experience over two years in a camp and a club or afterschool setting. Curriculum, training, professional development, and continued support are available to leaders.
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Headlines to Health!: An Environmental Health Curriculum for Youth
Author: Kochert, Jessica; Joy Cantrell Jordan, University of Florida - 4-H Youth Development Program
Description: CYFAR 2009 presentation about an environmental health curriculum. Includes a schedule and several activities from the curriculum.
High Stakes, High Rewards: Starting the 4-H LIFE Program with Children of Offenders Workshop
Author: Gillespie, Tammy (1 more by this author)
Description: This workshop includes two prison visit simulations. There are many meaningful rewards in implementing the 4-H LIFE parent education and 4-H activities with families impacted by parental incarceration.
Intercultural Relations: How to Effectively Address Cultural Diversity in Extension Programming
Author: Weaver, Gary
Description: This keynote address given by Dr. Gary Weaver, at CYFAR 2003, addresses ways to effectively address cultural diversity in Extension programming.
JET Program Package: Practical Tools and Resources for Work-Based Learning Programs Poster
Author: Catchpole, Kimberly; Ashley Krogel, Ohio State University; Nate Arnett, Ohio State University
Description: "The Job Experience Training (JET) Program is a workforce preparation program created and maintained by resources from OSU Extension, Five Rivers MetroParks, and 4-H Youth Development. JET focuses on building important life and career related skills through hands-on work experiences with Adventure Central and other local MetroParks facilities. Approximately 22 teens are selected each year to receive training and participate in an eight-week work experience including reflection and evaluation opportunities."
Making the Connection Through Effective Team Building
Author: Crouse, Doug; Kristin Cook (University of Delaware); Jordan Ashby (University of Delaware); Katie Daly (University of Delaware)
Description: This list of activities for team building was presented as part of a workshop at CYFAR 2009.
Author: Zaniewski, Jennifer; Jennifer Sirangelo (National 4-H Council)
Description: A CYFAR 2009 workshop, Mission-focused Fundraising presents information specific to 4-H programs to assist in fund raising initiatives that both meet the goals of 4-H and use the 4-H mission as a marketing tool to recruit funders.
My Own Backyard: Exploring the Urban Landscape through Poetry and Art
Author: Umbach, Sandee
Description: My Own Backyard programs bring youth and communities together; highlighting a sense of place through artistic expression in poetry, visual art, and technology. Participants will learn how students in underprivileged areas can be encouraged to find the beauty in their everyday surroundings, and to express and integrate their thoughts on their own neighborhood's unique history, traditions, people, and places.
Online Communities: Why Do Youth Gravitate To Them?
Author: Lepley, Toby; Halee Shadden, Texas 4-H Technology Team Youth Member; Kevin Wentzel, Hewlett-Packard Company; Dee Lee Smith, Texas Cooperative Extension
Description: We have all heard of My Space and Facebook and know that youth gravitate to these sites by the millions, but, do we really know why? This workshop is the result of a survey conducted by Texas 4-H Technology Team youth among peers as to why teenagers enjoy on-line communities, youth security concerns of the sites, and how adults can better understand the importance these outlets in the lives of teenagers. (2008 CYFAR Conference Program Showcase)
Online, Issues Based, Science Learning through CYFERnet's Mission of the Month
Author: Staker, Jay (13 more by this author); Trudy Dunham, Lisa Regalla
Description: Mission of the Month is an online learning opportunity, for youth to experience fun science, engineering, and technology embedded in real-life issues such as hunger, climate change, and biodiversity. Monthly missions are offered on the CYFERnet website. Missions offer a range of experiences and can be used in a variety of settings. Sample missions will be experienced in a hands-on session, including resources from the public television show, SciGirls.
Partnering for School Success: Cultural Approaches
Author: Olson, Kathleen (7 more by this author)
Description: Identifies factors essential to success in schools, and how parents can interact with schools to enhance the success of their children in schools. This document provides insight into partnerships between parents and schools in different cultures.
Preparation for the Real World: A Workforce Preparation and Entrepreneurship Training Model
Author: Imani Fields, Nia; Alganesh Piechocinski; Kendra Wells ; Manami Brown
Description: CYFAR 2009 PowerPoint presentation provides an introduction to Maryland 4-H's Entrepreneurship & Workforce Readiness (EWR) Model, describing its key components, how to implement the model. and key project outcomes and evaluation strategies.
Preparing for Deployment in the 21st Century
Author: Varcoe, Karen (1 more by this author); Holly Gifford; Nancy B. Lees
Description: This presentation covers issues that families face both at home and away in communicating and working together when one member is deployed on military service.
Putting Youth on the Fast Track to Health
Author: Jackson, Kelli; Ahmed Witten; Bonnie Parsons ; Paul Henderson
Description: Fast Track is a three-part program that promotes healthy living for limited-resource families. The program includes basic cooking and exercise classes for youth, nutritional and financial literacy workshops for the family, and a mentoring component. This workshop will provide simple resources that enable you to devise a similar program. Participants will receive sample brochures and flyers, exercise handouts, and recipes. (2008 CYFAR Conference Program Showcase)
Author: Dunham, Trudy (31 more by this author)
Description: Overview of the instructions and commands for using the computer game programming tool Scratch.
Social Capital: Tools for Community
Author: Hauser-Lindstrom, Doreen; Jody Horntvedt; Lynette Flage; Lori Northcott
Description: Social capital takes many different forms. Wherever people come together, build relationships, or network to get things done, there you will see social capital at work to improve your community. This presentation gives a brief overview of research on social capital, which has shaped work with communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Washington State; highlights of work that have led to increased community engagement and improved decision making are included.
Author: Wasteney, Sharon; Suzanne Johnston
Description: This presentation provides an overview of a CYFAR workshop in which presenters shared some concrete tools, principles and guidelines that can be the catalyst for sustainability of funding and programming.
Sustaining Effective Youth Programs by Building Organizational Capacity
Author: Dotterweich, Jutta (7 more by this author)
Description: CYFAR 2009 workshop on sustaining effective youth programs. Relies on the principles of positive youth development and strategies to involve youth in key roles in the community. This presentation illustrates the steps to building organizational capacity needed to help sustain youth programs.
SYLA: A Community Awareness and Youth Leadership Development Program
Author: Petty, Laura; Teresa Van Booven, Guadalupe Blanco River Authority
Description: The Seguin Youth Leadership Academy (SYLA) is a youth leadership and community awareness program for local high school students. The program includes an application and selection process (February), a Youth Leader and Parent Orientation (March), a week-long summer academy (July) at a local university campus, team projects (July-November) and the Apprentice and Graduation Event (November). (2008 CYFAR Conference Program Showcase)
Take A Stand! Conflict Management & Bullying Prevention Enrichment Curriculum
Author: Newberry, Cheryl ; Charla Bading
Description: This comprehensive anti-bullying curriculum targets five concepts: bullying, communication, teamwork, etiquette, and cultural awareness. Through these topics and in hands-on activities, youth learn skills to help them manage conflict, reduce incidents of bullying and develop life skills. The curriculum targets grades 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12.
Tapping Into Your Millennial Volunteer Base
Author: Gamble, Susan; Zona Hutson; Kimberly Colebank, West Virginia University Center for Civic Engagement; Stacey Harper ; Ruthellen Phillips
Description: This research-based workshop provides an understanding of the characteristics and traits of Millennial teens. Discover the secrets of recruiting, motivating, guiding and supporting rural and low-income Millennial volunteers. This interactive workshop provides key strategies to unlocking the volunteer potential of today's youth. (2008 CYFAR Conference Presentation)
Teaching and Evaluating Tiny Tots' (Pre-K - Grade 1) Personal Finance Attitudes
Author: O'Neil-Haight, Megan (2 more by this author); Rhodes, Amy
Description: This presentation for the CYFAR conference contains information on teaching children about money. From the first trade - one toy for another - children are in an economic world. A tale of successful personal money management lesson delivery in Head Start Centers, child care centers and primary schools will inspire those involved with little learners. An early childhood pictorial evaluation instrument is unveiled and results of piloting with over 1,000 students will be shared. A powerpoint presentation is available along with guides, and worksheets.
Author: Holder, Susan (1 more by this author); Landon Summers, Mississippi State University Extension Service; Michael Newman, Mississippi State University Extension Service; Joe Heimlich, Ohio State University Extension; Rae Wilkinson, Mississippi State University Extension Service
Description: Anyone interested in the well being of youth will experience a hands-on workshop that focuses on developing teaching and leadership skills for teens as role models, mentors and teachers. Mississippi State 4-H Program has developed an authentic youth-adult partnership training model that enables teens to participate in planning, operating and evaluating youth-focused programs and organizations. (2008 CYFAR Conference Program Showcase)
Technology Tools Youth Are Using Today
Author: Wiebke, Jeanne
Description: Overview of online tools and software that are frequently used in upper elementary & middle school youth settings, within the school, out-of-school program, or in the home. Includes school and educational software in the topics of literacy, music, math and others.
Teens and Technology...Engaged, Involved, Enthusiastic
Author: Holder, Susan (1 more by this author); Linda Mitchell, Mississippi State University
Description: Engaging teens with technology has evolved in the Mississippi 4-H program from young people attending technology conferences to youth designing and delivering technology programs. During the workshop the model for a technology conference and the operation of a 4-H Virtual Club will be showcased.
Author: Wagoner, Steve
Description: As agencies and youth-serving organizations experience a shortage of resources, it is more important than ever to effectively involve and utilize teens as resources. Learn the characteristics of teens and necessary skills of adults working with them. Teens as teachers is specifically addressed, as well as a variety of other effective teen roles in at-risk settings.
Teens “Kick Butt” and Create Tobacco-Free Communities
Author: Arblaster, Cindy; Anne M. Lail, Penn State Cooperative Extension
Description: In this workshop, participants learned how youth can become peer educators and engage in tobacco prevention activities through the American Lung Association’sTeens Against Tobacco Use (T.A.T.U.) Program. T.A.T.U teaches youth leadership, advocacy, and healthy living skills. This hands-on workshop illustrated how T.A.T.U. has been successfully implemented in Pennsylvania, and will demonstrate fun ways to get the youth you work with involved in promoting their own tobacco-free community! (2008 CYFAR Conference Presentation)
The Computer in your Hand and in your Programming: Phones, Mobile Devices, Games and Learning
Author: Gleason, Jeanne (2 more by this author); Michele Garza; Barbara Chamberlin
Description: Jeanne Gleason, Barbara Chamberlin, & Michele Garza, New Mexico State University
Many of the youth and adults you work with already carry a computer in their pocket: their cell phones. Consumers' cell phones are gaining new capabilities for games and interactive programs. Hear suggestions for relevant content, evaluating existing tools, and utilizing hand-held devices and phones as learning tools.
The Computer in Your Hand: Do You Need a Smart Phone, iPad, Mobile Device, or Game System?
Author: Gleason, Jeanne (2 more by this author); Barbara Chamberlin
Description: Many of your clientele already have powerful miniature computers in their pockets and purses, in the form of cell phones, iPads, smart phones, tablet computers, and/or portable game systems. This workshop will help you find relevant content for your program, evaluate these emerging technologies, and transform your clientele's highly portable computers into learning tools. It will also help you and our program consider these technologies and how they may be wise programmatic investments.
Author: Cortes, Carlos
Description: Multicultural issues -- recognitional, relational, and identity -- central to The New Multiculturalism. and critical to the building of a better, stronger, more equitable 21st-century nation of diversity and commonality.
The Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect: Identification of High Risk Parents
Author: Bavolek, Stephen (1 more by this author)
Description: Summary of Stephen J. Bavolek's research presentation at the CYFAR 2003 Conference. Provides an overview of the research in the identification of high risk parenting practices that lead to the maltreatment of children, and the five parenting patterns that contribute to abuse and neglect: Inappropriate parental expectations; lack of parental empathy; strong belief in the use of corporal punishment; reversing parent-child family roles; and oppressing childrenÂ’s power and independence.
The Roadmap to a Community-Build Playspace
Author: Le, Hahn; Stephanie Nelson
Description: This presentation from CYFAR 2006 describes the process of creating a community playground. From start to finish, a description of a KaBoom! playground build is given.
Training to Accessing Diverse Audiences
Author: Skogrand, Linda (2 more by this author); Cheryl Christy
Description: Summary of a workshop presented at CYFAR 2003 in which State and Community Extension Staff provided an overview of training that addresses: why members of diverse audiences do not participate in traditional programming.
Understanding Racial Identity Development
Author: Gonzalez, Eduardo
Description: This workshop from CYFAR 2009 focused on enhancing understanding of adolescent racial identity development. It explores a stage model of adolescent racial identity formation; identifies the ways in which our unexamined assumptions, stereotypes and bias impact adolescent racial identity development; identifies how the messages that adolescents receive from peers, adults, the media and society in general are internalized and affect their sense of self, and identifies strategies for supporting adolescents to honor, embrace, and value themselves.
UNL for Families: Building Strong Families
Description: The overall goal of UNL for Families is to develop accessible resources that can be used to conduct research-based youth and family programs in communities across Nebraska, especially in rural areas. It is based on Family Strengths Perspective, which identifies qualities that strengthen family well being (Appreciation and Affection, Time Together, Commitment, Positive Communication, Ability to Cope with Stress and Crisis, and Spiritual Well-Being). Families with these strengths are more likely to report satisfaction with their relationships and with their children.
Us and Them: Trust, Democracy, and Youth Development
Author: Flanagan, Connie (1 more by this author)
Description: A research lecture presented at CYFAR 2002 that focuses on the role that youth development programs play in building social trust and promoting democracy
Using Asset-Based Community Development to Build Youth Programs
Author: Street, Beth; Connie Heiskell; Chasity Rice
Description: This Power Point presentation provides an overview of a workshop presented at CYFAR 2003 in which presenters shared how to incorporate community development into future or existing programs by developing asset-based inventories, catalog assets and incorporate a youth program called Building Communities to build youth/adult partnerships.
Using Photovoice and Participatory Video with Youth
Author: Tritz, Julie
Description: CYFAR 2009 workshop that explores the background and history of a youth project that uses photovoice and participatory video. Photovoice is a method that enables people to define for themselves and others, including policy makers, what is worth remembering and what needs to be changed. Participatory video empowers youth by teaching soft skills and positive attitudes, engages people in a fun and interactive way, and amplifies voices via sharing strengths and concerns. It involves three phases: pre-production, production and post-production. Examples are included.
Author: Bracamonte Wiggs, Christine (1 more by this author); Lynne Borden, University of Arizona
Description: CYFAR 2009 workshop about programs to support a sense of belonging among culturally diverse youth populations. The session examines the impact that belonging has on youth development, discusses critical factors that support the development of belonging among youth, explores what youth development programs can do to enhance belonging among youth participants, and discusses experiences related to promoting belonging among diverse youth populations. Examine the impact that belonging has on youth development Includes information for CYFAR program leaders to 1) Learn about critical factors that support the development of belonging among youth; 2) Explore what youth development programs can do to enhance belonging among youth participants; and 3) Discuss experiences related to promoting belonging among diverse youth populations.
Wanna Be My Friend?: The Ins and Outs of Online Social Networking
Author: Query, Sharon; Linda Hauge; Rachelle Vettern
Description: This program was developed for educators to deliver to parents and caregivers of teens. The objectives are to build awareness of the risks and rewards of online social networking and to foster dialogue among parents or caregivers and young people on the use of online social networking.
Author: Black, Lynette (2 more by this author); Esther Worker; Pamela Power
Description: Overview of what GIS is, and why you should integrate it into you youth program (to build problem solving skills, career skills, and civic engagement). Also covers basic GIS tools that you can purchase and those available online.
Youth Adult Partnerships: From Theory to Practice to Impact
Author: Powers, Jane; Brian Christens; Jessica Collura ; Shepherd Zeldin
Description: Learn about three projects that have implemented quality Youth-Adult Partnerships at the program, community and statewide levels. Hear models, resources, and research-based information that will enhance your efforts to engage youth and adults to effectively work together. Work with recently developed tools that provide practical activities and assessments that organizations can use to promote and sustain youth-adult partnerships.
Youth Community Informatics: Engagement through Technology-Supported Inquiry into Community Issues
Author: Diaz, Lisa
Description: Try out a curriculum that empowers youth to use communication technologies as tools to investigate and organize for social action around community-based issues. Topics of inquiry within the curriculum are based on case studies of youth social action that range from racial segregation to poverty to school violence. Free curriculum materials provided.
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Beyond Program Impact: Using Developmental Assets As An Indicator Of At-Risk Youth Well-Being
Author: Barnett, Rose (1 more by this author); Larry Forthun, University of Florida
Description: This research examined the Developmental Assets Profile (DAP) scores of at-risk youth in two Florida after-school programs. It explored how these youth self-report developmental assets in the context of personal, social, family, school and community and what their strengths or weaknesses were when compared to the national indicators of youth well-being; as well as programming considerations that result from these findings.
Community Adults Promoting The 5C’s Among Rural Teens
Author: Hardman, Alisha; Elaine Johannes, Kansas State University
Description: This qualitative study involving rural teens demonstrates that community adults can make vital contributions to the promotion of positive youth development and youth empowerment within community-based settings.
Cyber Bullying Among Children and Youth: Best Practices for Prevention and Intervention
Author: Limber, Susan
Description: Cyber bullying among children and youth is a relatively recent phenomenon that has received considerable attention in the last couple of years by educators, policy makers, and the general public. Although research on the phenomenon is still in its infancy, recent studies have begun to reveal the nature, prevalence, and possible effects of cyber bullying. Susan Limber, PhD., MLS will provide a brief overview of this current literature and then will discuss best practices to prevent and address cyber bullying for adults who work with children and youth.
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Author: Larson, Reed
Description: Research in education, health, and other professions suggests that the expertise of practitioners resides in their abilities to understand and respond to the challenges, problems, and dilemmas of daily practice. Our research has examined the dilemma situations experienced by the adult leaders of youth programs, including programs in poor urban neighborhoods. The results indicate the diversity and complexity of situations these leaders encounter. This talk will also discuss how experienced program leaders are skilled in responding to these challenging situations in ways that balance multiple considerations and often transform a dilemma into an opportunity for youth’s development.
Empowerment Theory and Adolescent Resilience: Applications for Prevention
Author: Zimmerman, Marc
Description: Marc Zimmerman presents empirical evidence to support linkages between empowerment and resiliency theories and their overlap to inform intervention, closing with the application of his ideas in a prevention project. Zimmerman is professor and chair of the department of health behavior and health education in the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He is also a professor in the department of psychology, and the combined program in education and psychology, and a research scientist in the Center for Human Growth and Development. He directs the Centers for Disease Control-funded Prevention Research Center of Michigan, and is the editor of Health Education & Behavior and a member of the editorial board for Health Education Research and Psyche.
Exploring Connections Between Healthy Living and Substance Use Prevention Research
Author: Meyer, Aleta
Description: This workshop is designed to take a closer look at the connection between living healthy and substance use prevention. An indepth look at current research and how it might be applied to help youth in the future.
Author: Huebner, Angela (4 more by this author); Heather Williams
Description: Video of research keynote presentation from the 2008 CYFAR Conference, discusses research on the impact of parental deployment on teens and the implications for service providers working with youth in military families.
From Good Intentions to Effective Interventions: A Primer on Evidence-Based Prevention Programs
Author: Small, Stephen (2 more by this author)
Description: This presentation will provide an overview of evidence-based programs and practices for strengthening families and preventing youth problem behaviors. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of what it means for a program to be "evidence-based" and "cost-effective," as well as insights into how the accumulated evidence on effective programs can be used to improve existing programs and practices more generally. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of the advantages and drawbacks of using evidence-based programs and the role that Extension might play in their dissemination and use.
Harnessing the Strengths of African American Families through Family-Based Preventive Interventions
Description: Invited Research Presentation at the 2011 USDA DoD Family Resiliency Conference by Velma McBride Murry of Vanderbilt University. AIDS is the leading killer of African Americans between the ages of 25 and 44. The disparity in HIV infection rate among African Americans youth residing in rural Southern regions of the United States suggests an urgent need to identify ways to reduce HIV-related risk behavior. The challenge is to harness African American families’ protective capacities during middle childhood to foster positive development and limit high risk behaviors through emerging adulthood. Professor Murry speaks on her research with The Strong African American Families (SAAF) program, designed to enhance parenting and family processes which deter early sexual onset and the initiation of alcohol and drug use among rural African American preadolescents.
Author: Bird, Marianne (2 more by this author); Katherine Heck; Richard P. Enfield; Patsy Eubanks Owens
Description: This powerpoint presentation from CYFAR 2006 reports on research done using a youth photographic survey to document places, programs, people and activities youth viewed as supportive of their development. The planning and evaluation of the photographic survey are outlined.
Integrating developmental assets into your programs
Author: Johnstad, Kristin
Description: Presentation on use of the developmental asset framework as a lens for assessing and increasing program quality, reflecting on critical elements of programming and the continuum of program practice. Examine relationships, program practice, activities, program policies and environment through as asset lens. Use Search Institute tools and share stories, examples and wisdom. CYFAR 2003 workshop.
Maltreatment and Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting (MAPP)
Author: Pike, Lynn (4 more by this author); Stephen Russell, Ph.D.; Linda Jouridine, Ph.D.
Description: This presentation covers the prevalence and impact of maltreatment before, during and after an adolescent pregnancy. Participants will gain new insights into (a) how child abuse and partner violence are related to adolescent pregnancy; (b) how certain signs are clues that an adolescent is experiencing maltreat or partner violence during pregnancy, (c) how the intergenerational cycle of abuse is perpetuated among some adolescent mothers and their children, and (d) how maltreatment and partner violence are interpreted and dealt with cross-culturally.
Mindsets: Helping Children and Families Fulfill Their Potential
Author: Dweck, Carol
Description: What is a fixed mindset, or a growth mindset? In this video, Carol Dweck shows how the fixed mindset robs students of their interest in learning, their desire to put forth effort, and their ability to handle challenges and setbacks. She shows how schools and families can teach a growth mindset to create greater resilience, higher achievement, and better social adjustment. Her research shows that this can be done, first through praising the student’s efforts and strategies rather than their abilities or intelligence, and second, through a program that teaches students about the brain and how it grows with effort and learning.
Promoting Community Transformation through Participatory Planning, Design, and Development
Description: Invited Research Presentation at the 2011 USDA DoD Family Resiliency Conference by Ken Reardon. Throughout the United States, local residents are coming together with civic and business leaders to devise and implement comprehensive redevelopment plans to improve their quality of life. These efforts are increasingly using participatory methods to elicit the input from those most affected by these plans and to build a non-partisan base of support to insure their implementation. This session introduces participants to the origins, evolution, practice and accomplishments of community-based resident-led planning that is having a transformative impact upon communities. Professor Reardon is engaged in research, teaching, and outreach in the fields of neighborhood planning, community development, municipal government reform, and community/university development partnerships.
Protecting Adolescents from Bullying, Harassment and Emotional Violence
Author: Garbarino, James
Description: Dr. Garbarino's presentation focused on how a school's social system plays a decisive role in the process of bullying, sexual harassment and emotional violence in the lives of teenagers. One core message is to avoid the temptation to see bullying as a personal problem and instead to always look for the workings of the school as a social system. This implies a need for strategies for responding that include character education, better feedback from students, and more explicit demonstration of adult caring in the school. The goal is policies and programs that seek to change the culture of the school, such as by changing "bystander" behavior through character education.
Risk and Resilience in Development
Description: Invited Research Presentation at the 2011 USDA DoD Family Resiliency Conference by Anne Masten of the University of Minnesota. Ann Masten presents research highlights spanning four decades from four waves of research on resilience. Resilience is defined from a dynamic systems perspective. Findings from the world literature are summarized on the key protective systems that generate resilience in human development. Lessons learned and cautions are discussed, particularly in regard to facilitating resilience in families. A general framework for reducing risk and promoting resilience is presented, with examples of different strategies for reducing stress, enhancing adaptive capacity, or promoting recovery among children, youth, and families faced with severe adversity.
Author: Leong, Deborah
Description: Deborah Leong discusses self-regulation or the executive function of young children from a number of theoretical perspectives, the challenges preschool teachers face in its absence, and its importance for later academic achievement. Leong is professor emerita of psychology at Metropolitan State College of Denver, and director for the Center for Improving Early Learning. She is also a research fellow at the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at Rutgers University. Dr. Leong developed Tools of the Mind approach with Dr. Elena Bodrova, with whom she has written numerous books and articles on the Vygotskian approach. Research session at the 2009 CYFAR Conference
The Nature Of Parent-Adolescent Communication Regarding Dating and Relationships Poster
Author: Futris, Ted (2 more by this author); Bobbee Seldin, University of Georgia
Description: The purpose of this study was to understand the extent and nature of parent-adolescent communication regarding sex and relationships and the factors influencing those patterns. Specifically, we examined (a) how often parents and adolescents communicate about sex and relationships; (b) the topics discussed during these c) the quality of the communications; and (d) the factors that facilitate or hinder these communications.
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The Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect: Identification of High Risk Parents
Author: Bavolek, Stephen (1 more by this author)
Description: Summary of Stephen J. Bavolek's research presentation at the CYFAR 2003 Conference. Provides an overview of the research in the identification of high risk parenting practices that lead to the maltreatment of children, and the five parenting patterns that contribute to abuse and neglect: Inappropriate parental expectations; lack of parental empathy; strong belief in the use of corporal punishment; reversing parent-child family roles; and oppressing childrenÂ’s power and independence.
The Role of Incarceration on Parenting
Author: Arditti, Joyce
Description: Joyce Arditti's research presentation from the CYFAR Conference 2010 examines how demographic status, cumulative disadvantage, institutional practices, and a sociopolitical environment characterized by stigma affect the context and processes of parenting within the context of parental imprisonment. The implications of parental incarceration on families are considered, and challenges and recommendations for research, intervention and policy discussed.
Thinking Like a Scientist: Turning High-Risk Kids on to Science
Author: Williams, Wendy (1 more by this author)
Description: High-risk youth tend not to pursue science education and careers. One reason is the way science is traditionally taught. "Thinking Like a Scientist" (TLAS) uses everyday examples - such as the effects of violent video games, and treatments for adolescent depression - to interest, energize, and involve low-income youth, youth of color, and girls, who often turn off to traditional science instruction. TLAS shows students that scientific thinking is a practical skill they can use to solve problems in their daily lives. It has been used successfully with African American, Latino, Native American, and disadvantaged White youth across the United States.
Understanding the Role of Race and Ethnicity on Family Values and Parenting
Author: Best, Sarah
Description: A starting place for understanding that our culture or ethnicity and why we came to the United States influences our family values and parenting styles. It provides a tool for discussion, a framework in which to think about your own values and biases, and an opportunity to critically evaluate your programming.
Us and Them: Trust, Democracy, and Youth Development
Author: Flanagan, Connie (1 more by this author)
Description: A research lecture presented at CYFAR 2002 that focuses on the role that youth development programs play in building social trust and promoting democracy
Whatever: Turning on the Teen Brain
Author: Baird, Abigail (1 more by this author)
Description: This CYFAR research presentation explores adolescent brain research. "Perhaps the most important milestone of adolescence is the successful synthesis of thinking and feeling processes. This integration is of fundamental importance to decision-making, an area where adolescents are known to engage strategies that differ from adults. Data from our laboratory suggest that when confronted with a dangerous scenario, adult responses were driven by a rapid emotional response to those images; whereas adolescents were shown to be using slower, less effective areas of the brain that traditionally contribute to thinking. These findings are discussed in the context of peer interactions, emerging adult hood, and family systems."