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Train the Trainer Traveling Workshop . State 4-H Leadership Council. Purpose of a Traveling Workshop. Consistent educational message Current and/or relevant topic selected, developed presented by members of the state council
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Train the TrainerTraveling Workshop State 4-H Leadership Council
Purpose of a Traveling Workshop • Consistent educational message • Current and/or relevant topic selected, developed presented by members of the state council • Intended Audience – 4-H adults and teens who provide leadership at the local club level • “Train the Trainer”
Expectations • Study and know the materials! • Present workshop(s) at local club or within home county for experience. • Each Cluster representative will present two (2) different traveling workshops per year to each of their counties – fall and spring semesters Example Fall workshops: Parli-Pro 101 or Marking a Difference – one project at a time. Spring workshops: Treat with Service or Parli-Pro 101 or Making a Difference
Expectations • At-Large representatives will visit each county at least once per year to conduct designated team programming/traveling workshop. • This does not include county “visits,” “appearances,” “camps,” “speakers bureau,” etc. • Professionally dressed in polo/khaki slacks or skirt or full uniform. • Complete an Activity Request prior to leaving the county
Train the Trainer defined… • As a “professional” you are to be well acquainted with the materials, where they can be downloaded and how they are to be used. • Do not stand before the group and read materials – feel comfortable and confident in the content as a TRAINER.
Train the Trainer defined… • It is your responsibility to explain why and how the materials will strengthen a local club and its membership. This is done by doing a sampling of the activities and an overview of the materials. • The workshop is not to develop the skills of the participants but to provide a tool they feel confident in using in their leadership role – club, county, district • A minimum of one hour will be necessary to do justice to the content and participants and be worth your time and travel.
Scheduling appointments • Contact leadership: county officer(s) and/or county educator • Allow 1-2 months lead time so the event can be publicized • Be sure they understand that a minimum of one hour is necessary for the workshop • In writing, confirm all dates, times, location, equipment needs and room set-up. Reconfirm a minimum of one week in advance. • Be sure all printing has been sent to the county 2-3 weeks in advance.
Lesson Plan - Example • Purpose • Objective • Preparation • Life Skills • Materials Needed • Lessons: • 4-H Meeting Gone Wrong • 4-H Meeting Mentor • Meetings, Motions and Messes Content of each Lesson: Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan continued… Life Skills we learn in a 4-H meeting. • Cooperation – to work or act together for a common purpose or mutual benefit. • Contributions to Group Efforts – to give or supply along with others for a common purpose • Managing Feelings – expressing one’s feelings appropriately and in proportion to circumstance. • Critical Thinking – strategies for analyzing, comparing, reasoning, and reflecting focused on deciding what to believe or do; discovering meaning; building connections with past learning. Life Skills Defined: Lesson Plan
Educational Handouts • Designed for the participants/club members • Content teaches skills/ knowledge • Some contain activities • Handouts complement the lesson content. Fact Sheets: Be well read…
Experiential Learning • Participants experience the activity – perform or do it. • Participants share the experience by describing what happened to them. • Participants process the experience to determine what was most important and identify common themes and experiences in the group. • Participants generalize from the experience and relate it to their daily lives. • Participants apply what they learned to a new situation. Fact Sheet – 4-H.VOL.118 Foundation of 4-H Educational Experience
Group Processing • Do • Reflect • Apply Key to Processing…Do not ask a question and quickly give the answer. Keep asking questions to get the audience to come up with the answer. Open Ended Questions Lesson Plan
2011-2012 Traveling Workshops Fall • Growing as a Youth Leader • STEP Spring • Going Green: one project at a time • Discover and Uncover