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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS
VOLUME 08 - Issue 35
August 29, 2008
IN THIS ISSUE
2009 4-H Beekeeping Essay Announcement and Rules
Federal Reserve Financial Workshops
Lead and Live Youth Conference
Online Courses for Youth Programs
Prudential Spirit of Community Award
State Fall Judging Day Is October 11
Tentative 2009 Calendar of Events Posted to Web Site
UPCOMING EVENTS
| Southern Region 4-H Teen Leadership Conference - Crossville |
| Tennessee Valley Fair - Knoxville |
| Tennessee State Fair - Nashville |
September 6
| State 4-H Shooting Sports Training Team Meeting - Columbia |
| State Junior Market Goat Show - Nashville |
| State Make It with Wool Contest - Fayetteville |
| Galaxy III Conference - Indianapolis, IN |
September 20
| 4-H Day at the Mid-South Fair - Memphis |
September 20-28
| YF&R Fall Educational Tour - Middle Tennessee |
| Southern Region 4-H Volunteer Forum - Rock Eagle, GA |
| State 4-H Council Meeting - Lebanon |
October 11
| State 4-H Fall Judging Team Contests - Knoxville |
October 17-18
| State 4-H Dairy Show - Murfreesboro |
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu
Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08
Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/08-index.htm
2009 4-H BEEKEEPING ESSAY CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT AND RULES
The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc. is again sponsoring its annual 4-H beekeeping essay contest. The contest is open to all active 4-H members. The contest announcement and rules may be found at 4h.tennessee.edu/beeessay/ and downloaded in a print-friendly format at 4h.tennessee.edu/beeessay/BeeRules.pdf.
Essays must be received in the state 4-H office no later than February 1, 2009. Please encourage your 4-H members to participate. Our Tennessee 4-H’ers have been finalists in years past and received cash awards.
Steve Sutton
Interim Director
4-H Youth Development
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FEDERAL RESERVE FINANCIAL WORKSHOPS
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta – Nashville Branch has several free workshops coming up this fall. This workshop series is designed to assist educators in expanding their knowledge of the Federal Reserve, economics and personal finance.
Workshops will focus on middle school and high school instruction; however, concepts may be easily adapted to other levels.
Great Depression: Economic and Social Influences
Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Join us for a workshop to hear from local history experts, receive free curriculum, learn about the economic and social influences of the Great Depression, and see lessons demonstrated. The lessons include simulations, group work, and other active strategies to engage students. If you teach history, economics, or government, this curriculum is perfect for you. Workshop partner organizations include Tennessee History for Kids and Vanderbilt University.
Insight from the Inside of the Federal Reserve
Thursday, September 11, 2008, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Federal Reserve, Nashville
A seminar to learn about the central bank functions from an insider's perspective. Gain an in-depth understanding of previous attempts at central banking, the structure of the Federal Reserve, the use of economic indicators as policy-making tools, and the promotion of economic growth and stable prices through monetary policy. The event includes in-depth analysis, as well as student activities for the classroom.
The Fed’s Response to Economic Crisis
Thursday, October 2, 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CT
Location: Federal Reserve, Nashville
Through video-based lessons, discussions, and activities, this workshop examines how the Federal Reserve calmed markets, kept funds moving, and stabilized the economy after 9/11/2001 and how Hurricane Katrina affected the lives and financial choices of three teenagers and their families.
Evening at the Fed – Financial Crisis: What Happened, the Fed’s Response
Thursday, October 2, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. CT
Location: Federal Reserve, Nashville
The Evening at the Fed provides a forum for school administrators and educators to explore current economic and financial topics that will assist them in helping students translate theory into real-world lessons.
Two-Day Personal Finance Training Forum
Wednesday, October 22 and Thursday, October 23, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Knoxville
The workshop is designed to assist educators in expanding their knowledge of the economics and personal finance, as well as obtaining the employment standard to teach the new high school personal finance course. Workshop partner organizations include Middle Tennessee State University Center for Economic Education.
Two-Day Personal Finance Training Forum
Thursday, November 6 and Friday, November 7, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Federal Reserve, Nashville
The workshop is designed to assist educators in expanding their knowledge of the economics and personal finance as well as obtaining the employment standard to teach the new high school personal finance course. Workshop partner organizations include Middle Tennessee State University Center for Economic Education. |
There is no charge for any of the events. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited and registration will be filled on first-come, first-served basis. Certificates for professional development credit hours will be provided at the conclusion of each event.
To register, please visit www.frbatlanta.org (select About the Fed, Economic Education, and Calendar of Events) -or- e-mail your name, school, mailing address, e-mail address, and phone number to jackie.morgan@atl.frb.org.
For more information, contact:
Jackie Morgan, FRB Nashville Economic & Financial Education Specialist
301 Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
TEL: 615-251-7239
jackie.morgan@atl.frb.org |
Justin Crowe
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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LEAD AND LIVE YOUTH CONFERENCE
Interested in free leadership training for your high-school 4-H members? The Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office is sponsoring the first ever “Lead and Live” youth conference. This conference is designed to provide leadership training to high-school youth, as it relates to drinking and driving. Teams of 6 teens, plus 1 – 2 adult chaperones may register for this conference. Registration and lodging are provided free of charge for this event. Please consider taking advantage of this excellent conference. Find out more information by visiting www.tntrafficsafety.org/LEAD/Lead.asp. In addition, you may nominate of your senior high 4-H members to be recognized as a youth leader. These outstanding youth will be recognized during the conference.
Justin Crowe
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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ONLINE COURSES FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS
The Corporation for National and Community Service resource center has recently updated their website with several new (and free) online courses for youth serving agencies. Many of these courses are specific to Americorp/National and Community Service programs, but still has useful information.
Over three dozen other online courses are available from the Resource Center at: www.nationalserviceresources.org/online-courses
Courses in the following categories are currently available:
1. Community Engagement and Strengthening
2. Disaster Preparedness
3. Educational Success and Mentoring
4. Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
5. Financial Management
6. Inclusion
7. Participant Recruitment and Development
8. Performance Measurement
9. Program-Specific
10. Resource and Fund Development
11. Technology
12. Volunteer Leveraging |
Justin Crowe
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARD
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program, sponsored by Prudential Financial in partnership with the Association of Secondary School Principals, recognizes individuals in grades 5-12 solely on the basis of their volunteer activities. Young volunteers can apply through middle and high schools, county 4-H programs and other officially designated local organizations.
This year's application period runs through October, so please don't delay! Make your 4-H members aware of this opportunity today and encourage those who qualify to complete an application by October 31, 2008. Your county 4-H program can select one middle level local honoree for every 1,000 members (or portion thereof) in grades 5-8 and one high school local honoree for every 1,000 members in grades 9-12.
Once you have selected your local honorees, you must submit their information by November 7, 2008, to a state-level judging committee, which will pick the top youth volunteers in each state and the District of Columbia. The top youth volunteer in each state (middle school winner and high school winner) will receive a silver medallion, a $1,000 award and a trip to the Washington, D.C. for a recognition ceremony.
In Washington, a national selection committee will name America's top 10 youth volunteers for 2008. Each will win an additional $5,000, a medallion, crystal trophy and a $5,000 grant from the Prudential Foundation for a charitable non-profit organization of his or her choice.
More information and applications can be found at www.prudential.com/spirit.
Justin Crowe
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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STATE FALL JUDGING DAY IS OCTOBER 11
Fall judging day is scheduled for Saturday, October 11, on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus. Registration will be at 1:00 p.m. with competition beginning at 2:00 p.m. The event will conclude with an awards banquet at 5:30 p.m. in the Hollingsworth Plant Science Auditorium.
Competition will be for senior judging teams only (9th-12 grade as of January 1, 2008) in the following areas:
Consumer Decision-Making Judging - Each region will qualify four (4) teams for state competition. The winning team will represent Tennessee at the Western National 4-H Roundup in Denver, Colorado.
Dairy Products Judging - This is a non-qualifying event. There is no limit as to the number of teams that may participate from a county.
Forestry Judging - Each region will qualify four (4) teams for state competition through a regional contest. The winning team will represent Tennessee at the National 4-H Forestry Invitational near Weston, West Virginia. (Please note the special eligibility rule for forestry judging participants. In order to be eligible for the 2009 National 4-H Forestry Invitational, all contestants must be in the 8th, 9th, 10th or 11th school grade on January 1, 2008. 12th graders are not eligible.)
Plant and Seed Identification - This is a non-qualifying event. There is no limit as to the number of teams that may participate from a county.
Poultry Judging - This is a non-qualifying event. There is no limit as to the number of teams that may participate from a county. The winning team will represent Tennessee in the National 4-H Poultry Judging Contest in Louisville, Kentucky.
Outdoor Meat Cookery - Each region will qualify three (3) teams for state competition through a regional contest. A team consists of four (4) individuals in each of four divisions: beef, lamb, pork and poultry. Individual specie winners from regional contests, not on state-qualifying teams, will also be eligible to cook in the state contest and compete for individual awards. The top two chicken barbecue contestants will represent Tennessee in the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. |
Details concerning registration for the event will be available at a later date. Contact your regional office for the dates of your consumer decision-making judging, forestry judging and outdoor meat cookery events.
Steve Sutton
Interim Director
4-H Youth Development
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TENTATIVE 2009 CALENDAR OF EVENTS POSTED TO WEB SITE
A tentative calendar of events for 2009 can now be found on the Tennessee 4-H Website. You may access the calendar by clicking on the “Calendar” button on the main page. Please note this is a tentative calendar. Additional dates will be added as they are determined.
Steve Sutton
Interim Director
4-H Youth Development
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
~ Mary Engelbreit
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