This s a 4-H Positive Youth Devel

1. Iowa 4-H Youth Development
and 4-H Robotics

2. What are we doing here?
Training you to teach—
In a way that kids can learn!

4. To Be Successful You Need
To Know:
About 4-H
About Kids
The Subject
How to teach

5. 4-H 101
What makes 4-H so effective in
helping youth grow and develop?

6. Iowa 4-H Mission
4-H empowers youth to
reach their full potential
working and learning in
partnership with caring
adults
It’s about Positive Youth Development

7. Positive Youth Development
Positive youth development helps
young people become competent,
caring, capable, confident, connected
and contributing through a
series of progressive learning
experiences with caring adults

8. 4-H is a community of
young people
across America who are
learning leadership, citizenship and
life skills.

9. The 4-H Pledge
"I Pledge my Head to clearer thinking,
my Heart to greater loyalty,
my Hands to larger service,
and my Health to better living,
for my club, my community, my country, and my
world."
The pledge tells what 4-H is all about. 4-H has as its goal the four-fold development of
youth: Head, Heart, Hands and Health. The pledge was adopted by the delegates to
the 1927 National 4-H Club Camp in Washington, DC. State club leaders voted for and
adopted the pledge for universal use. The phrase "and my world" was added in 1973.
The saying of the pledge has prominent place in 4-H activities at regular 4-H meetings,
achievement days, and other club events.

11. Positive Youth Development
=Meeting the Needs of Youth
 Belonging
 Mastery
 Independence
 Generosity

12. What are these 4 basic needs
of Youth?
Belonging—
Finding that you have things in
common with others and you are
accepted and made to feel part of
the group
Mastery — Encouraged to try new
experiences and find out what
things you are good at

13. What are these 4 basic needs of Youth?
Independence—
Giving youth a choice in what they will
do and a voice in where the group is
headed
Generosity— When youth belong, feel
that they have skills they have
accomplished and are given choices,
youth will choose to share with others
of their knowledge time and skills
We need to provide them with a
chance to give back

14. What are the Essential Elements of
a great 4-H Experience?
A Caring Adult An Inclusive
A Safe Environment environment
Opportunity to develop Opportunity to see
Mastery oneself as an active
Opportunities to help participant in the
others “Service” future
Opportunities to make Opportunities to be
decisions or Self Engaged in
Determination Learning

15. Let’s Put it All Together

16. A Caring Adult
As a 4-H Leader your most important job is to be your
Members Caring Adult.
Set boundaries and
Advisor expectations and they
Guide identify each child’s
Mentor
strengths
Supporter
Friend
Advocate
Supports all youth development needs

17. A Safe Environment
Youth learn and participate more fully
when they feel physically and
emotionally safe.
A structured yet flexible environment
encourages honesty, trust, and
respect.
As a 4-H Robotics volunteer when should you be
structured and when flexible?
Supports need for Belonging

18. An Inclusive Environment
Encourages and supports its
members
Where youth receive positive and
specific feedback from leaders, other
parents and other youth.
Where leader takes time to celebrate
successes of all members
Supports sense of belonging

19. Opportunities for Mastery Learning
“ The more we
practice the better we
get. Last week we
accomplished just two
missions, today it was
five missions. I feel so
good.”
Delaney Ettleman, Harrison
County 4-H Robotics Club
Member

20. Opportunities to Engage in
Learning
Developing connections with what they
learn and experience in life
Self-reflection
Learn from Experience and Reflection
Helps to meet needs of
Mastery and Independence

21. Opportunities to Be Generous or
Servicing Others
Helps youth feel they a part of something
Helps to support the need for generosity

22. Opportunities for Self-
Determination
Youth and leaders are making decisions so
youth know they have an impact.
Youth feel a personal sense of influence over
their life
Youth become self-directing and independent
What would this look like at your 4-H Robotics
club meetings or camps?
Supports need for independence

23. What is the most important
single element in helping
young people become caring,
contributing, and competent ?

24. A Caring Adult- You!

25. Youth and Adult Partnerships
What does this mean?
– Youth can choose which activities they wish to
participate and how they want to participate- unless
unsafe.
– Youth meet regularly to discuss and modify existing
programs with leaders.
– Youth meet regularly to plan future programs or
activities.
– Youth evaluate programs they plan or participate in.
– Youth can share and communicate the program to
outsiders: they know what the program needs, why,
and the how’s.

26. What is not a Youth/Adult
partnership
The leader and adults in the program decide what
activities the youth will do.
The leader and adults decide what resources they
need and find them themselves.
The leader and adults tell others what the kids are
learning, because the kids don't know.
The leaders and adults decide and organize the
community service projects.

27. How will I know I am doing a good job?
Kids are attending the Kids are listened to and
meetings/field trips etc. genuinely valued
Kids are the focus Balance between chaos and
There’s a good mix of rigidity
consistency and flexibility All members successes are
The group works hard and celebrated
plays hard Newcomers are welcomed
Kids are empowered and by existing members
are making decisions Service is practiced

28. Let’s take a quick Break!
We will come back and get into
how we better understand the
youth we work with and how to
help you learn

29. WELCOME BACK!!

30. Ages & Stages of Youth
Development
How do young people change as they grow?
How do these changes affect you as a 4-H
leader, instructor, or volunteer and the
programs you plan for your
club/members?

31. 4-H age groups are in different
places with…
Physical Growth
Growth in Thinking
Social Growth
Emotional Growth

32. Different Ages – Different Stages
What are they like? Juniors Intermediates Seniors
(9-11 years) (12-14 years) (15-18 years)
Varied & many times quite Lengthens with experience Almost adult like and
Interest Span short self-motivated
High Interest, Poor Interested in skills for specific Highly skilled
Coordination use, may tackle difficult jobs
Motor Skills
Peak of interest, Limited Increased depth and scope Continued increase
Experience related to experience.
Mental Ability Can see relationship
Limited ability due to limited Can plan better than execute Have need and ability to
experience & judgement plan
Ability to Plan
Boys-Boys, Girls-Girls Interest in opposite sex & High
Relating to Peers interest in group acceptance

33. Experiential Learning is…
“LEARNING BY DOING”

34. Let’s get into Rocket
Science!

35. Extraordinary Learning
Experiences
 Experiential Learning Cycle- Hands-on
learning with reflection
 Aware of what stage of development youth
are in, so we know what they can learn.
 We are always concerned about creating
a safe environment.

36. Experiential Learning Cycle

37. Experiential Educaiton
 Experience the activity and do it
 Share reactions and observations publicly
 Process by analyzing and reflecting upon what
happened
 Generalize to discover what was learned and
connected to life
 Apply what was learned to similar or different
situations

38. Experiential Learning Cycle

39. Tips for using the Experiential
Learning Model
 Plan for time to reflect on the experience.
 Ask the right questions. Prepare ahead of
time as you are thinking through the
learning activity.
 Listen carefully to the youth.
 Support each young person’s unique
learning style.

40. Why the Experiential Learning Model
How Young People Learn
Read 20%
Hear 20%
See 30%
Hear & See 50%
Say 70%
Do 90%

41. So what did we learn today?