Jodi Schulz
schulzj@msu.edu
Telephone: 989-895-4026 ext 2
MSU Extension
4-H Educator
Capacity Building
Academic Success
Bay County Extension Office 515 Center Ave. Suite G-102Bay City, MI 48708
Jodi Schulz has served as an MSU Extension educator for sixteen years. She is housed in the MSU Extension- Bay County office, yet provides support statewide in the areas of youth development, volunteer management and resource development and youth life skill development. More specifically, Jodi’s focus areas surround program delivery models, family enrichment opportunities, volunteerism and life skills resource development. Jodi has earned a Bachelor of Science from Michigan State University and a Master of Science in Child, Youth and Family Studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Tags: bay, msu extension
Authored Articles
- Gratitude Part 4: Gratitude versus thankfulness, May 16, 2018
- Gratitude Part 3: Health benefits, May 16, 2018
- Gratitude Part 2: Writing a gratitude letter, May 2, 2018
- Gratitude Part 1: What is it and how do I include it in my life, May 1, 2018
- National Hot Cocoa Day is Dec. 13, 2017, December 4, 2017
- Keeping volunteers engaged over the holidays, November 28, 2017
- Create waste-free lunches and reduce food waste, November 27, 2017
- Tips for using music to engage volunteers, November 22, 2017
- Networking during the holidays – Part 2: Professional networking, November 22, 2017
- Networking during the holidays – Part 1: Personal networking, November 22, 2017
- New 4-H Pledge posters, November 20, 2017
- Emotions are contagious: Learn what science and research has to say about it, August 16, 2017
- Are you ready for National S’mores Day Aug. 10?, July 26, 2017
- Silence: A skill and a tool, July 18, 2017
- Forgiveness: Discussing it as a family, May 8, 2017
- Forgiveness: The impacts of an apology, May 8, 2017
- Forgiveness: What is it and how do I do it?, May 8, 2017
- Find a local Michigan event and go with your family, January 12, 2017
- Tips to remembering a person’s name, January 12, 2017
- Using a person’s name in conversation, January 12, 2017
- Read that book again—it’s good for the child, December 21, 2016
- Keeping kids involved in cooking traditions, December 19, 2016
- Help kids learn to ask questions, October 18, 2016
- Support youth as they seek time for themselves, September 28, 2016
- Use visualization for success, August 1, 2016
- Rain barrels can bring life skills, July 29, 2016
- Awkwardness – Part 2: How do you and youth deal with it?, June 6, 2016
- Awkwardness – Part 1: What is it and what should you do with it?, June 6, 2016
- Can’t do it all? Stop feeling guilty!, June 2, 2016
- Go ahead and be messy!, June 1, 2016
- Stressed? Peppermint can help!, June 1, 2016
- Get youth talking by using PechaKucha presentations, April 12, 2016
- Supporting and recruiting volunteers with mental health issues, March 23, 2016
- Volunteers and leadership styles, March 11, 2016
- Setting group expectations for youth and adults, March 1, 2016
- Include kids in your community holiday giving, December 15, 2015
- Imagine the skills youth can learn by traveling, December 15, 2015
- What does a smile say?, November 16, 2015
- Vacation with your kids – they’ll be smarter, November 2, 2015
- Writing the perfect thank-you note, October 12, 2015
- Posture: Stand tall, you’ll like it, October 1, 2015
- The power of good manners, September 29, 2015
- What to do at a career fair, September 24, 2015
- Homesickness – Part 2: How to help a child with homesickness, August 13, 2015
- Homesickness – Part 1: What is it?, August 13, 2015
- Life jackets – just wear them!, June 25, 2015
- Does your life jacket fit?, June 25, 2015
- Summer safety part 3: Mosquitoes and ticks, June 1, 2015
- Summer safety part 4: Water safety, June 1, 2015
- Summer safety part 2: Driveway safety, May 27, 2015
- Summer safety part 1: Hydration, May 27, 2015
- Make Easter egg decorating a science experiment, March 25, 2015
- Power poses: You can gain confidence too!, March 25, 2015
- Friendships: What are they all about? Part 2, March 4, 2015
- Friendships: What are they all about? Part 1, March 4, 2015
- Debriefing Part 4: What’s that all about?, February 11, 2015
- Debriefing Part 3: What’s that all about?, February 9, 2015
- Debriefing Part 4: What’s that all about?, February 6, 2015
- Debriefing Part 2: What’s that all about?, February 6, 2015
- Debriefing Part 1: What’s that all about?, February 5, 2015
- Family traditions: Start one today, December 17, 2014
- Speaking with confidence: go ahead and smile!, December 12, 2014
- Exploring active learning: Why should it be used and how do you use it? (Part 2), November 14, 2014
- Exploring active learning: What is it and what are some strategies to use it? (Part 1), November 12, 2014
- Practice makes perfect outside the auction arena, October 22, 2014
- Positive youth development: What is it?, October 10, 2014
- Talking to your kids about role models, September 5, 2014
- Helping children make decisions - Part 4, August 11, 2014
- Helping children make decisions - Part 3, August 8, 2014
- Helping children make decisions - Part 2, August 5, 2014
- Helping children make decisions- Part 1, August 4, 2014
- What’s so great about day camps?, June 23, 2014
- Sunglass safety for kids, June 13, 2014
- How to choose the right summer camp, June 4, 2014
- Self-motivation is a skill, May 30, 2014
- Nurturing relationships is a skill, May 19, 2014
- Wise use of resources is a skill, May 13, 2014
- Volunteer managers and delegation: Part 4, April 2, 2014
- Volunteer managers and delegation: Part 3, March 31, 2014
- Volunteer managers and delegation: Part 2, March 24, 2014
- Volunteer managers and delegation: Part 1, March 17, 2014
- Volunteers: Definition, recognition and resources, February 19, 2014
- Quality time with your kids on Valentine’s Day, February 5, 2014
- How to make New Year’s resolutions fun for the family, January 28, 2014
- New Year’s resolutions for kids, January 13, 2014
- Have your kids help you keep the family pets safe during the holidays, December 18, 2013
- Simple citizenship for 4-H Cloverbuds, December 1, 2013
- Fostering creativity in kids, November 26, 2013
- What’s a Michigan 4-H SPIN club?, November 6, 2013
- Questions to ask during a parent teacher conference, October 31, 2013
- Having a successful parent teacher conference, October 28, 2013
- Is your family strong?, September 23, 2013
- The value of family meal time, September 9, 2013
- Teaching Failure, August 23, 2013
- Helping youth thrive through disappointment, August 22, 2013
- Planning and preparing for a power outage, July 23, 2013
- Hiking fun for the family, July 9, 2013
- Personal safety is a 4-H life skill, June 20, 2013
- Summertime campfire fun and safety, June 12, 2013
- Should you request your child’s next teacher?, May 31, 2013
- Strategies to resolving conflicts in the workplace – part 2, May 15, 2013
- Strategies to resolving conflicts in the workplace, April 21, 2013
- Voluntourism: An explanation, April 2, 2013
- Supervisors: How to empower the volunteers they oversee, March 26, 2013
- Supervising volunteers: Five basic principles, March 10, 2013
- Stress management is a skill, February 28, 2013
- Building community relationships: Part 3 - Communication and boundaries, February 16, 2013
- Building community relationships: Part 2 – Where to find partners, January 22, 2013
- Building community relationships: Part 1 – Definitions, January 9, 2013
- Eye contact: Don’t make these mistakes, December 31, 2012
- Eye contact: Tips to make your presentations stronger, December 10, 2012
- Eye contact: An introduction to its role in communication, November 28, 2012
- Youth: Signs of holiday stress and tips for managing that stress, November 12, 2012
- Helping volunteers and staff who experience organizational changes, October 10, 2012
- Knowing your conflict-resolution role, October 3, 2012
- Explore effective listening, September 24, 2012
- Youth and emotional eating habits, September 12, 2012
- Conflict: Help youth effectively work through it, August 30, 2012
- Sun safety for youth, August 3, 2012
- Youth get stressed, too – how adults can help, July 24, 2012
- Keep children busy indoors when it’s too hot to play outside, July 11, 2012
- Tips for planning your next 4-H event, June 25, 2012
- Implementing the Experiential Learning Model in 4-H programming – Part 4, June 11, 2012
- Work effectively with special needs youth, May 22, 2012
- Implementing the Experiential Learning Model in 4-H programming – Part 1, May 15, 2012
- Youth and learning styles: Incorporating a variety of teaching methods into 4-H programming, April 26, 2012
- Understanding learning styles and incorporating kinesthetic/tactile learning into 4-H programming, April 2, 2012
- Understanding learning styles and incorporating auditory learning into 4-H programming, March 29, 2012
- Life skills, service learning and project areas: Seeing the connection, March 26, 2012
- Understanding learning styles and incorporating visual learning into 4-H programming, March 22, 2012
- Inside 4-H: What does fundraising have to do with life skills?, March 7, 2012
- Know the difference between youth community service and community service learning, February 16, 2012