Youth Development Education

The Youth Development Education program provides community based organizations with research based curricula, resources and workshops to build the capacity of youth development programs in the areas of:

• Experiential Learning
• Asset Development
• Planning Age Appropriate Youth Programs
• Life Skill Development
• Essential Elements of Youth Development
• Teens as Teachers
• Leadership Styles
• Staff Training Resources

The staff development workshops are highly interactive and seek to link research with practice.  The Youth Development Education programs offer:

• Workshops delivered within your community
• Research based information
• Interactive activities and practical tips
• Resources
• On-going technical assistance

Participation in the Youth Development Education program is available on a variety of levels:

Program Sites (PS) are cooperative ventures between your facility and the University of California Cooperative Extension’s Youth Development Program.  By designating your facility as a program site, your staff will be provided with curriculum, on-going training, support, resources, evaluation tools and possible grant support in order to sustain your program.

Staff In-services (SI) are two to six hour professional development experiences that provide your staff with practical tools and resources to serve clientele at your facility.

 
Workshop Menu

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

 Experiential Learning to Engage Youth in Programs
$30.00 material fee per participant, per workshop
University of California (2005)h
http://www.experientiallearning.ucdavis.edu/default.shtml

The Experiential Learning workshop series is designed in a sequence that scaffolds Experiential Learning concepts.  Each workshop ranges in length from two to three hours and provides participants with practical, real-world experiences to enhance their capacity by improving their understanding, application and evaluation of Experiential Learning. 

• Workshop One: Understanding the Experiential Learning Cycle
• Workshop Two: Inquiry-Based Learning and the Experiential Learning Cycle
• Workshop Three: Developing and Adapting Curricula to Integrate Experiential Learning

 Experiential Learning Website http://www.experientiallearning.ucdavis.edu/default.shtml

Experiential Learning Publications
Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2002). “Ask Lynn”: Understanding the Experiential Learning Model.  Between the Furrows. November. Volume 26. Issue 11. Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau.

Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2005). Educators Engage in Experiential Learning Training.  UC Delivers.  

Enfield, R. P., Schmitt-McQuitty. L. S., Smith, M. H. (2007). The Development and Evaluation of Experiential Learning Workshops for 4-H Volunteers. Journal of Extension.  Volume 45, Number 1, Article Number 1FEA2. http://www.joe.org/joe/2007february/a2.shtml

ASSET DEVELOPMENT

Creating an Asset Rich Youth Development Program
Staff Development
$30.00 material fee per participant
Search Institute
http://www.search-institute.org/

This workshop will train staff on techniques and tools to make your youth development program an asset rich environment through the use of positive youth development messages, program development and experiences.

Asset Development Publications
Do kids in our community feel valued?

What reason for building assets is most important for you?

So, what are you going to do to build assets in kids today?

What strengths will you share with youth?

What does it take to be an asset builder?

Who built your assets?

Whose assets can - and do - you build?

Be an ASSET for KIDS

Every interaction with youth makes a difference.

Asset Poster - English (page 1)

Asset Poster - English (page 2)

Asset Poster - Spanish

Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2005). “Ask Lynn”: Asset Development: External Assets. Between the Furrows. April. Volume 29. Issue 4. Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau.

Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2005). “Ask Lynn”: Asset Development: Internal Assets. Between the Furrows. October. Volume 29. Issue 10. Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau.

Enfield, R. P., Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2007). Forming and sustaining positive youth development initiatives.  UC Delivers.  https://ucanr.org/delivers/impactauthor/simpleview.cfm?impactnum=575&num=14504

Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2008). Seaside Youth Map Community Assets. UC Delivers.  https://ucanr.org/delivers/impactview.cfm?impactnum=724           

Schmitt-McQuitty, L.S. (2008). Mapping the Community Assets of Seaside.  California Communities Intern Program.  UC Davis.

PLANNING AGE APPROPRIATE YOUTH PROGRAMS

Ages and Stages of Youth Development
$30.00 material fee per participant
University of California (2008)

Engage in discussion and participatory activities on the developmental needs and  characteristics of young people, with an emphasis on developing age appropriate learning opportunities for your program.

 Planning Age Appropriate Youth Programs Publications 

Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2001). “Ask Lynn”: Working with six to eight year olds. Between the Furrows. August. Volume 25. Issue 8. Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau.

Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2002). “Ask Lynn”: Working with nine to eleven year olds. Between the Furrows. January. Volume 26. Issue 1. Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau.

Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2002). “Ask Lynn”: Working with twelve to fourteen year olds. Between the Furrows.  February. Volume 26. Issue 2. Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau.

Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2002). “Ask Lynn”: Working with fifteen to eighteen year olds. Between the Furrows. June. Volume 26. Issue 6. Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau.

Preparing Volunteers

LIFE SKILL DEVELOPMENT  

Incorporating the Targeting Life Skills Model into your Youth Development Program
$30.00 material fee per participant
Iowa State University (1998)
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/explore/lifeskills.htm

The Targeting Life Skills program trains youth development professionals on how to provide developmentally appropriate opportunities for young people to experience life skills, to practice them until they are learned, and be able to use them as necessary throughout a lifetime. Through the experiential learning process, youth internalize the knowledge and gain the ability to apply the skills appropriately.

Life Skill Development Publications
Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2004). “Ask Lynn”: Targeting the Life Skills Model. Between the Furrows. May. Volume 28. Issue 5. Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau.

Schmitt-McQuitty, L.S., Subramaniam, A., Stanley, S. (2006).  Encouraging Positive Youth Development With Youth Leadership Summits. Journal of Youth Development: Bridging Research and Practice. Volume 1, Number 3, Winter 2006-2007, Article 0603PA003, http://www.nae4ha.org/directory/jyd/jyd_article.aspx?id=d880a8af-f255-4d24-a895-c5ab6ac58703

Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2006). “Ask Lynn”: Targeting the Life Skills Model: Head and Managing. Between the Furrows. April. Volume 30. Issue 4. Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau.

Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2007). “Ask Lynn”: Citizenship in the 4-H Program. Between the Furrows. December. Volume 31. Issue 12. Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau.

Bird, M., Borba, J., Brenner, J., Brosnahan, A., Coutellier, C., George, J., Kong, L., Schmitt-McQuitty, L., Subramaniam, A., Thomas, J. (2008). Beyond Evaluation: Findings from the California 4-H Camp Study. http://www.cyfernet.org/

Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2009). Santa Cruz County Teens put Citizenship in Action.  UC Delivers.  
https://ucanr.org/delivers/impactview.cfm?impactnum=755

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Creating Youth Programs that Instill Belonging, Mastery, Independence and Generosity
$30.00 material fee per participant
National 4-H Council (2009)
http://4htools.cals.arizona.edu/cssSite/essentialElements.cfm

This workshop is designed to help youth development professionals understand the importance of positive development in helping young people become competent, contributing adults.  The workshop provides a wealth of resources to engage youth development professionals in the building of capacity and to perpetuate the eight essential elements of:

1. A positive Relationship with a Caring Adult
2. A Safe Emotional and Physical Environment
3. An Inclusive Environment
4. Engagement in Learning
5. Opportunity for Mastery
6. Opportunity to see oneself and an Active Participant in the Future
7. Opportunity for self-Determination
8. Opportunity to value and Practice Service to Others

TEENS as TEACHERS

Teenagers as Teachers: Twelve Essential Elements
$30.00 material fee per participant
University of California (2002)

This workshop is intended for educators, youth program planners and others who want to learn about how to develop cross-age teaching programs.  It is designed to share underlying principles, key ideas and effective practices in cross-age teaching programs.

Teens as Teachers Publications
Schmitt-McQuitty, L. S. (2003). “Ask Lynn”: Teens as Leaders. Between the Furrows. June Volume 27. Issue 6. Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau.

LEADERSHIP STYLES

Understanding and Working with Different Leadership Styles
$30.00 material fee per participant
University of Illinois (1986)

This workshop allows participants an opportunity to explore and understand their own personal leadership style and how that impacts and influences how you work with others.


Staff Training Resources:

http://groups.ucanr.org/ANR_Leadership/Resources/