Please check the dates of Nebraska Extension's upcoming professional development programs and register for those that you want to attend. More information on these programs can be found at: https://myextension.unl.edu/professional-development
Fall Conference Road Show - "Thriving as an Extension Professional"
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Participants are to register for one of the six sessions.
* November 12 - Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center, Scottsbluff, NE
* November 13 - West Central Research, Extension and Education Center, North Platte, NE
* November 14 - Hall County Extension/College Park, Grand Island, NE
* November 15 - Haskell Agricultural Lab, Concord, NE
* November 18 - Lancaster County Extension, Lincoln, NE
* November 22 - University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus Union, Lincoln, NE
Plan to arrive by 9:15 with the program running from 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Attendance for Extension Programming Professionals is Expected
Registration will be coming soon.
https://myextension.unl.edu/fall-conference)
Hold these Future Fall Conference Dates
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November 18 - 19, 2025 - Younes Conference Center, Kearney, NE
November 17 - 18, 2026 - Younes Conference Center, Kearney, NE
November 16 - 17, 2027 - Younes Conference Center, Kearney, NE
November 14 - 15, 2028 - Younes Conference Center, Kearney, NE
November 13 - 14, 2029 - Younes Conference Center, Kearney, NE
November 19 - 20, 2030 - Younes Conference Center, Kearney, NE
Contact: Linda Tempel - ltempel1@unl.edu
Nebraska Cooperative Extension Association (NCEA) Annual Conference
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November 20-21, 2024 - Younes Conference Center, Kearney, NE
November 19-20, 2025 - Younes Conference Center, Kearney, NE
November 18-19, 2026 - Younes Conference Center, Kearney, NE
November 17-18, 2027 - Younes Conference Center, Kearney, NE
November 15-16, 2028 - Younes Conference Center, Kearney, NE
November 14-15, 2029 - Younes Conference Center, Kearney, NE
November 20-21, 2030 - Younes Conference Center, Kearney, NE
Registration will be available closer to the date.
Contacts:
NCEA President - David Lott - dlott2@unl.edu
NCEA Conference Planning Chair - Darci Pesek - dpesek2@unl.edu
Trust Edge Experience
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Initial training sessions are available to educators, assistants, specialists and unit administrators.
Trust is the basis of all relationships. This workshop is designed to give everyone a foundation of how to build trust internally and externally in our organization. Practical and usable ideas will be shared and practiced.
"Trust is the single uniqueness of the greatest leaders and organizations - and it matters now more than ever"
David Horsager - founder of Trust Edge
• October 23-24, 2024 - TBA (based on participant locations)
Register at: https://unlcorexmuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8jkRGBomVUkaQdw (Materials Provided)
Contact: Lisa Kaslon - lkaslon2@unl.edu
Coaching
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Clarity, Focus, Action, our signature professional development workshop, teaches life coaching skills. It is designed to help you help others get clear on where they want to go, get focused on the various paths to get there, and then move them into action.
• October 23-24, 2024 - TBA (based on participant locations)
Contact: Jill Lingard - jlingard@unl.edu
7 Habits Refreshers
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Based on the principles in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. This workshop provides an opportunity to transform your way of thinking, acting, and producing.
Join us monthly for 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Refreshers! Each 60-minute session will focus on one of Stephen Covey's transformative habits, providing a deep dive into practical applications and strategies to enhance your personal and professional effectiveness. Designed for Extension personnel who have taken the three-day 7 Habits workshop, these sessions will help you stay aligned with the habits that drive success.
Sessions (offered via Zoom):
• Aug. 9, 2024 - Paradigms & Principles
• Sept. 13, 2024 - Habit 1
• Oct. 11, 2024 - Habit 2
• Nov. 8 - Habit 3
• Dec. 13, 2024 - Emotional Bank Account
• Jan. 10, 2025 - Habit 4
• Feb. 14, 2025 - Habit 5
• March 14, 2025 - Habit 6
• April 11, 2025 - Habit 7
Session Outline:
• Check-In
• Habit Highlights
• Breakout Conversations - Reflections
• Habit Activity - Focus on a Practice
• What is next for you in this habit?
Register by accepting the Outlook calendar invitations from Lisa Kaslon.
Contact: Lauren Madsen - lmadsen2@unl.edu; Lisa Kaslon - lkaslon2@unl.edu; Megan Burda - megan.burda@unl.edu
JUST BE
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A mindfulness based course for Extension Professionals
Just Be for Extension professionals provides participants an opportunity to develop a mindfulness practice. This class is designed for Extension staff to address the unique stressors related to their work, teaching, and learning. Practices learned include: mindfulness of breath, body, thoughts, and emotions as well as practices related to loving-kindness towards self and others. In addition, beginning practices offered to participants will be reviewed and experienced.
Participants should commit to attending the 7 weekly sessions. All sessions are held on Tuesdays, choose morning or afternoon:
Dates and times:
Session 1: September 17 - October 29, 2024
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. CST OR 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. CST
Registration deadline: September 3, 2023 (Sessions are limited to 10 participants each)
Register at: https://go.unl.edu/f7ng
Contact: Lynn DeVries - ldevries6@unl.edu
fierce. Conversations
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For the past year we have been offering Fierce Foundations training across the system. If you have taken Fierce Foundations, we are pleased to announce the next set of conversations.
Join Us to Learn More and Start Having Your Own Fierce Conversations
All sessions will be held on Zoom - Fierce Foundations Required to Register
Fierce Coaching: Friday, September 6th, 9:30-11:30 am central
Fierce Feedback: Friday, September 13th, 10:00-12:00 pm central
Fierce Confrontation: Friday, September 20th, 9:30-11:30 am central
Fierce Accountability: Friday, September 27th, 9:30-11:30 am central
Register Now:
https://unlcorexmuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3EOPKhPvgH36ufs
Every Person's Safety and Interaction
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Have you ever had an interaction with someone that makes you feel concerned or worried about your personal safety? Unfortunately, Extension professionals can be the recipient of either intentional or unintentional comments or actions that leave us feeling concerned about our personal safety. The Every Person's Safety and Interaction Matters training will equip you to handle these types of situations.
Upcoming Opportunities:
November 18th: Kearney 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Registration Link for more Details: https://ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5w1dlHDwedldIZo
Questions - Jill Goedeken & Angi Heller
Navigating Difference Multicultural and Diversity Training
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Designed to increase cultural competence in five areas identified as essential for Extension professionals, namely cultural awareness, cultural understanding, cultural interaction and cultural sensitivity. Three additional modules tackles issue of cultural knowledge, privilege/power, and communications. In addition, workshop attendees will compete the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI®). This instrument is a cross-cultural assessment of your personal level of intercultural competence.
• 2024 Dates TBA
Contact: Jackie Guzman
Spanish 101 for Extension Professionals
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We have had a very successful pilot semester of Spanish 101!
We are planning to offer another semester this Fall. The opportunity will an enrolled class through UNL using tuition remission.
Spanish 101 will be held MWF via Zoom from 8:00-9:20am central and the professor will be Francoise Agena. Professor Agena taught our pilot semester this spring and was asked to teach our next session. The goal is to have a big enough cohort to offer Spanish 102 next spring.
If you have questions or are interested, we need to know. Please contact Angi Heller - angi.heller@unl.edu
Coming Together for Racial Understanding
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Fall 2024 Tasting Session
October 3 & 10
9:30-12:30 CT
Zoom
Coming Together is a series of facilitated dialogues among a group of community members from different racial and ethnic backgrounds. The dialogue process invites participants to listen and share their different experiences, viewpoints on why inequities exist, and approaches to change. Participants deepen their skills to engage in civil dialogue on issues of race and racism, building trust, and understanding together.
Register at: https://go.unl.edu/ctru24
Questions? email amynapoli@unl.edu
Teaching Adults: A Professional Development Training
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Description:
To effectively educate adults, it is important to have an understanding of how adults learn and how to effectively teach adults. This workshop will help extension professionals design or redesign their educational programing and critique educational program based on andragogy and principles of teaching and learning. This interactive workshop will allow participants to select a current program outline and redesign it using the principles learned. A must workshop for anyone teaching adult learners.
When:
November 7th - 9:00-3:00 central in Lincoln
or
December 17th - 9:00-3:00 central via Zoom
Register: https://ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ehAmipkFsPFPUdE
Instructor:
Dr. Nathan Conner, Associate Professor of Agricultural Education
Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communication - nconner2@unl.edu
For more information contact:
Nathan Conner, Ph.D.
Professor of Agricultural Education
Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communication
402-472-3938
nconner2@unl.edu
Emotional Intelligence Training
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Emotional intelligence (otherwise know as emotional quotient or EQ) is the ability to understand, use and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict.
Join us for a long-term experience in growing your Emotional Intelligence. Research has shown many of the soft skills we use in our jobs either are strengthened and/or weakened by our emotional intelligence. In this experience you will learn specific research-based strategies to help you grow.
• October 18, 2024 - Level 1 Face-to-Face - Location(s) TBA
• November, 2024 - Accountability Partner
• December 12, 2024 - Facilitator Led Zoom Call - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
• January, 2025 - Accountability Partner
• February 20, 2025 - Facilitator Led Zoom Call - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
• March, 2025 - Accountability Partner
• April, 2025 - Retest/Multi Rater
• May 21/22, 2025 - Level 2 Face-to-Face, Second morning zoom - Location(s) TBA
• June 19, 2025 - Facilitator Led Zoom Call - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
• July, 2025 - Break
• August, 2025 - Accountability Partner
• September 18, 2025 - Facilitator Led Zoom Call - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Register at: https://unlcorexmuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ehSccGNBHcpILv8
Builders Profile 10
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Complete the BP10 assessment to gain the knowledge and self-awareness you need to be a successful builder.
Contact Linda Tempel to obtain access and instructions to complete the assessment.
For questions regarding the assessment, please view the Gallup Strengths Center Help page at https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/Help/en-US/Index.
Contact: Dave Varner
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To make the best use of yours and the facilitator(s) time, and to allow the workshop setting to be most effective for you, we expect you to attend the entire session. You will need to completely clear your calendar on these dates as any absence during the session will greatly detract from your experience. Because we need to confirm with the facility the number of attendees, should you choose to cancel your reservation for a workshop/training less than five days before the start of the workshop and we can’t secure a replacement for your spot, we will ask you to reimburse Nebraska Extension for your meal and lodging package.