Resources
Project Leader Training Opportunities
2023 Online Workshop Series for 4-H Project Leaders
Free online series (using Zoom) provided by the UC 4-H Volunteer Workgroup.
The full series consists of 4, 2-hour sessions. Each session is offered twice.
Tuesdays in September (5, 12, 19, 26) | 6:30-8:30pm
or Wednesdays in October (4, 11, 18, 25) | 6:30-8:30pm
This series is designed to help adult 4-H volunteer educators learn how to plan and facilitate 4-H learning experiences (projects) with young people in community 4-H club projects, after-school club programs, day camps, special interest (SPIN) clubs, teenagers-as-teachers (teens-as-teachers) programs, and other educational experiences. In the four-part series, 4-H volunteer educators learn about their roles, responsibilities, lesson planning, making learning engaging, working with youth, and effective hands-on learning. Virtual sessions cover content from The UC 4-H Volunteer Educators' Guide: For Volunteers Facilitating 4-H Educational Experiences (published in 2023).
Details: https://bit.ly/4hpl
Resources
Positive Youth Development
4-H is designed to support the positive and successful development of all youth. 4-H volunteer leaders are essential partners in creating a positive environment by focusing on the strengths of youth and providing positive ways for youth to meet their basic needs. http://4h.ucanr.edu/About/Mission/
Youth-Adult Partnerships
Youth-adult partnerships are shown to be one of the most effective ways to engage both youth and adults in meaningful activities which contribute to positive youth development. http://4h.ucanr.edu/About/Framework/YAP/
4-H Record Book
Most projects encourage 4-H members to record their learning experiences with the Annual Project Report. http://ucanr.edu/sites/uc4-h/resources/members/recordbook/
For Adult 4-H Volunteer Leaders
Project Leaders Digest http://ucanr.edu/sites/uc4-h/resources/volunteers/projectleaders/
Safety
Safety is an important consideration in all 4-H projects. Please review the Clover Safety Fact Sheets. http://safety.ucanr.edu/4-H_Resources/
4-H Curriculum
Curriculum is available at: ANR Publications (http://4h.ucanr.edu/Resources/Curriculum/) and National 4-H Mall (http://www.4-hmall.org/Curriculum.aspx).
4-H Project Sheets
The 4-H project sheets are a guide for 4-H project leaders to develop their projects with meaningful content. 4-H youth and their families may use this list to find projects they might be interested in. For a brief description of each 4-H project, please see the list of California 4-H Projects (PDF).
California 4-H Project Sheets inspired by Iowa State University 4-H Project Hot Sheets.
More resources coming soon. Last udpated 5/9/23.