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A Creed I Believe In
This past week I attended the North Central Region Leadership Conference in Omaha for Extension professionals. At both the beginning and at the end of the conference, we as Extension educators, specialists and administrators recited the Extension Professionals Creed. The … Continue reading
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Change the Community Conversation.
This week, two different speakers talked about the importance of changing community conversations to be more positive. Chuck Schroeder, Director of the University of Nebraska Rural Futures Institute tells the story about young people in Broken Bow, NE who … Continue reading
Emerging Technologies for Online Learning
We know that people have different learning styles and to keep the learner engaged, educators should use a variety of delivery methods. We have an opportunity to learn about Emerging Technologies for Online Learning through several virtual workshops. Marie Barber, … Continue reading
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Are Young People Ready to Work?
Today’s work environment is complex. At a recent professional development training, Gregg Christensen Entrepreneurship Education Specialist at the Nebraska Department of Education explained how important it is for young people to develop skills that will help them get and keep … Continue reading
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Tagged employees, employers, enterpreneurship, job skills, students, young people, youth
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Leading Locally Classes Visit the Capitol
Members of the Thayer County Leading Locally class experienced a day at the Nebraska State Capitol. The Thayer county group was joined by other leadership groups from Merrick, Seward and Wayne counties to learn more about the legislative process. The … Continue reading
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Mobile First
You are reading this information on a blog. If, however you were reading it in the newspaper – chances are you would be over the age of 40 (maybe 30). As a rural business owner/manager and are trying to … Continue reading
