Showing posts with label volunteers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label volunteers. Show all posts
Monday, August 30, 2010
Bullying Prevention Resources
There is a “one stop shop” for federal anti-bullying resources at www.bullyinginfo.org . The Department of Education sponsored a Federal Summit on Bullying Prevention which you can watch parts of on CSPAN, like Secretary Duncan’s keynote.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
2010 Statewide Cornell Cooperative Extension Volunteer Forum
This forum is for all CCE staff, volunteers, and teens (13+).
Conference Schedule
Friday, November 19, 2010
4:00– 6:30 pm: Check-in (dinner on your own)
7:00 pm: Welcome
4-H Showcase including 4-H Puppeteer Players Show, Make & Take Projects, Poster Session, Community Service, Mannequin Modeling, 4-H Public Presentations
Saturday, November 20, 2010
7:15 am: Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:30 am: Check-in
8:30 am: Workshops Begin. Morning and afternoon workshop sessions with 15 focus selections, including:
Featuring Keynote Speaker Eduardo González, Jr., Cornell Cooperative Extension Diversity Specialist
3:30 pm: Closing Session
4:00 pm: Adjournment
Program Fee (includes breakfast, breaks, luncheon, and workshops)
Friday - Saturday: $65*
Saturday Only: $50
(*Hotel reservations (845-338-0400) can be made at the 4-H rate of $89 per room)
Location
Holiday Inn, Kingston, NY
(located right off the NYS Thruway)
CONFERENCE SPONSORS: Cornell Cooperative Extension Southeast District 4-H Youth Development , NYS 4-H Foundation, Cornell University, and Monsanto
Conference Schedule
Friday, November 19, 2010
4:00– 6:30 pm: Check-in (dinner on your own)
7:00 pm: Welcome
4-H Showcase including 4-H Puppeteer Players Show, Make & Take Projects, Poster Session, Community Service, Mannequin Modeling, 4-H Public Presentations
Saturday, November 20, 2010
7:15 am: Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:30 am: Check-in
8:30 am: Workshops Begin. Morning and afternoon workshop sessions with 15 focus selections, including:
- 4-H Club Management
- Meaningful Fundraising & Community Service
- Public Presentations
- Science & Technology—Rockets & Wind Power
- Choose Health in your Club
- Working with Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Needs
- Master Gardener and Horticulture Projects
- and more...
Featuring Keynote Speaker Eduardo González, Jr., Cornell Cooperative Extension Diversity Specialist
3:30 pm: Closing Session
4:00 pm: Adjournment
Program Fee (includes breakfast, breaks, luncheon, and workshops)
Friday - Saturday: $65*
Saturday Only: $50
(*Hotel reservations (845-338-0400) can be made at the 4-H rate of $89 per room)
Location
Holiday Inn, Kingston, NY
(located right off the NYS Thruway)
CONFERENCE SPONSORS: Cornell Cooperative Extension Southeast District 4-H Youth Development , NYS 4-H Foundation, Cornell University, and Monsanto
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
2010 4-H Northeast Regional Volunteer Forum
An Ocean of Possibilities Awaits You!
Delaware 4-H is proud and honored to host the 2010 4-H NERVF Forum, Nov. 4-7 - an incredible weekend of fellowship, education, enthusiasm and encouragement! We can't wait to meet our 4-H friends from the Northeast region! See you in November!
For more information, visit their blog: http://nervf2010.blogspot.com/
Delaware 4-H is proud and honored to host the 2010 4-H NERVF Forum, Nov. 4-7 - an incredible weekend of fellowship, education, enthusiasm and encouragement! We can't wait to meet our 4-H friends from the Northeast region! See you in November!
For more information, visit their blog: http://nervf2010.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
NYS 4-H Horse Program In-service
DATE: May 25, 2010 – Tuesday
TIME: 8:30 AM – Registration
PLACE: Morrison Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
REGISTRATION DUE: May 19, 2010
FEE: $20 per person (Breaks and Lunch will be provided), Parking Permit (an additional $8)
8:30 AM Registration
9:00 Opening Remarks – Jeannie Griffiths, Extension Horse Specialist, Cornell University
9:15 Welcome to the Department of Animal Science! - Dr. Larry Chase, Department Extension Leader, Cornell University
9:30-10:15 “Quadrille – Something New! – What is it?” Denise Parrotte - NYS 4-H Horse Program Drill and Parade Chair
10:45-11:15 “Horse Guts and Math” Jean Griffiths
11:15-12:00 “Playing with Horse Guts and Math” Jean Griffiths
12:00-1:00 LUNCH – “Munch and Mingle Time!”
1:00-1:45 “Share Time” - CCE Educators, staff, volunteers, leaders, and teen leaders are
all encouraged to bring an idea, a project, a program or something that you think would be
of interesting and you would like to share with the whole group. Bring items for a
“Show and Tell” concept - make copies to be handed out if appropriate. Please keep presentations to 2-3 minutes, due to time limitations. You will have time to give the basic
idea – people can search you out later for additional information if they wish to.
1:45-2:30 “Quadrille on foot” – See what Quadrille is supposed to look like. Denise Parrotte
2:45-3:30 “Learning to Ride Patterns…One step at a Time” – Spike Holmes, retired faculty member from Morrisville State College, Delphi, N.Y.
3:30-4:15 “Putting it All Together” – Spike Holmes
TIME: 8:30 AM – Registration
PLACE: Morrison Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
REGISTRATION DUE: May 19, 2010
FEE: $20 per person (Breaks and Lunch will be provided), Parking Permit (an additional $8)
8:30 AM Registration
9:00 Opening Remarks – Jeannie Griffiths, Extension Horse Specialist, Cornell University
9:15 Welcome to the Department of Animal Science! - Dr. Larry Chase, Department Extension Leader, Cornell University
9:30-10:15 “Quadrille – Something New! – What is it?” Denise Parrotte - NYS 4-H Horse Program Drill and Parade Chair
10:45-11:15 “Horse Guts and Math” Jean Griffiths
11:15-12:00 “Playing with Horse Guts and Math” Jean Griffiths
12:00-1:00 LUNCH – “Munch and Mingle Time!”
1:00-1:45 “Share Time” - CCE Educators, staff, volunteers, leaders, and teen leaders are
all encouraged to bring an idea, a project, a program or something that you think would be
of interesting and you would like to share with the whole group. Bring items for a
“Show and Tell” concept - make copies to be handed out if appropriate. Please keep presentations to 2-3 minutes, due to time limitations. You will have time to give the basic
idea – people can search you out later for additional information if they wish to.
1:45-2:30 “Quadrille on foot” – See what Quadrille is supposed to look like. Denise Parrotte
2:45-3:30 “Learning to Ride Patterns…One step at a Time” – Spike Holmes, retired faculty member from Morrisville State College, Delphi, N.Y.
3:30-4:15 “Putting it All Together” – Spike Holmes
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Building Partnerships for Youth February News
FEBRUARY 2010
Is it Spring yet? So many new and exciting offerings sprouting up in the youth development field, can you feel the creative energy? Enjoy this month’s issue!
ONLINE FORUM—HEALTHY TEEN RELATIONSHIPS—HAPPENING NOW!!
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation presents ‘A Healthy Conversation About Teen Relationships’ February 22- March 5. This special online forum has been launched to coincide with the nation’s first Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. Youth, educators, experts, academics, policy makers, service providers, community leaders, and health and media professionals are all encouraged to join the discussion about healthy relationships to advance the field, learn from one another and find solutions to address this serious public health problem.
To Join the conversation, visit this link: A Healthy Conversation about Teen Relationships. Respond to board questions, comment on other responses and/or share your ideas, best practices, information, challenges and successes on:
Identifying and Engaging New Partners
Mobilizing Youth to Take Action
Innovative, Insight and Advice
A Public Health Priority
NEW!! RESEARCH AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT QUALITY IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
The Lucille Packard Foundation for Children’s Health recently released the updated companion Resource Guide to the report, Putting It All Together: Guiding Principles for Quality After-School Programs Serving Preteens. This online Resource Guide provides recent research and tools to help service providers strengthen their after-school programs, particularly those serving preteens. The guide is organized around the six principles of quality after-school programs that are described in the above-mentioned report from 2008, including; Focused and Intentional Strategy, Exposure, Supportive Relationships, Family Engagement, Cultural Competence, Continuous Program Improvement, and additional resources. View the full online Resource Guide or Read the full report .
ENGAGING YOUTH…ON THEIR TURF
Creative Approaches to Connecting Youth Through Community. This recent publication from Healthy Teen Network focuses on how adolescent health professionals can utilize creative approaches to engaging youth in positive youth development. The publication highlights six examples of programs that reach out to youth in non-traditional communities through parental engagement, athletics, service-learning, art, mentoring, and youth empowerment approaches.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: MENTOR’s ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICE™ WEBINAR
This webinar is geared toward mentoring programs and will provide an overview of the third edition of the Elements of Effective Practice, the mentoring field’s best practices standards, highlighting the research and studies that underpin the benchmarks and suggested enhancements. Featured speakers include Dr. Jean Rhodes, Chair, MENTOR's Research & Policy Council and Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts – Boston; and Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, President and Senior Research Associate of innovation Research & Training. Dr. Kupersmidt managed the revision of MENTOR's Elements: Select a session that fits your schedule.
Monday, March 8, 2010 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, EST Register Now
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, EST Register Now
This message is supported by Cooperative Agreement # U58-DP000456 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Is it Spring yet? So many new and exciting offerings sprouting up in the youth development field, can you feel the creative energy? Enjoy this month’s issue!
ONLINE FORUM—HEALTHY TEEN RELATIONSHIPS—HAPPENING NOW!!
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation presents ‘A Healthy Conversation About Teen Relationships’ February 22- March 5. This special online forum has been launched to coincide with the nation’s first Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. Youth, educators, experts, academics, policy makers, service providers, community leaders, and health and media professionals are all encouraged to join the discussion about healthy relationships to advance the field, learn from one another and find solutions to address this serious public health problem.
To Join the conversation, visit this link: A Healthy Conversation about Teen Relationships. Respond to board questions, comment on other responses and/or share your ideas, best practices, information, challenges and successes on:
Identifying and Engaging New Partners
Mobilizing Youth to Take Action
Innovative, Insight and Advice
A Public Health Priority
NEW!! RESEARCH AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT QUALITY IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
The Lucille Packard Foundation for Children’s Health recently released the updated companion Resource Guide to the report, Putting It All Together: Guiding Principles for Quality After-School Programs Serving Preteens. This online Resource Guide provides recent research and tools to help service providers strengthen their after-school programs, particularly those serving preteens. The guide is organized around the six principles of quality after-school programs that are described in the above-mentioned report from 2008, including; Focused and Intentional Strategy, Exposure, Supportive Relationships, Family Engagement, Cultural Competence, Continuous Program Improvement, and additional resources. View the full online Resource Guide or Read the full report .
ENGAGING YOUTH…ON THEIR TURF
Creative Approaches to Connecting Youth Through Community. This recent publication from Healthy Teen Network focuses on how adolescent health professionals can utilize creative approaches to engaging youth in positive youth development. The publication highlights six examples of programs that reach out to youth in non-traditional communities through parental engagement, athletics, service-learning, art, mentoring, and youth empowerment approaches.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: MENTOR’s ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICE™ WEBINAR
This webinar is geared toward mentoring programs and will provide an overview of the third edition of the Elements of Effective Practice, the mentoring field’s best practices standards, highlighting the research and studies that underpin the benchmarks and suggested enhancements. Featured speakers include Dr. Jean Rhodes, Chair, MENTOR's Research & Policy Council and Professor of Psychology, University of Massachusetts – Boston; and Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, President and Senior Research Associate of innovation Research & Training. Dr. Kupersmidt managed the revision of MENTOR's Elements: Select a session that fits your schedule.
Monday, March 8, 2010 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, EST Register Now
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, EST Register Now
This message is supported by Cooperative Agreement # U58-DP000456 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
March Dog Madness
March Dog Madness (MDM), an annual NYS 4-H Dog Leader Training Program, will be held on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Cornell. Please share the news!
Registration forms will be downloadable from the department of Animal Science website http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/
Click on Extension/4-H Youth Programs, then click on Dogs – OR- go straight to the events calendar link. You will see March Dog Madness there.
The theme in 2010 is CANINE-GLOBAL IMPACT! Come learn, practice skills and contribute to the global impact. We’re STILL GREEN, so remember to bring your own travel mug, pen/pencil and reusable bag to bring home goodies. In addition, network and take home more teaching tools than you ever imagined! 4-H teens and adult leaders throughout New York State will increase their knowledge about turning a passion for dogs into a life-long learning experience.
Each participant will have a chance to pre-select (2) different workshops from a menu of topics. Dr. Janet Scarlett, Director of the Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University’s Veterinary School and Ms. Kelley Bollen, Animal Behaviorist Consultant, will address current services available at Cornell’s Companion Animal Hospital.
This annual conference is an opportunity to bring adult and teen volunteers together with community experts to increase knowledge and awareness of the value of science based information on local CCE/4-H dog training programs. Instructors include university, extension and industry representatives.
Workshop menu topics include: (Working with Shy and Timid Dogs, Drill Teams – How to Organize One, Canine Conditioning and Sport Injury Prevention, Reading Dog Body Language, How to Conduct a Canine Good Citizens Test, A Model Canine Life Skills Course, Youth Development in the 4-H Dog Program along with Teaching Agility Skills and What is Flyball?)
Everyone will have an opportunity to ask questions during the keynote presentation with Vet School professionals and our closing panel of Breed Rescue representatives.
Registrations are due March 12. Space is limited to the first 100 people who register. $15/person covers workshop materials and lunch. Pre-registrations must be received with payment or a commitment to charge a county account must be specified. Each concurrent workshop is limited to 20 participants.
Agenda items for the spring NYS 4-H Dog advisory committee meeting (immediately following MDM) are also required in writing by March 12th. Please send those to Dana Palmer dlp10@cornell.edu or Advisory Committee Chair, Kathi Chambliss chamblisk@aol.com
Need directions to Ithaca? Go to http://www.visitithaca.com/ for area travel and tourism information.
Need a Cornell Campus Map? Got to: www.cornell.edu/maps
Brief MDM Schedule
9:15am – Check-in Lobby of Morrison Hall
9:45am – Opening Remarks
10:00am – Session 1 (5 concurrent workshops) – see registration form for topic choices.
11:00am – General Session with Dr. Janet Scarlett and/or Ms. Kelley Bollen of Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program http://www.sheltermedicine.vet.cornell.edu/
11:45am – Session 2 (5 concurrent workshops) – see registration form for topic choices.
12:45pm – Lunch – Mix and mingle, share impact stories
1:30pm – Resource Room/Lending Library Open
2:00pm - Closing Rescue Panel with Greyhound Network, Genesee Region Newfoundland Rescue, Tompkins SPCA and Hum Hollow Hospice
3:00pm – Evaluation & Pick Up Treats
NYS 4-H Dog Spring Advisory Committee Meeting Immediately following MDM
4:30 Head for Home
Registration forms will be downloadable from the department of Animal Science website http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/
Click on Extension/4-H Youth Programs, then click on Dogs – OR- go straight to the events calendar link. You will see March Dog Madness there.
The theme in 2010 is CANINE-GLOBAL IMPACT! Come learn, practice skills and contribute to the global impact. We’re STILL GREEN, so remember to bring your own travel mug, pen/pencil and reusable bag to bring home goodies. In addition, network and take home more teaching tools than you ever imagined! 4-H teens and adult leaders throughout New York State will increase their knowledge about turning a passion for dogs into a life-long learning experience.
Each participant will have a chance to pre-select (2) different workshops from a menu of topics. Dr. Janet Scarlett, Director of the Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University’s Veterinary School and Ms. Kelley Bollen, Animal Behaviorist Consultant, will address current services available at Cornell’s Companion Animal Hospital.
This annual conference is an opportunity to bring adult and teen volunteers together with community experts to increase knowledge and awareness of the value of science based information on local CCE/4-H dog training programs. Instructors include university, extension and industry representatives.
Workshop menu topics include: (Working with Shy and Timid Dogs, Drill Teams – How to Organize One, Canine Conditioning and Sport Injury Prevention, Reading Dog Body Language, How to Conduct a Canine Good Citizens Test, A Model Canine Life Skills Course, Youth Development in the 4-H Dog Program along with Teaching Agility Skills and What is Flyball?)
Everyone will have an opportunity to ask questions during the keynote presentation with Vet School professionals and our closing panel of Breed Rescue representatives.
Registrations are due March 12. Space is limited to the first 100 people who register. $15/person covers workshop materials and lunch. Pre-registrations must be received with payment or a commitment to charge a county account must be specified. Each concurrent workshop is limited to 20 participants.
Agenda items for the spring NYS 4-H Dog advisory committee meeting (immediately following MDM) are also required in writing by March 12th. Please send those to Dana Palmer dlp10@cornell.edu or Advisory Committee Chair, Kathi Chambliss chamblisk@aol.com
Need directions to Ithaca? Go to http://www.visitithaca.com/ for area travel and tourism information.
Need a Cornell Campus Map? Got to: www.cornell.edu/maps
Brief MDM Schedule
9:15am – Check-in Lobby of Morrison Hall
9:45am – Opening Remarks
10:00am – Session 1 (5 concurrent workshops) – see registration form for topic choices.
11:00am – General Session with Dr. Janet Scarlett and/or Ms. Kelley Bollen of Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program http://www.sheltermedicine.vet.cornell.edu/
11:45am – Session 2 (5 concurrent workshops) – see registration form for topic choices.
12:45pm – Lunch – Mix and mingle, share impact stories
1:30pm – Resource Room/Lending Library Open
2:00pm - Closing Rescue Panel with Greyhound Network, Genesee Region Newfoundland Rescue, Tompkins SPCA and Hum Hollow Hospice
3:00pm – Evaluation & Pick Up Treats
NYS 4-H Dog Spring Advisory Committee Meeting Immediately following MDM
4:30 Head for Home
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