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Department of Youth Development

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The Extension Department of Youth Development is the only organization of its kind in Minnesota. By researching, training and delivering youth development programs, we help to create positive, out-of-school time, non-formal learning opportunities for young people throughout the state.

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    2014-2015 Urban 4-H Youth Development Impact Report
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2016) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development; Minnesota Urban Youth Development (Urban 4-H)
    This annual report presents the impacts and contributions of Minnesota 4-H Urban Youth Development.
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    2015-2016 Urban 4-H Youth Development Impact Report
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development; Minnesota Urban Youth Development (Urban 4-H)
    This annual report presents the impacts and contributions of Minnesota 4-H Urban Youth Development.
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    4-H Campus Immersion Impact Report: Imagining Futures in Higher Education
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2016-09) Tzenis, Joanna
    Results of this report indicate how participation in the 2016 4-H Campus Immersion Experience has impacted members - particularly how it has impacted their abilities to prepare for a future that includes higher education.
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    4-H Volunteer Online Training Evaluation
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2014-07) Kankane, Shipi
    This formative evaluation was commissioned by the statewide volunteer systems team to understand the value of recent investments by the Extension Center for Youth Development to design and implement a “suite” of online training modules for volunteers. The evaluation was designed to gather information about how volunteers who completed the modules perceive their OTM experience, their opinions about the usefulness of OTM, and the value that they received.
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    Academic Achievement of Youth in the 4-H Program
    (University of Minnesota, 2014) Piescher, K.; Hong, S.; Blyth, D.; Nippolt, P.
    The purpose of this study was to examine academic outcomes of youth who participated in Minnesota's 4-H program compared to those who did not, and to understand how parent engagement and duration of 4-H participation affects youth achievement and attendance trajectories over five years.
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    Adolescent Stress and Depression
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2005) Walker, Joyce
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    Adventures in Social and Emotional Learning: A case study of Voyageur Outward Bound School
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2014-04) Walker, Kate
    This peer-reviewed series of issue briefs is designed to help people understand, connect and champion social and emotional learning in a variety of settings and from a variety of perspectives.
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    Afterschool Learning Opportunities Make a Difference
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2008) Lochner, Ann
    A fact sheet on the benefits of after-school learning.
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    Appendices B - I to Power of the Wind Pilot Project: A six-state partnership to engage youth with wind energy
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2010-10) Larson Nippolt, Pam; Grack Nelson, Amy
    Appendices B - I to the process evaluation from the Power of the Wind Pilot Project, a six state partnership to engage youth with wind energy.
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    Assessing Social & Emotional Skills in Out-of-School Time Settings: Considerations for Practitioners
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2016-11) Blyth, Dale; Flaten, Kyla
    This peer-reviewed series of issue briefs is designed to help people understand, connect and champion social and emotional learning in a variety of settings and from a variety of perspectives.
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    Beyond Core Competencies: Practitioner Expertise as a Critical Component of Quality
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2010) Walker, Kate; Gran, Cece
    What does it take from a systems-level perspective to prepare and develop youth development practitioners to create and sustain quality youth programs? This paper argues that current core competency frameworks in youth work are necessary but ultimately insufficient for capturing the practitioner expertise required to achieve quality in practice and programs.
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    Building Your Programs 20 Minutes at a Time: Book 3
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2014) Stevenson, Anne; Harris Hering, Anita; Olson, Betsy
    This is the third book in a collection of tools for building reflection into learning settings. This “sequel” offers 28 new activities that will help users intentionally plan for enhancing program quality through reflection, participatory evaluation, engagement and leadership skill building. Research on youth program quality, brain-based learning, and social-emotional learning all point to the importance of reflection as essential to the learning process. This resource book will help you build skills for facilitating reflection with youth and adult groups through an experiential learning model. It offers a brief overview of experiential learning and youth program quality research, along with facilitator tips and additional resources.
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    Building Your Programs 20 Minutes at a Time: Leadership & Reflection Activities You Can Use
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2010) Stevenson, Anne; Harris Hering, Anita; Piehl, Barb; Skelly, Carol
    Research on youth program quality and brain-based learning give us scientific proof that time for reflection and the use of a variety of reflective techniques facilitate learning. This resource booklet will help you build skills for facilitating reflection and building leadership skills with youth or adult groups. It offers a brief overview of experiential learning and youth program quality research, facilitator tips, and 27 short activities to help create quality experiential learning.
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    Business Plan Development for Online Learning
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) Robideau, Kari
    This is a project planning guide for teams developing online learning environments. All of the components relate to each other and are organized in a way that encourages teams to discuss and determine which of the aspects fit with their online project. This planning guide is most helpful when considered prior to engaging in a design and development process.
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    Community Asset Mapping
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Use this activity to help youth deepen their understanding of how their community informs their identity. Youth will participate in a structured walk to brainstorm assets and needs within their neighborhood. Rather than focusing on Ways I Am, this activity explores the Ways We Are as a community.
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    Comparing Frameworks
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2013) Hagen, Elizabeth
    This peer-reviewed series of issue briefs is designed to help people understand, connect and champion social and emotional learning in a variety of settings and from a variety of perspectives.
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    Complaint/Feeling/ Request
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Use the Complaint/Feeling/Request (CFR) process as a communication tool to address issues/conflict through a one-on-one conversation. Introduce CFR when you sense that students need to give one another simple feedback. The process helps individuals bring up challenges and address concerns before they fester. CFR allows youth to explore their Ways of Feeling because it allows them to safely express their emotions about a situation.
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    Consensus Building
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Use this facilitated conversation template to help youth reach consensus regarding a program, project or initiative that they will implement. Use it at the start of a program cycle, or for an isolated event that can accommodate a high level of youth ownership and direction. This activity allows youth to practice their Ways of Doing as they work together to move their project forward.
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    Creating Caring Environments
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2016-06) Walls, Jeff
    This peer-reviewed series of issue briefs is designed to help people understand, connect and champion social and emotional learning in a variety of settings and from a variety of perspectives.
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    Creating the Learning Environment
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Program environment and culture play an important part in social and emotional learning (SEL). You can influence the culture of your program by paying attention to the ways that routines, behavior expectations, and conflict resolution processes within your program support SEL. This section includes tools and templates to help staff establish expectations, give feedback and reflect.