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More than Awards… 4-H Record Books Teach Life Skills

More than Awards… 4-H Record Books Teach Life Skills. A 4-H Record Book is…. An organized way to summarize a 4-H member ’ s project work, leadership and citizenship activities. A way to compete for awards and scholarships

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More than Awards… 4-H Record Books Teach Life Skills

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  1. More than Awards… 4-H Record Books Teach Life Skills

  2. A 4-H Record Book is… • An organized way to summarize a 4-H member’s project work, leadership and citizenship activities. • A way to compete for awards and scholarships • One of those things that kids/parents put in those stiff green folders with a clover • A real headache!

  3. A 4-H Record Book is also… A way to help members learn: • To Set goals and work toward them • To make decisions • To keep records • To utilize available technology • To summarize information • To manage time and resources • To communicate thoughts, feelings and achievements

  4. 4-H Record Book Purpose • Report goals and how they were completed. • Report subject matter and life skills learned and developed. • Report participation in personal development, community service and leadership opportunities. • Method for reflecting and analyzing. • Method for evaluation.

  5. Targeting Life Skills Hendricks, P. (1998) “Developing Youth Curriculum Using the Targeting Life Skills Model” http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/skls.eval.htm

  6. Record keeping applies experiential learning • Reinforces learning and develops understanding. • Includes sharing new knowledge with others. • Answers three questions: • What was learned? • What does it mean? • How is it used? Pfieffer and Jones, 1985

  7. Goal Setting • Start with Project Objectives • Found in these documents on the State 4-H website http://oklahoma4h.okstate.edu/awards/handbook.htm • State 4-H Awards Handbook • Summary of Awards • My 4-H Planning Calendar • Project Sheets

  8. State 4-H Awards Handbook • Revised annually • Lists the regulations for each awards • Gives helpful hints for completing the record book and scholarship applications

  9. Summary of Awards • Shows objectives and requirements for all awards offered at the state level

  10. My 4-H Planning Calendar

  11. Project Sheets

  12. Project Sheets

  13. Project Objectives… • Are available for stand-alone and AOP projects • Reflect current focus of projects • Include appropriate technology applications • Encourage planning • Insure well-rounded project experiences • Provide standards to measure project achievement • Encourage research and civic involvement

  14. Record Keeping • Tools on the State 4-H website • Monthly 4-H Records • Hands-on Planning Tool • Project Sheets • Calendar • Spiral Notebook

  15. Keep a Record of… • Goals • Knowledge and skills learned • Project work completed through reports of size, scope and growth in project • Reference materials used • Recipes tried – categories of recipes • Meals planned – breakfast, lunch, dinner

  16. Keep a Record of… • Demonstrations, talks, exhibits, news articles written, displays, etc. completed • Workshops, short-courses and tours participated in • Volunteer leadership • Citizenship/Community service • Action photos – actual project work, citizenship and leadership

  17. Manage Time/Resources • Prioritize • Most important right now • Most benefit – current & future • Plan ahead • Sequential steps • Analyze • Is this important enough to do?

  18. Summarize • Decide what is important enough to report • Impact how time is spent in the future • Better time management • Organize thoughts/ideas in 4-H Story • Develop critical thinking skills • Improve decision-making • Find the “best” way to showcase information • Understand that there is more than one “right” way • Improve visual learning skills

  19. Record Keeping Prepares you for: • Scholarship Applications • College • Job • Tax preparation

  20. Communication • Written • Proper grammar/sentence structure • Organize thoughts • Oral • Something to “talk” about • Proper “writing” encourages proper “speech”

  21. Technology Develop/enhance computer skills

  22. Technology Develop/enhance photo editing skills

  23. Process – Not Product When 4-H members … They learn … To finish what they start To be accountable To research/solve problems To decide what is important Time /resources are finite and valuable To acknowledge their feelings and feel good about accomplishments • Set goals/work toward them • Keep records • Utilize technology • Summarize information • Manage time/resources • Communicate thoughts, feelings and achievements

  24. More than Awards… 4-H Record Books Teach Life Skills

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