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11/1/2009
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1/31/2010
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Category:
Professional Development
Contact Email: dsellers@ksu.edu Description: This e-learning opportunity is one session of several planned for 2009-2010 within the theme of "Theories of Adult Development and Aging". The book module consists of: independent study of a book related to aging, response to posted questions in a chat room via www.aging.ksu.edu, and a conference call discussion of the material. Assigned film will be posted on the website: www.aging.ksu.edu (staff corner/login/chat room). Dates are approximate starting and ending times. Target Audience: Extension agents
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web site: www.aging.ksu.edu
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Deb Sellers
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11/10/2009
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12/1/2009
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Category:
Professional Development
Contact Email: rmwilson@k-state.edu Description: This certificate program is designed to serve local government executives, department directors, and other managers who deal with elected officials and/or seek public participation.
The highly interactive curriculum thoroughly covers group dynamics, problem-solving, decision-making, meeting management, and relationship-building with elected officials and other community members. You will have ample opportunity to discuss and demonstrate the key elements of facilitation.
The certificate program is based essentially on the "learn by participation" method of instruction. Small group discussions, case studies, practice, feedback, and planning activities are emphasized. Lectures and video tapes are used to stress pertinent major points.
Target Audience: Seasoned professionals wanting to advance their facilitation skills
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Kansas City, MO
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Robert Wilson
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11/16/2009
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2/24/2010
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Category:
Professional Development
Contact Email: agoheen@agecon.ksu.edu Description: The MAST Program combines new information and decision-making tools with distance education for geographically isolated producers and managers, ag lenders, and agribusiness professionals.
MAST begins with a two-day workshop on the K-State campus on November 10-11, 2009 where program participants are introduced to key management tools and concepts to be emphasized in the program. For the next three months, participants learn through distance education methods, and progress through several learning modules focusing on various farm management tools and their application. After completing the distance education portion of the program, participants return for a final two-day program on February 9-10, 2008 that will emphasize applying tools and concepts to their individual farm situations.
General topics include: Land and Ownership and Leasing, Machinery Ownership and Leasing, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Tax Planning & Target Audience: Producers and extension agents in the Farm Management area.
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Manhattan, KS and on-line
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Alicia Goheen
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11/24/2009
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Category:
Events
Contact Email: dshoup@ksu.edu Description: This is the annual Agronomy update for ANR Agents. Several Agronomy Specialists will be presenting their latest research and updates to increase producer profitability and positive environmental impacts. Target Audience: ANR Agents
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Yates Center
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Doug Shoup
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11/24/2009
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Category:
Professional Development
Contact Email: dshoup@ksu.edu Description: Area and State Specialists will be on hand to present up-to-date information related to issues in Agronomy. Agronomy topics will be geared to agriculture in the southeast part of the state.
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Yates Center
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Doug Shoup
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11/24/2009
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Category:
Events
Contact Email: tmcdonne@ksu.edu
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Logan, Hansen Museum
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Tim McDonnell
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11/24/2009
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Category:
Events
Contact Email: tcarey@ksu.edu
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Wichita
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Ted Carey
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11/26/2009
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11/27/2009
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11/27/2009
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12/1/2009
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Atlanta, GA
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11/30/2009
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12/3/2009
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Category:
Professional Development
Contact Email: ppeters@ksu.edu Description: The program development training for new agents is an introduction to program planning, implementation, and evaluation. This is an opportunity to learn and sharpen existing action plans and to hone the outcomes to audience needs. This will be accomplished by dividing participants into teams, each team choosing a program action plan, and then creating and delivering a presentation to a "funder or program decision maker" based on local needs and the anticipated positive changes to clientele. Target Audience: New agents
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Manhattan
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Paula Peters
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12/1/2009
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Category:
Events
Contact Email: kentlm@ksu.edu Description: Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 Target Audience: Southwest Area Agronomy Agents
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Garden City, KS
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Kent Martin
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12/1/2009
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12/3/2009
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Category:
Professional Development
Contact Email: dsellers@ksu.edu Description: Save the Date! December 1, 2, & 3, 2009. Topeka Capitol Plaza Hotel & Maner Conference Center. For more information visit www.cultivatinghealthykansans.com or call 785-296-8916. The Summit format includes state and national speakers, state and regional roundtables, concurrent breakouts, poster sessions, evening networking event, and a focus on Kansas foods. Summit topics include environmental & social influences on health, quality of care, built environment & community plannng, disease self-management, collaborating to impact chrnic disease, and collaborating to impact injury prevention. Target Audience: Leaders in health promotion and chronic disease prevention
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Topeka, KS
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Deb Sellers
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12/1/2009
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12/3/2009
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Category:
Professional Development
Contact Email: sandyj@ksu.edu Description: Nationally acclaimed beef production symposium that covers all facets and current topics in beef production. The event is a bi-annual educational event designed as in-service training for cow-calf ranchers. It will feature well-known speakers who will provide updates on production topics in the areas of beef industry issues, genetics, reproduction, range and forage management, cattle health, beef nutrition and more.
The event includes a two-and a half day educational program, bull-pen sessions with the speakers each evening and a trade show with displays from the beef industry. Target Audience: Beef producers, extension personnel, allied industry
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Casper, Wyoming
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Sandy Johnson
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12/3/2009
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Category:
Events
Contact Email: sduncan@ksu.edu
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Pottorf Hall, Manhattan, KS
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Stu Duncan
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12/3/2009
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Category:
Professional Development
Contact Email: rmwilson@k-state.edu Description: Creative leadership is necessary today more than ever. With revenue shortages, service cuts, privatizing and outsourcing, local governments need leaders to have an entrepreneurial spirit that drive change. You must be visionary while being practical enough to get the job done. Your team counts on your leadership to help them achieve their best in an ever-changing environment. Leave with concrete ideas for coping with change on a personal level and leading your staff through changes.
Target Audience: Anyone interested in learning more about change management
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Kansas City, MO
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Robert Wilson
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12/4/2009
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Category:
Professional Development
Contact Email: margaret@ksu.edu Description: Design for Learning is a distance learning experience that will help you develop educational programs for your target audiences. North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are cooperating to offer Design for Learning to extension professionals in the four states. The October 9 through December 4, 2009, class will be facilitated by Nebraska.
The program will have five learning sessions conducted via conference call. Participants may also want to have access to a computer to view any visuals that are part of the session.
The schedule is:
* October 9, 2009 Introduction
* October 23, 2009 Understanding learners and their needs, including transformational education
* November 6, 2009 Examining and organizing content, including logic model
* November 20 Selecting appropriate teaching tools and creating an effective learning environment
* December 4 Assessing learning outcomes
Attendance in all Target Audience: Extension professionals from Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota
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5 of 5 conference call
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Margaret Phillips
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12/4/2009
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Category:
Events
Contact Email: sharolyn@ksu.edu Description: This is a professional development opportunity focused around Family and Consumer Sciences programming. Agents will also share successful program ideas and accomplishments, and discuss timely KEAFCS issues. Target Audience: Family and Consumer Sciences agents in the NE Area.
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Manhattan
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Sharolyn Flaming Jackson
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12/4/2009
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Category:
Events
Contact Email: llomas@ksu.edu Target Audience: Southeast area extension specialists, county ag agents, members of advisory committee
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Parsons, KS
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Lyle Lomas
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12/7/2009
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12/11/2009
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Category:
Professional Development
Contact Email: margaret@ksu.edu Description: The Program and Staff Development conference will be held virtually. The goal os the conference is to provide scholarship and networking opportunities in the areas of program and staff development. Four tracks will beheld each day from Monday through Thursday of that week with a conference wrap-up to be held on Friday morning. The tracks include: - Program Development
- Evaluation and Accountability
- eLearning
- Leadership Development
Target Audience: Extension program and staff development professionals and anyone else interested in this area.
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Virtual
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Margaret Phillips
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