Get in the Act!National 4-H Cooperative Curriculum System (4-HCCS)- Workforce Readinesswww.n4hccs.org

Get in the Act! Presenters Laura AllenLaura Allen

MSUE 4-H Youth DevelopmentMSUE 4-H Youth Developmentlacourse@msu.edulacourse@msu.edu(517) 432-7632(517) 432-7632

Sheila Urban SmithSheila Urban SmithMSUE 4-H Youth DevelopmentMSUE 4-H Youth Developmentsmiths20@msu.edusmiths20@msu.edu(517) 432-7612(517) 432-7612

Workshop Goals To understand the foundation of To understand the foundation of

Get in the Act!Get in the Act! To learn the components of the To learn the components of the

Helper’sHelper’s and and Youth GuidesYouth Guides and and the interactive CDthe interactive CD

To experience activities from To experience activities from Get Get in the Act!in the Act!

To leave ready to get in the act!To leave ready to get in the act!

Get in the Act! is for Middle School Youth

Age group 11 – 13 (Grades 6 – 8)Age group 11 – 13 (Grades 6 – 8)

SettingsSettings 4-H Clubs4-H Clubs Afterschool ProgramsAfterschool Programs ClassroomsClassrooms

What is Workforce Readiness?

Helps youth prepare for the world Helps youth prepare for the world of workof work

Series of learning experiences Series of learning experiences starting in early childhood and starting in early childhood and continuing throughout adult lifecontinuing throughout adult life

Prepares the way for later career Prepares the way for later career decision makingdecision making

Youth Participating in This Curriculum Will:

Practice self-awareness, critical Practice self-awareness, critical thinking and ethical decision thinking and ethical decision making.making.

Identify personality types and Identify personality types and learning styles.learning styles.

Explore other personality types and Explore other personality types and learning styles.learning styles.

Acquire the ability to apply critical Acquire the ability to apply critical life skills to real life experiences.life skills to real life experiences.

Practice working with others.Practice working with others. Connect school to career.Connect school to career.

Key Design Elements All activities and skill areas:All activities and skill areas:

Directly support the National Directly support the National Secretary’s Commission on Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) workforce and educational workforce and educational standards.standards.

Are developmentally appropriate.Are developmentally appropriate. Fit the “learn by doing” experiential Fit the “learn by doing” experiential

learning model - key in all 4-H learning model - key in all 4-H programs.programs.

Ages and Stages of Youth Development

Characteristics | Teaching Tips Youth can take Youth can take

responsibility in responsibility in planning and planning and evaluating their evaluating their work.work.

Youth can plan their Youth can plan their social and social and recreational recreational activities.activities.

Give youth Give youth responsibility for responsibility for group activities, group activities, including planning, including planning, implementing and implementing and evaluating.evaluating.

Provide opportunities Provide opportunities for youth to work for youth to work together. Form together. Form committees to plan committees to plan recreational and recreational and social activities.social activities.

Ages and Stages of Youth Development

Characteristics | Teaching Tips

Youth gain skills in Youth gain skills in social relations with social relations with peers and adults.peers and adults.

Youth can be quite Youth can be quite self-conscious.self-conscious.

Provide activities Provide activities that foster social that foster social interaction with interaction with peers and adults.peers and adults.

Avoid asking youth Avoid asking youth to share their work to share their work individually until individually until they feel more they feel more comfortable with the comfortable with the group.group.

Ages and Stages of Youth Development

Characteristics | Teaching Tips

Youth can discuss Youth can discuss current events, current events, international affairs international affairs and social issues and social issues with some help.with some help.

Youth want to make Youth want to make decisions but still decisions but still depend on adult depend on adult guidelines.guidelines.

Use discussion Use discussion activities and games activities and games to encourage to encourage awareness of awareness of current events and current events and issues.issues.

Establish guidelines Establish guidelines that give that give parameters for parameters for youth to follow.youth to follow.

Ages and Stages of Youth Development

Characteristics | Teaching Tips

Youth have Youth have strong emotional strong emotional attachments to attachments to older youth and older youth and adults.adults.

Choices are often Choices are often unrealistic.unrealistic.

Encourage youth to Encourage youth to participate in participate in activities with older activities with older youth and adults.youth and adults.

Assist youth in Assist youth in making realistic making realistic choices. Review choices. Review their plans, discuss their plans, discuss alternatives and alternatives and help them weigh help them weigh options before options before making decisions.making decisions.

Youth Development and Life Skills

Targeting Life Skills (TLS) ModelTargeting Life Skills (TLS) Model

SCANS Skills

SCANS CompetenciesSCANS Competencies

SCANS Foundation SkillsSCANS Foundation Skills

SCANS Programming ModelSCANS Programming Model

Workforce Preparation ModelWorkforce Preparation Model

Workforce Readiness and Collaboration

People, not organizations, become partners.People, not organizations, become partners. Partners may have initial reservations.Partners may have initial reservations. Partners identify common goals and are Partners identify common goals and are

sensitive to each other’s agenda.sensitive to each other’s agenda. Partners need to be honest with each other.Partners need to be honest with each other. True partners function as each other’s True partners function as each other’s

mentors.mentors. Partner’s roles may change over time.Partner’s roles may change over time. Partners share credit or consequences.Partners share credit or consequences. Conflicts may arise that can jeopardize the Conflicts may arise that can jeopardize the

project.project. Celebrate together.Celebrate together.

Service Learning in Youth Workforce Readiness

Elements of High Quality Service LearningElements of High Quality Service Learning

Integrated LearningIntegrated Learning

High ServiceHigh Service

Youth VoiceYouth Voice

ReflectionReflection

CollaborationCollaboration

EvaluationEvaluation

Helpful Hints to Prepare Youth to Get in the Act!

Creating a Learning EnvironmentCreating a Learning Environment

Facilitate the KnowledgeFacilitate the Knowledge The “Right" WayThe “Right" Way

Rules of EngagementRules of Engagement

Selecting Supplemental Resources for Selecting Supplemental Resources for the Workforce Readiness Projectthe Workforce Readiness Project

Get in the Act! Goals To guide youth in learning To guide youth in learning

experientially about the world of experientially about the world of work and how to positively work and how to positively engage a teammate, customer or engage a teammate, customer or possible employerpossible employer

To help youth prepare for their To help youth prepare for their first paying jobs and prepare them first paying jobs and prepare them to be positive, productive citizensto be positive, productive citizens

To introduce youth to their To introduce youth to their personality and learning stylespersonality and learning styles

Get in the Act! Subheadings

PlacesPlaces Lights, Camera, Action!Lights, Camera, Action! Movie ChatMovie Chat ScriptScript SequelSequel MunchiesMunchies Sound TrackSound Track Concession Stand (available soon)Concession Stand (available soon)www.n4hccs.org/workforcereadinesswww.n4hccs.org/workforcereadiness

Get in the Act! Getting Started

Script WriterScript Writer Complete prior to starting the activities.Complete prior to starting the activities.

Script HighlightsScript Highlights Complete after completing the activities.Complete after completing the activities.

Before and After Self-Evaluation of Workforce Before and After Self-Evaluation of Workforce Readiness KnowledgeReadiness Knowledge

Achievement Program Checklist Achievement Program Checklist √√√√

Get in the Act! 3 Key Learning Areas

Personal QualitiesPersonal Qualities

TeamworkTeamwork

Thinking SkillsThinking Skills

Helper’s Guide:

Personal Qualities Lesson Outcomes

Who Am I?Who Am I? Self-understandingSelf-understanding

Learning styleLearning style

Just Doing My JobJust Doing My Job Respect for othersRespect for others TeamworkTeamwork

Helper’s Guide:Teamwork Lesson Outcomes

Don’t Lose Your Marbles!Don’t Lose Your Marbles! Developing teamworkDeveloping teamwork Cooperating with othersCooperating with others Problem solvingProblem solving

No Man is an IslandNo Man is an Island Self-responsibilitySelf-responsibility Cooperation, communication and Cooperation, communication and

trusttrust

Helper’s Guide:Thinking Skills Lesson

Outcomes Your Dream JobYour Dream Job

Critical thinkingCritical thinking

Time TravelerTime Traveler Communicating with othersCommunicating with others

It’s Your Turn to TalkIt’s Your Turn to Talk Public speakingPublic speaking

Youth Guide: Personal Qualities Lesson Outcomes

You’re Hired! You’re Fired!You’re Hired! You’re Fired! Building positive self-confidenceBuilding positive self-confidence HonestyHonesty TrustTrust

Did you hear about?Did you hear about? Demonstrating integrity and honestyDemonstrating integrity and honesty

Youth Guide: Teamwork Lesson Outcomes

Digging DeeperDigging Deeper CommunicationCommunication LeadershipLeadership TrustTrust Problem solvingProblem solving Critical thinkingCritical thinking Decision makingDecision making

All Together NowAll Together Now AcceptanceAcceptance RespectRespect DiversityDiversity TeamworkTeamwork

Youth Guide: Thinking Skills Lesson Outcomes

Inquiring Minds Want to KnowInquiring Minds Want to Know InterviewingInterviewing EvaluationEvaluation ResearchResearch

Be a Star!Be a Star! Goal settingGoal setting Steps towards goalsSteps towards goals Volunteer opportunitiesVolunteer opportunities Academics and career successAcademics and career success Choosing school electivesChoosing school electives

What Future Path Will You Take?What Future Path Will You Take? Lifelong learningLifelong learning Value of post-high school educationValue of post-high school education

Get in the Act! Interactive CD

Two PartsTwo Parts

Exploring Your True ColorsExploring Your True Colors Ability to print an informational sheet Ability to print an informational sheet

On the Job ChoicesOn the Job Choices Illustrates common youth workplace Illustrates common youth workplace

challengeschallenges

Get in the Act! It’s a Wrap! Certificates & EvaluationCertificates & Evaluation

Activity IdeasActivity Ideas

Project Online ContentsProject Online Contents

Resource ListResource List