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

The City of Bozeman Advisory Board Member Training is intended for the City Advisory Board Members of Bozeman, Montana. This is a self directed course, which should take less than one hour to complete. This course is intended to educate employees and public officials in best practices and legal requirements. It details specific ethical requirements and provides guidance on obtaining information and filing complaints. For detailed instructions on how to login and enroll in this course, take a few minutes and read through the Enrollment Instructions & Helpful Tips document.

For questions or concerns regarding this course, contact Brenda Sweeney, Deputy City Clerk, at (406) 582-2320 or bsweeney@bozeman.net.

Students will learn skills to prepare them for post-secondary opportunities. In the 11th grade course, students will learn about scholarships and financial aid, resumes and applications, interviews, and post-secondary options. 

This 3-part series begins with the DiSC© Workplace assessment* where participants learn about their preferred work styles and environment. We discuss why this self-awareness is critical to being an effective leader/manager and explore some strategies for anticipating what future employees might be looking for in a manager.  

Session 2 dives into organizational culture as it shows up on your farm and why being transparent about the culture you are striving for matters in building a farm team. We will spend time assessing your current culture and exploring strategies to either amplify or change it. We'll share tips on how you can anticipate someone's work style and preferences based on some very common observations.

Session 3 will be an interactive look at how, why and when conflict arises in work environments. We explore strategies to address the role of the manager when there is conflict within the work team, how different DiSC© profiles approach conflict, how to model productive conflict, and how to move beyond conflict and emerge as a stronger team. 

These are interactive sessions, and your participation will be critical to our collective learning. Resources will be provided in advance and participants should plan time to review the materials prior to each session.  Participants will leave the series with an action plan designed to get your growing season off to a successful start.

This course will help you become a better facilitator in a rapidly evolving virtual world. 

Do you find yourself leading more virtual groups? Would you like to improve engagement? Better manage the group’s process and challenges? Have more confidence with the multiple aspects of virtual technology? Adapt proven techniques and tools for a virtual environment? Join us as we explore the emerging best practices of virtual facilitation skills. This course builds on the well-known Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills Level One training. We will build confidence and practice skills in a safe, supportive space.

This course consists of two parts. Each week there will be videos, resource materials and discussion threads for you to engage with prior to our live weekly sessions. These materials will prepare you for for the live, weekly gatherings where we will focus our time on opportunities for deeper discussion of the issues and facilitation practice. It is important that you build time into your schedule for both of these components. 

Live Weekly Sessions: (All Times are Eastern)

* April 17, 2024 | 12:00-2:00pm
* April 24, 2024 | 12:00-2:00pm
* May 1, 2024 | 12:00-2:00pm
* May 8, 2024 | 12:00-2:00pm
*May 15, 2024 | 12:00-2:00pm

Welcome to the course!

For more Information about this course, please contact:

Anne Iaccopucci, PhD

4-H Healthy Living Academic Coordinator II

University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Email: amiaccopucci@ucanr.edu

This course is designed to enrich your composting knowledge so that you can provide unbiased, science-based information to residents of Santa Clara County. The course will cover topics such as Introduction and History of Composting, SB1383, Compost Life Cycle, Soil Health, Vermicomposting, and Extension Education. We will also have units on the Use of Compost, Community Composting, and Starting a Home Composting System.
By the end of this course, you will 1) have a strong foundation in the fundamentals of composting, 2) know how to use science-based information to answer composting questions, 3) have an understanding of how to engage and educate members of the Santa Clara County community, and 4) be familiar with the structure and function of the Composting Education program of Santa Clara County. With these skills and knowledge, you will be equipped to share science-based information on home composting with the public through the many organized volunteer activities the Composting Education Program and community partners have to offer.
Each class is taught by a different guest instructor. Instructors include University of California academics, Industry Professionals, Staff from Community Organizations, as well as Master Composter Volunteers.

This is a restricted course and available only for enrolled CDA Students. 

This is a restricted course and available only for enrolled CDA Students. 

This is a restricted course and available only for enrolled Child Care Excellence Academy Students. 

This is a restricted course and available only for enrolled CDA Students. 

The purpose of the CFCWR Intern Training program is to provide participants with an interdisciplinary perspective of food equity in the United States and increase their understanding and competency about this issue. This program was developed and is administered by the USDA-funded Center for Food Conservation and Waste Reduction. 

Curriculum Outline: 
The training program is a weekly online synchronous class (~1 1/2 to 2 hours) for 9 weeks plus a post-training research project. The 9-weeks include an orientation in week 1 and recap in week 9 with the following topics weeks 2 to 7:
1. Sustainable U.S. Food System
2. Food security and social determinants of health
3. Nutrition, Disease, and Health Disparities
4. Citizen Science
5. Food Waste and Conservation
6. Community organizations involved in food equity
7. Policies related to food equity
Additionally, participants will engage in a post-training research project related to household food waste or other food equity topic to earn their certificate.  

Expectations: 
Participants will be expected to complete weekly pre-readings, participate in Q&A during the Zoom meeting based on the weekly topics, complete a weekly reflection based on the week's topic, complete pre- and post-program and weekly session surveys, 

Prerequisites: 
Participants must apply to the program and be selected by the program's administrator to participate. to apply, please contact Karen Byrd, at ksbyrd@purdue.edu .