Base Staff Training
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We hope you are excited as we Turnip the Volume for October’s Farm to School month! I roasted some Georgia Grown turnips last night for dinner, and they were yummy! If you haven’t signed up for the Georgia Organic’s Turnip the Volume resource toolkit, please do so here: bit.ly/turnipthevolume. Additionally, Georgia Organics is offering 5 different…
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A NEW training is available for staff to learn about the 4-H Essential Elements to programming and to gain a better understanding of Georgia 4-H programming across the state. The training will support the staff’s understanding of how to create a safe and engaging experience for children, so they may become self-directing contributing citizens in…
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Cornell University’s Civic Ecology Lab is offering an online is offering an E-STEM Education (environment-science-technology-engineering-math) course this fall: October 19 – November 22, 2020. According to their promotional materials, E-STEM Education is designed for teachers and nonformal educators who want to help youth become scientifically literate, environmental citizens. Teachers will learn how to integrate environmental…
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You may often wish for more time, but you only get 24 hours, 1,440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds each day. How you use that time depends on skills learned through self-analysis, planning, evaluation, and self-control. A lot of what we share on this blog is for youth; however, let us pause and take ten minutes…
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I wanted to share a few reminders to base staff (front line and leadership) that we have some great virtual trainings occurring this month! National 4-H STEM Challenge Training Time: Sep 14, 20120 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/7065423644?pwd=YUZrbG40UzA3cEU4WEJNTExJVkhBdz09 Meeting ID: 706 542 3644 Password: science One…
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A little background about Laura- As a child, I grew up on a small chicken farm and tree nursery. As a child, I remember playing with baby chickens and even taking a few of the sick or hurt chicks into the house! We loved caring for the baby chicks even if we were not too…
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As we continue to navigate ways to engage and educate during a pandemic we often turn to virtual trainings to ensure success. We are excited to share that there is an opportunity for military staff to attend the 4-H Volunteer Conference of Southern States. The conference includes offerings in the areas of science, healthy living,…
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Access, Equity and Belonging Topics Coming Together for Racial Understanding Southern Regional Development Center’s Coming Together for Racial Understanding has ECOP support and Rachel Welborn has done a wonderful job leading its development. Link to website: https://srdc.msstate.edu/civildialogue/ Background: In late 2016, the Extension Committee on Operations and Policy (ECOP) charged a small team of Cooperative…
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The 2020 National 4-H STEM Challenge (formerly National Youth Science Day) will be celebrated in October. The 2020 Challenge, Mars Base Camp, is designed for youth ages 8-14 and develops STEM skills such as mechanical engineering, physics, computer science, and agriculture. All Air Force Bases are highly encouraged to participate and will receive a kit…
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Opportunity4All Forum Join us for a powerful discussion that brings together the voices of young people and adults in solutions that create opportunities for all youth. Featured panelists will include 4-H youth leaders from across Extension supported by adult partners, experts and influencers. National 4-H Council President & CEO Jennifer Sirangelo and Louisiana 4-H alum…