Resources and Updates

1. Pre-Press

National Curriculum Pre-Press  FAQs 
National 4-H Curriculum  Pre-Press Worksheet
Purchase Curriculum: www.4-Hmall.org

2. National Curriculum Webinar Series 2010

Webinar I powerpoint and presentation
Webinar II  powerpoint  and presentation
Webinar III powerpoint and presentation (coming soon)
Webinar IV powerpoing and presentation (coming soon)

3. Recent and Upcoming Curricula and Resource Releases

2007 Releases
Photography web site  and curriculum  overview

4. Sunsetted Curricula 2010

Hand out

5.  4-H National Directory of Materials

Visit the Web site
Submitting Materials: For Submission Information click here: DOC, PDF, TXT
For Approver Instructions click here: DOC, PDF, TXT
To access the online submission form click here
National Directory of 4-H Materials Resources Printable Bookmark

6. Corrections

7. The Prioritization Process 2010

Alignment with the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) priorities
Availability of support and technical assistance for quality implementation of curriculum

When establishing national priorities for curriculum development, the following things are considered:
Emerging and current societal issues
Current or projected youth participation
Gaps that exist in non-formal youth programming
Expressed interest by youth and families
Capacity of the system to respond and/or deliver
Contributions to future workforces
Priorities of current or potential funding partners

Mission Mandate teams and National Program Leaders at USDA are tasked with identifying and establishing priorities within the mission mandate areas: Science Engineering and Technology (SET), Healthy Living, and Citizenship. These priorities are communicated to NIFA, 4-H National Headquarters, and National 4-H Council.  Typically, a National Request for Applications is announced, in direct response to the need for curricula addressing a particular content area. 

Archived Resources and Updates

2008 Showcase at Galaxy

More than 300 people attended the 2008 Curriculum Showcase in Indianapolis on September 15th, just prior to the Galaxy III opening. Participants previewed the new and upcoming curricula:

View photos from the Curriculum Showcase
Project Butterfly WINGS 
Computer Power Unlimited
Health Rocks! 
Photography  
The Power of the Wind  
Reading Makes Cents 
Exploring Your Environment

In addition to the interactive curriculum stations, attendees were able to:
Search the new 4-H National Directory of Materials  and View new vodcasts

Experiential Learning Model

National 4-H Council has been granted permission from John Wiley & Sons, Inc. to use the Experiential Learning Model in the National 4-H Curriculum. To obtain permission for use with curricula outside of the National 4-H Curriculum collection, please visit Wiley.

View the Experiential Learning Model:
Experiential Learning Model (PDF) (w/Citation)
Experiential Learning Model (JPEG) (w/Citation)
Experiential Learning Model (PDF) (w/Text and Citation)
Experiential Learning Model (JPEG) (w/Text and Citation)

2007 Curriculum Summit

Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Welcome
Summit Convener: Jan Seitz, Director of Extension, University of Delaware
National Perspective on 4-H Curriculum
Cathann Kress, Director, National 4-H Headquarters,CSREES, USDA (PPT Presentation)
Opening Keynotes
Youth Perspective: Lacey Martin
President Ron Ottinger, Noyce Foundation
President David Hardesty, West Virginia University (Windows Video) | (Video Podcast )
Call to Action:
Marc Prensky, Founder and CEO, Games2train (PPT Presentation)
Session One
Defining the Goals of National 4-H Curricula
Chair:Chad Higgins, West Virginia University
Panelists: Bob Horton, Ohio State University (PPT Presentation)
Barry Boyd, Texas A&M University
Bill Beckley, West Virginia University
Welcome Reception & Sharing Session
Innovative ideas in curricula
Participant Interviews (Windows Video) | (Video Podcast)

Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Lessons Learned: Data from Stakeholders
Presenters: Kirk Astroth, Montana State University (PPT Presentation) | (Curriculum Survey Results)
Nancy Schaff, National 4-H Council (PPT Presentation)
Session Two
Standards and Practices Related to Quality
Chair: Kathleen Jamison, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Panelists: Claudia Mincemoyer, Penn State University (PPT Presentation)
Kathi Vos, University of Wisconsin (PPT Presentation)
Tony Cook, Auburn University (PPT Presentation)
Session Three
Priority Setting at the National Level
Chair: LuAnn Johansen, Iowa State University
Panelists: Connie Cecil, Iowa State University
Karen Pace, Michigan State University
Celeste Carmichael, Cornell University (PPT Presentation)
Breakout Session Three
Jan Seitz, University Delaware
Session Four
Action Items and Next Steps
Chair: Amy Gallimore, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Thursday, June 14, 2007
Report Back
Jan Seitz, University of Delaware
Cathann Kress, Director, National 4-H Headquarters, USDA
Summary and Wrap Up
Jan Seitz, University of Delaware

State Resources
Click here to download a template news release to share with your local media

Curriculum Summit After Action
Curriculum Summit Report

Press Release
4-H Celebrates and Reviews 105-Year History of Educating and Engaging American Youth

Animal Project Patterns

Baby Pig Directions | Baby Pig Patterns

Calf Directions | Calf Patterns

Horse Directions | Horse Patterns

Lamb and Kid Directions | Lamb and Kid Patterns

Rabbit Directions | Rabbit Patterns

4-H Links

• NIFA/4-H Headquarters: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• NAE4-HA: National Association of Extension 4-H Agents
• APLU: Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
• eXtension
• CYFERnet
• 4-H Military Partnerships
• National 4-H Conference
• National 4-H Curriculum
• National 4-H Supply Service (4-HMall.org)
• National 4-H Youth Conference Center
• Citizenship Washington Focus
• Wonders of Washington