Film Clips for Character Education

Tracey Law, 4-H Agent Assistant in Monroe County, submitted this suggestion for your 4-H program.

Film Clips for Character Education provides educators with clips from major motion pictures cleared for use as teaching resources. Each episode is accompanied by a study guide prepared by expert educators.

Themes Featured in Film Clips for Character Education: Episodes 1-8

Episode 1: Honesty, Cooperation, Respect

Episode 2: Sportsmanship, Kindness, Self-control

Episode 3: Courage, Loyalty, and Perseverance

Episode 4: Bullying Issues: Knowing Yourself, Peer Pressure, Understanding Bullies

Episode 5: Pride, Honor, Citizenship

Episode 6: Forgiveness, Empathy, Vision

Episode 7: Teamwork, Leadership, Tolerance, Responsibility, Paying It Forward, Taking a Stand, Serving Others

Episode 8: Patriotism, Citizenship, Equality, Solidarity, Integrity, Dissent, Accountability, Purpose

For more information, please contact Tracey Law or go to their website by clicking here.

Awesome After-School and Day Camp Kits

Bridgette Helms, our illustrious Association President, came across this wonderful tool at the recent NAE4-HA conference in Rochester, New York.

The 4-H Awesome After School Kits, from the University of Florida, offer flexibility in programming for 4-H agents and volunteers by providing the curriculum, lesson plans and a shopping guide to build four kits that center on a particular 4-H project category, allowing students to explore project areas and 4-H activities related to that topic.

The project areas each contain 3 lessons which are 60 to 90 minutes in length. For a complete educational overview, including life skill areas and academic standards, please review the Awesome Afterschool Kits Curriculum Matrix.

The Design of the Kits was made possible with funding from the Florida 4-H Foundation. Designers are Heather Kent, Monica Brinkley and Kelley Hiemstra. Any additions or suggestions please contact Heather Kent or visit the website by clicking here.

After Dinner Science

This After Dinner Science Grab and Go Project Booklet, from the University of Missouri Extension, is designed to give you the chance to explore a project topic. This information can be geared for use at project meetings, club meeting activities, demonstration ideas, and Clover Kids exploration. Day camps have been created using these materials. There are lesson plans included to help make the learning more hands on, interactive and fun. Using this resource with 4-H project literature enhances the experience even further.

This Grab and Go kit has all that you need to lead a group of young people through a terrific life skills experience. The models that help provide a positive youth development experience in
4-H are the Experiential Learning Model and the Iowa Targeting Life Skills Model.

Click on the logo to the right to access this booklet.

Do Something!

What It's All About:

"Do Something" believes youth have the power to make a difference. It is their aim to inspire, support and celebrate a generation of doers: people who see the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done, and then take action. DoSomething.org provides the tools and resources for you to convert your ideas and energy into positive action. Be part of a generation of doers.

Five guidelines the DO SOMETHING team lives by:
1. Believe in teenagers. Teenagers can lead today. We don't require adults.

2. Trust teenagers. We provide reliable, easy to access information and activation strategies, but teens decide for themselves what to do.

3. Celebrate teenagers. We think all measurable contributions from teens are valuable.

4. Respect teenagers. We understand that teenagers have diverse abilities and constraints.

5. Value teenagers. Our programs and products are free. We're not after teens' money; we want their passion, time and creativity.

Visit www.dosomething.org to find out more. They have a wealth information and grant dollars to help your 4-H'ers develop into adults who give back to their communities!

ALAE4-HA Program Highlights

During the recent Alabama Association of Extension 4-H Agents Annual Meeting in beautiful Selma, Alabama, the program committee got together with the desire to create a blog that would be beneficial to 4-H Agents and Agent Assistants across the state of Alabama. This is that blog!

It is our vision to update this blog with thoughts, ideas, and programs that we can all utilize as we endeavor to make Alabama's Best...Better. Please be sure to leave your comments and suggestions on this blog. You may also feel free to contact any of the ALAE4-HA Program Committee Members:

Katrina Mitchell

Brooke Bell

Brenda Henson

Luci Davis

Emily Harris

Kim Graham

Thanks,

ALAE4-HA Program Committee