Communication SkillsPlan of Work

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Jackson County CES

Title:
Communication Skills
MAP:
Promote Social Growth
Agents Involved:
Verlene Congleton and Patsy Smith SNAP-ED
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
4-H Youth Development Programming
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Family and Consumer Sciences 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Food Preparation
Situation:
To improve communication, interpersonal and social skills is a desire of many youths and adults. Public Speaking and Demonstrations are life skills for a basis of further success in most of life's accomplishments.
Long-Term Outcomes:
Overall community improvement and individual fulfillment will be enhanced by the achievement of goals attained through the completion of these programs. Youth will demonstrate public speaking skills, food preparation and life skills effectively. Youth will develop their own memorable speaking style at a local, district and state level.
Intermediate Outcomes:
Participants will learn the basics of human personality, interactions, self-expression, skills of speaking, food preparation and life skills and then put then into practice at a local and district level.
Initial Outcomes:
Participants will learn the rules and regulations of various events and classes to perform at a local level. Youth will learn life skills needed to become independent,self-sufficient citizens.
Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Learn communication and life skills needed to perform at a local level.

Indicator: Level of skills achieved.

Method: 4-H Public Speaking, Demonstrations, 4-H Sew Fun Project, 4-H Expressive Arts Project, 4-H Teen Conference, 4-H Character Education

Timeline: Fall/Spring


Intermediate Outcome: Participants will learn the basic personality, interactions, self-expression, skills of speaking and then put them into practice.

Indicator: Level of skills achieved

Method: County Public Speaking Event

Timeline: Fall/Spring


Long-term Outcome: Youth will demonstrate public speaking skills effectively on the state level

Indicator: level of skills achieved

Method: State Communication Day event

Timeline: Summer

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: 4-H youth and families

Project or Activity: 4-H Communications Program

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Communications/Expressive Arts Curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Agent and SNAP-ED Assistant

Date: Fall/Spring/Summer


Audience: 4-H youth and families

Project or Activity: 4-H Sew Fun Program

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Family and Consumer Science Core Curriculum

Inputs: Master Clothing Volunteers

Date: Summer


Audience: 4-H Youth and families

Project or Activity: 4-H Clover Bud program

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Character Education

Inputs: 4-H Agent

Date: Fall/Spring


Audience:  4-H Youth

Project or Activity:  4-H Expressive Arts Project

Content or Curriculum:  Expressive Arts

Inputs:  4-H Volunteer

Date:  Summer


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