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Educational Design & Delivery

The Educational Design & Delivery competency prepares volunteers to plan, implement and evaluate research based learning opportunities that effectively promote positive personal development.

This includes:

Use of Age-Appropriate Activities

Utilizing Multiple Teaching Strategies

Understanding Differences in Learning Styles

Knowledge of Subject Matter

Team Building Skills

Application of Experiential Learning

Program Evaluation
Resources
4-H Guiding Principles for Positive Youth DevelopmentExplanations and examples of effective practice of 7 guiding principles for positive youth development.
Bringing New Members Into Your 4-H Club/CommunityIcebreakers and ways to involve new members.
Group Building Ideas for 4-H MeetingsInformation and activities on icebreakers and team building activities.
Helping 4-Hers LearnInformation about youth development, how to facilitate their learning and growing.
Leadership & Teaching TechniquesInformation on how to be a better leader, facilitator when working with youth, student-centered approach, etc.
Learning by Doing the 4-H WayInformation on experiential learning and how to facilitate and encourage it in your club complete with examples.
ProjectsInformation about how to use projects to build life skills and learn through experiential learning. How to create project goals and timelines as well as the experiential learning model.
Recreation Games & ActivitiesInformation about the importance of activities and lots of ready to go activities to do with your youth groups.
Teaching TechniquesInformation on how to reach youth and types of delivery methods.
Techniques for Teaching YouthInformation about how to work with you, the student-centered approach and characteristics of a good leader/facilitator.
Using an Experiential Model in 4-HInformation about experiential learning, the steps and how to guide your youth through it with various activities and projects.