Extension Foundation Online Campus
Course Overview:
The New Volunteer course is designed to give new volunteers basic information to prepare them for service in 4-H. This course consists of five modules with multiple lessons that are designed to be completed in sequential order. Below is an outline of the course:
Who Should Attend:
California Adult Volunteers who are starting their first year of service or are returning after a break of a year or more.
Need Help?
For assistance with logins, course enrollment, or other technical issues, contact us by email at campushelp@extension.org.
- Teacher: CA 4-H eXtension Tech Support
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Course Overview / Resumen del Curso:
The Returning Volunteer Training is designed to give California returning
volunteers the necessary information to stay current with 4-H policy and best
practices.
Who Should Attend / Quién debe Asistir:
California Adult Volunteers who are starting their second year of service or more with no breaks in service.
Voluntarios adultos de California que comienzan su segundo año de servicio o más sin interrupciones en el servicio.
Need Help? / ¿NECESITAS AYUDA?:
For assistance with logins, course enrollment, or other technical issues, contact us by email at campushelp@extension.org.
Para obtener ayuda con los inicios de sesión, la inscripción en cursos u otros problemas técnicos, contáctenos por correo electrónico a campushelp@extension.org.
- Teacher: CA 4-H eXtension Tech Support
- Instructor: Andrew Carson
- Instructor: Jordan Clayton
- Instructor: elizabeth gearin
- Instructor: kamran zendehdel
Resources and discussions to support NH 4-H Volunteer's interests, and skill development.
- Teacher: Michelle Bersaw-Robblee
- Teacher: Faye Cragin
- Teacher: Karen Deighan
- Teacher: Joe Drake
- Teacher: Claes Thelemarck
- Teacher: Christine Whiting
This course will take you through the step by step process involved in reviewing 4-H curriculum.
We will explore each criteria in the review process and discuss the standards for evaluating that criteria. We will conduct a similar exploration with for non-curriculum educational materials for which we also have a review process. Then we will explain the roles and responsibilities of becoming part of the national review team. Although intended for curriculum reviewers, this course can be a valuable tool for curriculum developers as well. Understanding the reviewers expectations and the review criteria will assist curriculum developers in designing great learning experiences.
Contact 4-H National Headquarters at 4Hhq@nifa.usda.gov for more information or if you encounter any questions or challenges along the way.
- Teacher: Alaina Masler
4-Hers: Understanding How You Prefer to Solve Problems is an online course for 4-H Members who are interested in learning more about problem-solving styles and how they can use their problem-solving style when working with others.
For more information contact: Dr. Curtis R Friedel, Director, Center for Cooperative Problem Solving at Virginia Tech – cfriedel@vt.edu or Ms. Sarah Bush, Teaching Assistant, Center for Cooperative Problem Solving at Virginia Tech – sabush17@vt.edu
- Teacher: Sarah Bush
- Teacher: Curtis Friedel
For more information about this course contact Nathaniel Tablante, University of Maryland at nlt@umd.edu.
- Teacher: Nathaniel Tablante
Beginning Horseman: 4-H Level 1 is a course for youth 8 to 18 years old
Youth will learn correct and safe handling and riding principles for the beginner horseman.
For more information contact: Lena Luck at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, email address at lena.luck@unl.edu
- Extension Horse Specialist: Lena Luck
The audience for this course is Youth and families who raise backyard poultry.
Learning objectives are Best practices for the care of backyard poultry including disease prevention, behavior observation, housing and daily care.
For more information or to enroll please contact, Course leaders, Martin H. Smith (mhsmith@ucdavis.edu); Richard Blatchford (rablatchford@ucdavis.edu)
- Teacher: Cheryl Meehan
The audience for this course is: Youth in grades 7 through 12
For more information or to enroll please contact: Bob Bertsch at robert.bertsch@ndsu.edu
The fee for this course is $25. To purchase and enroll in it, click the following button:
- Teacher: Bob Bertsch
The audience for this course is: Youth in grades 3 through 6
For more information or to enroll please contact: Bob Bertsch at robert.bertsch@ndsu.edu
The fee for this course is $25. To purchase and enroll in the course, click the following button:
- Teacher: Bob Bertsch
The 4-H Volunteer Training is designed to give new volunteers basic information to prepare them for service in 4-H. It will also serve as a refresher course for all returning volunteers. This training has 4 components that are designed to be completed in sequential order. As you complete each section, lessons in the next section will appear.
The course does not need to be completed in one sitting and will pick up where you left off when you return to it.
The overall training will take approximately 1 hour to complete.
Target Audience is Adults, who want to be Volunteers for the Colorado 4-H Program.
For more information or to enroll please contact instructor Joy Bauder CO 4-H State Office, CO 4-H Youth Development Program @ colorado4h@gmail.com
- Colorado State 4-H Office: Joy Bauder
Expanded Learning Opportunities: Experiential Learning is for Employees or Volunteers in Youth Serving Organizations. Participants will learn how children and youth in out-of-school settings reach their full potential as a result of positive youth/adult interactions, purposeful learning experiences, and safe environments.
Participants will be able to: identify experiential learning techniques, provide purposeful and directing teaching, and engage and energize youth so they are ready to learn.
For more information or to enroll contact:
- Elizabeth Janning, janning2@unl.edu with Nebraska Extension.
- LaDonna Werth, ladonna.werth@unl.edu with Nebraska Extension.
- Deb Weitzenkamp, dweitzenkamp2@unl.edu with Nebraska Extension.
- Teacher: Deborah Weitzenkamp
The iCook 4-H curriculum supplementary training site is a self-directed course for Extension Educators and Health Professionals Working with Families. By participating in this course participants will gain access to additional information, supplementary materials, and trainings to learn how to better implement the iCook 4-H curriculum. The iCook 4-H curriculum is available for purchase through the National 4-H Mall. With purchase of the curriculum, course access information on enrollment is provided. For more information contact Lisa Franzen-Castle, University of Nebraska-Lincoln at lfranzen2@unl.edu.
- Teacher: Lisa Franzen-Castle
Idaho 4-H Volunteer Orientation is an online course designed to orient new 4-H volunteers. Participants will learn:
- Volunteer Roles & Relationships
- Positive Youth Development
- Youth/Adult Partnerships
- Safe & Inclusive Environments
- Learn by Doing
For more information contact Donna Schwarting; University of Idaho; dschwarting@uidaho.edu
- Teacher: Donna Schwarting
- Teacher: Teresa Tverdy
- Extension Horse Specialist: Lena Luck
- What the Referral Pathway is and how it works
- Who has roles in a Community Mental Wellness Referral Pathway
- Why the frontline staff role is crucial to the process
- When to start a young person on the Referral Pathway.
For more information or to enroll contact Monica Lobenstein
Youth & Families Educator,
University of Wisconsin-Extension (Jackson County) at Monica.lobenstein@ces.uwex.edu.
The audience for this course is: middle school youth interested in rabbits
By taking this course, students will learn: Rabbit anatomy and physiology, health care, nutrition, and basics of rabbit management
For more information or to enroll please contact: lisa.karr@unl.edu
- Teacher: Lisa Karr
- Educational and professional requirements for various careers
- Benefits and costs of postsecondary education
- How to improve self-efficacy and agency in one’s path to their success
- Details about current and future occupational needs
- Information about pending plans, managing cash flow, saving, avoiding scams and fraud, and investing for retirement.
Becky Smith at becky.smith@msstate.edu
- Teacher: Becky Smith
Utah 4-H Volunteer Orientation is an online course for all Utah 4-H volunteers. This course is designed to orient new 4-H volunteers to Utah 4-H, specifically participants will learn:
- Volunteer Roles & Relationships
- Positive Youth Development
- Youth/Adult Partnerships
- Safe & Inclusive Environments
- Learn by Doing
For more information please contact: Utah State 4-H Office at Utah4h@usu.edu
- Teacher: Craig Dart
- Teacher: Rob Griffin
This course contains the video supplements to the 4-H Mindful Me Curriculum. Participants should access this course and watch the video associated with the current lesson that they are completing. - Teacher: CA 4-H eXtension Tech Support
- Teacher: Anne Iaccopucci
- Teacher: Jill Goedeken
- Teacher: Mary Jarvi
Whether you are a volunteer, youth or parent this is excellent way to gain knowledge about the 4-H Program in South Carolina. You will learn about the history, what is a 4-H project, how to start a club, and much more. This training can be used as a volunteer orientation training series required by South Carolina 4-H Program to become a certified SC 4-H Volunteer. Once you have completed each section and successfully passed the quizzes, you will have a certificate email to your 4-H county staff and mailed to you. For more information contact Katie Shaw at berry7@clemson.edu
The audience for this course is: New 4-H volunteers
By taking this course, students will learn:
* What is Experiential Learning?
* Why is it so important to our 4-H program?
For more information or to enroll please contact: Nancy Melville; nmelville@uidaho.edu and Donna Schwarting; dschwarting@uidaho.edu
- Teacher: Erika Jeffries