Recent Sessions Tagged With 'youth development'

The Capacity Building Work Team in the Children and Youth Institute at Michigan State University Extension will be presenting the following webinar: Building Community Relationships for Youth Development. Building relationships in your community can lead you in some fun,...

The Maker Movement is centered in cities and holds potential for unlocking economic growth and spurring entreprenuership. Currently this movement is being fueled by support from local governments. The goal of this webinar is to spark the conversation and action among Extension...

This webinar is part of the University of Idaho 4-H Youth Development's Professional Development From Your Desk Virtual Conference. There will be 8 sessions the week of January 26-30, 2015. These webinars are open to anyone to participate in.Presenter: Suzann Dolecheck,...

This webinar is part of the University of Idaho 4-H Youth Development's Professional Development From Your Desk Virtual Conference. There will be 8 sessions the week of January 26-30, 2015. These webinars are open to anyone to participate in.Presenter: Donna Gillespie,...

This webinar is part of the University of Idaho 4-H Youth Development's Professional Development From Your Desk Virtual Conference. There will be 8 sessions the week of January 26-30, 2015. These webinars are open to anyone to participate in.Presenter: Kirk Astroth,...

Transition and change are hallmarks of life in military families, and youth and their families continually navigate and negotiate the demands related to military service. In the face of challenges, military families demonstrate remarkable coping and resilience. Family...

Key to the success of youth programs today is its ability to document impact. Youth development researchers such as Dr. Richard Lerner’s work with youth organization such as 4-H, articulate the impact of quality positive youth development programs. Research as to...

Why do teenagers act the way they do? Some of the reasons for common adolescent behaviors, such as risk-taking and making less-than-wise decisions sometimes, relate back to their brain development. The prefrontal cortex, which controls higher-order ...

Please join us for our June faculty webinar with Dr. John Seita from the MSU School of Social Work. Dr. Seita’s work focuses on disconnected youth. In this session he will explain why some young people sometimes engage in self-defeating behavior that seemingly makes no...

TAW, MIRL, JFF, MOS. These are not military acronyms, but common “shorts” for text messaging. The object of this workshop is to provide an increased awareness about the misuse of smart phones and other mobile devices. Sexting and cyber-bullying instances are gathering more...

Over 20 years ago NIFA/4-H Extension and the Military developed a partnership to enhance military children’s opportunities for engagement in quality 4-H youth development programs on and off installations. In 2013, a group of Extension professionals and evaluators created...

Military REACH Lab at the University of Minnesota (https://reachmilitaryfamilies.umn.edu/) utilizes a multidisciplinary approach as it integrates both research and outreach to support those who work with and on behalf of military families. The Military REACH Lab synthesizes...

“Engaging Youth in Creating a Healthier Future for Themselves & Their Communities” Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 10:30am-12:00pmThe University of Missouri Extension Healthy Lifestyle Initiative works with communities across Missouri to develop healthy communities,...

Are you interested in better outcomes for the military connected youth YOU serve? Join us for an informative webinar introducing the new Military Connected Youth Logic Model. You don’t want to miss it!4-H youth development and family life science programs along within the...

How do public officials, and individuals, make decisions? How do you make decisions? It isn't always the factual, logical information that results in your decision. Our heart and emotions are called into play, as well as our values and sense of ethics. The stories we tell,...