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Dancing with our New 4-H Curriculum Process. Judy Levings, Kathleen Jamison, & Tara Wheeler October 26 th , 2011. What role do you play?. Agenda. The Big Picture: What’s happening Nationally? - Group Break Out - 4-H Curriculum Design and Development
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Dancing with our New 4-H Curriculum Process Judy Levings, Kathleen Jamison, & Tara Wheeler October 26th, 2011
Agenda • The Big Picture: What’s happening Nationally? - Group Break Out - • 4-H Curriculum Design and Development • State Examples of Comprehensive Curriculum Approaches
1. The Big Picture A National Web-based Curriculum Development System • Transformation of an archaic system • Web-based tools for 4-H developers/reviewers • Branded easy-to-use templates, grounded in 4-H educational philosophy • Electronic review process for materials • Available for all curriculum developers affiliated with 4-H / LGU (with .edu, .org, or .gov email)
1. The Big Picture: National Tools Electronic Peer Review Process PDF Builder Interactive Builder
1. The Big Picture:The PDF Builder Easy-to-use form to develop activities.
2. Overview: The PDF Builder Help buttons for each required field.
1. The Big Picture:The 4-H Directory of Materials www.4-hdirectory.org
3. What’s Next?Professional Development Opportunities - 2011 Curriculum Reviewer Training is Available Now! http://4h.interactyx.com/login.aspx • Log in. • Click on ‘Catalog’. • Select ‘Curriculum Peer Reviewer Training’. • Take the Course!
3. What’s Next?Professional Development Opportunities - 2011 • Nov 2011 – Directory of Materials, Part II (webinar for Approving Authorities) • Archived webinar on the Directory of Materials Submission Process is located here. • Dec 2011 – • Overview Webinars (PDF Builder, Interactive Builder) • December 1, 2011 (PDF Builder) • December 8, 2011 (Interactive Builder) To Sign Up for the Webinars Visit our PD Calendar: www.4-h.org/resource-library/professional-development-learning/professional-development-calendar.aspx
- GROUP BREAKOUT - • 4-H Curriculum Design and Development (based on the UbD Framework) 2) Comprehensive Curriculum Approaches(Examples from Iowa)
Discussion • What is one useful/important thing you learned today? • Any critical ‘take aways’? • How do you plan to engage with the new curriculum development system? • Questions / Comments?
Contact Us: Kathleen Jamison jamisonk@vt.edu Judy Levings jlevings@iastate.edu Tara Wheeler twheeler@4-H.org