Cooking the Perfect Turkey

Check it out!  Top chef's provide tips on how to cook the perfect turkey. 

Fashion - Reading for Informational Text

Reading for informational text is becoming a requirement in all school curriculum.  Fashion Watch has several articles about fashion, as well as, several photos on its Web page.  The articles could be used as a source of informational text in FACS courses that teach fashion. 

**It would be advised to preview which articles you would like for your students to read and then either print the article or provide them with a direct link to the article.

ADHD, What Is It?

If you are dealing with ADHD, it may be overwhelming.  This article about How to Help a Child With ADHD could be helpful.  The article could be used as a source of informational text in the following courses Parenting, Child Development, Family Wellness, Education and Training and etc. 

Healthy Bed Time Snacks

Do you like eating a snack before going to bed?  If so, you may find this article on Bedtime Snacks That Help You Fall Asleep to be quite informative.  It is a good source of reading for informational text within a FACS lesson about nutrition.  It would be especially useful to those who teach nutrition standards that are included in the courses such as Parenting, Child Development, Food and Nutrition, and etc.

Education and Training - Rolling Out the New 2010 English Landguage Arts Course of Study

Rolling out the new 2010 English Language Arts Course of Study is in process.  How will this affect the Education and Training program?  It will impact the way you teach your students to develop lessons and/or lesson plans.  The new English Language Arts Reading Literacy Standards will be implemented across all subject areas in the curriculum next year.  It will be required that the literacy standards be integrated into every subject area’s lesson plans and this will include Career and Technical Education too.  This site http://alex.state.al.us/ccrs/ will provide you with more information about this new initiative.  You may also like to check out the Alabama Insight Tools page as well.  It will allow you to gain a better understanding of the new vocabulary and teacher language that will be expected.  You will find the link for the Insight Tools page on the same Web site listed above as well as the new 2010 ELA COS.  Education and Training – Rolling Out the New 2010 English Language Arts Course of Study.

The Reading Like a Historian, Studying the Declaration of Independence, STEM Lesson, and ELA Lesson posts are all connected to the new literacy standards and may help you to understand how they may be seen in each subject area.

ELA Lesson on Evidence & Arguments

Education and Training teachers:  The Evidence Arguments Lesson Planning, Evidence & Arguments: Multiple Ways of Experiencing a Text, and Evidence & Arguments: Lesson Reflection are videos that show an English teacher uses a piece of informational text from history as an instructional tool in the classroom to teach complex text literacy.

Barbie Bungee Jump and Catapult Projects

Education and Training Teachers:  The Barbie bungee jump and catapult projects are both STEM lessons that use both Science and Math.  These lessons could be used to determine which Math, Science, and Reading Literacy standards have been incorporated.  Keep in mind that learning to read graphs and charts is part of literacy.

The declaration of Independence

Education and Training teachers, this video on teaching the Declaration of Independence is a great example of integrating the ELA COS Appendix D Literacy Standards into a history lesson.

Reading Like a Historian

With the new changes coming next year with the implementation of the new ELA COS and College Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Alabama, the Reading Like a Historian video on the Teacher Channel addresses contextualization.  It demonstrates how to integrate the CCRS Informational Text from the Appendix D section of the ELA COS into the subject matter.  This is a good resource for Education and Training teachers about how to integrate literacy standards when instructing students in the development of a history lesson.

Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle

Paula Dean has a pumpkin gingerbread trifle recipe on the Food Network Web site.  It looks divine.  With this being the season for holiday foods you may like to check it out.

Food Network - Chicken Enchiladas

The Food Network is currently showcasing a Chicken-Enchiladas-recipe.  In addition to the recipe the site provides the nutritional value of the recipe and a video link demonstrating how to make the enchiladas.  Enjoy.  The recipe looks scrumptious.

"Grow Our Own" Competitive Events

"Grow Our Own" Teach Alabama and FTA Competitive Events Rules will be posted on APT soon.  Education and Training teachers should have already received them in a email.

"Yes! You Can Teach!" Conference

"Yes! You Can Teach!" conference information coming to you in email soon.  the eamail will have seven attachments.  This information will also be posted on APT as well under Education and Training.  We hope you will be able to bring your high school students who are interested in a career in education to attend the conference.

Serving Up MyPlate

FACS and Elementary Teacher Curriculum Using MyPlate – Use this Web site for Early Childhood, Parenting, Child Development, Family Wellness, and Food and Nutrition lessons.

FACS & Elementary Curriculum: Serving Up MyPlate

Serving Up MyPlate is a new collection of classroom materials that helps FACS and elementary school teachers integrate nutrition education into Math, Science, English Language Arts, and Health. This yummy curriculum introduces the importance of eating from all five food groups using the MyPlate icon and a variety of hands–on activities. Students also learn the importance of physical activity to staying healthy.  Curriculum components include: teacher guides; songs; posters; games and parent handouts. Go to USDA Food and Nutrition Service to download the curriculum.

Reaching the Next Generation to Sustain Modern Agricultural Practices

Register for Live Streaming HD Video

From Des Moines to your Desktop with this free webinar:

“Reaching the Next Generation to Sustain Modern Agricultural Practices”

October 17, 2012 – 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. CT

 

The Alliance to Feed the Future presents a panel discussion for classrooms, teachers, and communicators featuring:

 

*Lunchbox Lessons: K-8 Curricula for Learning About Modern Food           

  Production

  Dave Schmidt, President & CEO, International Food Information Council  

  (IFIC)     

   

*Food in the Future...A Youthful Perspective

  Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Agricultural Law Student, Drake University

 

*Making Food and Agriculture a Bigger Part of Our Educational Mandate

  Edie Fraser, Executive Director, STEMconnector

 

*Food and Agricultural Education: A Global Priority?

  Moderator: Ana Rold, Editor-in-Chief, Diplomatic Courier

REGISTER NOW:  IT’S FREE!

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(Space is Limited – Sign up now and make sure to log in early to maximize your experience)

‘Snack Neutralizer:’ a free nutrition education tool that calculates exercise time required to burn calories

 

Follow the link to the full article about Snacking on Technology .  It has three free lesson plans and a link to the "Snack Neutralizer" a free nutrition education tool that calculates exercise time required to burn calories.

 

The ENC Teacher Exchange allows a select number of teachers to earn a $500 honorarium for teachers who submit a new program - such as an innovative five-day lesson plan to better combat childhood obesity - that gets published as a free downloadable teaching tool on the ENC Teacher Exchange web site.   Please consider joining the ENC Web site.

 

 



"Yes! You can Teach!" Conference

FCCLA Advisers:  Save the Date

On January 15, 2013, Dr. Bice will be speaking at Huntingdon College in Montgomery for the "Yes! You can Teach!" Conference.  High school chapters from across Alabama will be invited to attend this one-day conference.  Please make plans to attend and bring your FCCLA members.  More details soon forthcoming.

Education and Training Contests

Education and Training teachers be sure to join both FCCLA and FTA this year.  We would like to have you all participate in the “Grow Our Own” competitions (Lesson Plan/Video contest and Teacher Notebook and Display contests) and the FCCLA STAR Event Teach and Train competition this year.  They are great projects that could easily be incorporated into the curriculum/everyday lesson plans. 

The deadline for the FTA/Teach Alabama “Grow Our Own” competition is January 15, 2013.  Students who win one of these competitions will be invited to attend a State Board of Education Meeting to receive a Resolution from the State Board.  They will also be invited to a luncheon at the AEA Building in Montgomery and Receive a Resolution from the Governor of Alabama.  

The Teach and Train FCCLA STAR Event will be held on March 16, 2013.  The winner from this event will have to opportunity to compete at the FCCLA National level.  Winners at the National level will have the opportunity to receive the following:

• May receive a gold, silver, or bronze metal depending on points scored.
• A $1000.00 Nasco scholarship may be received by one gold metal winner, after the winner applies and wins the scholarship.
• A $500.00 Nasco gift certificate will be awarded to the teacher of the student who wins the Nasco scholarship.

Please visit the FCCLA website at http://fcclainc.org/content/fccla/ or http://fccla.com/assets/files/pdf/star_events/CompEvents_Guide.pdf  to get the details on the Teach and Train competitive event.

Education and Training - SudokuMe Lite iPad App

SudokuMe Lite is an iPad app.  It can be used with any age group.  It may be used to teach math concepts such as number recognition, problem solving, critical thinking, statistics, averages, percentages, and etc.

Teachers' Best Ideas for Combating Obesity Can Earn Rewards and Recognition From 'ENC-Teacher Exchange'

 

 

August 23, 2012, Park Ridge, IL--Nutrition educators and physical education teachers that have fresh ideas for helping students K thru 12 combat obesity, or have an existing program that has proven effective, are invited to share their concepts with ENC-Teacher Exchange for a chance to earn a $500 honorarium or national recognition.

Egg Nutrition Center (ENC), science division of The American Egg Board in Park Ridge, Ill., introduced ENC-Teacher Exchange (encteacher.org) this year to spotlight the best ideas developed by teachers to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic in America. ENC will award a $500 honorarium to a select number of teachers who submit new ideas or successful existing programs that are featured on the ENC-Teacher Exchange web site.  Separately, a handful of schools with the most innovative programs will be featured in a video story that will appear on the ENC-Teacher Exchange web site and on SchoolTube.com.

Teachers are invited to join ENC-Teacher Exchange online at no charge to receive E-mail notification when new videos, lesson plans or other easily replicated teaching tools for combating obesity are announced.  

 

Follow the above links for more information.

Spelling/Vocabulary iPad Apps for Education and Training

Text Twirl, WordJewelsXL, Worcle, and Whirly Word are free iPad apps for teachers who teach in the Education and Training Cluster.  They are games that may be used to teach spelling and vocabulary to elementary, middle, and high school students.  When students come across a word they are not familiar with, then they may look up the definition to the word.

ServSafe Credentialing

FACS Teachers who are seeking ServSafe Credentialing, the Alabama Restaurant Association is providing different dates and locations throughout the year for the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Examination.  The workshop is an 8 hour course (plus examination).  It runs from 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. 

Dates and locations for workshops are as follow:

06/20/2012: Alabama Power, Mobile
06/25/2012: Westin, Huntsville
07/10/2012: Clarion Inn & Suites, Dothan
07/11/2012: Wood Fruitticher Food Service, Birmingham
07/12/2012: Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, Montgomery
07/17/2012: The Hotel at Auburn University, Auburn
07/30/2012: Westin, Huntsville
08/08/2012: Red Diamond Foodservice, Moody
08/09/2012: Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, Montgomery
08/15/2012: Alabama Power, Mobile
08/27/2012: Westin, Huntsville
09/12/2012: Wood Fruitticher Food Service, Birmingham
09/13/2012: Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, Montgomery
09/18/2012: The Hotel at Auburn University, Auburn
09/24/2012: Westin, Huntsville

Register online at www.stayandplayalabama.com.  If you have questions, contact Tashana Thomas by either phone: 404-717-7451, fax: 1-866-214-4722, or email: Tashana Thomas.

Golden Spoon Award

Birmingham Culinary Arts students compete for the first Golden Spoon Award.  Three schools participated in the competition.  After winning the competition, the students who participated from Wenonah High School received scholarships to attend Culinard .  See page 11 of the Urban Educator to read the full article.

Sales and Marketing Changes for the Hospitality Industry

The hospitality industry is stepping up its marketing and sales.  Follow the link to read the article about the new and more aggressive steps it will be taking.

Chiffonade Cut - Video Demonstration

This link will take you to a short video demonstrating how to make a chiffonade cut. 

Identity Theft

Identity theft is a serious crime.  Follow the link to discover more information about how this was done in Alabama.  You may also see how US Attorney's Office is serving the Middle District of Alabama.  If you feel you have been a victim the Middle District of Alabama also has a victim notification page which includes how to report identity theft cases and provides information on cases of indictments, sentencing, and etc.  Great resource using real life scenarios.

Pinterest

Pinterest is a great site to get lesson ideas and project ideas.  The fastest way to access the site is to have someone invite you.  It you know of someone who is already a member, ask them to send you an invitation to become a member.  This was sent to us by Cindy Coan the FACS teacher at Russellville High School.

Consumer Action Handbook - Downloadable Sections

The Consumer Handbook website contains many sections that can be downloaded and used as resources in the classroom.  If you teach Personal Finance, Consumer Services I & II, or  Family and Consumer Sciences, this site may be a helpful resource.  It will lead you to other sites dealing with the topic you choose.  For example, the insurance topic will allow you to access the Alabama Department of Insurance where you will then be able to compare rates of homeowners or car insurance.

Food Safety Education

If you teach food safety in any of your classes, this is a link to food safety education  resources and materials may be beneficial.  The site also provides a link to the food safety mobile game.   It could be used as a pre or post lesson activity.  The materials on this site are primarily for home food safety, but culinary classes could benefit from them as well.

Be a Smart Shopper

Do you teach Family and Consumer Sciences, Personal Finance, and or Consumer Services I & II?  Be a smart shopper provides tips to help you research a purchase, shop safely, and understand service contracts and warranties on this site.

Child Abuse Penalties and Sentencing

Child abuse penalties and sentencing are wide ranged depending on the several factors.  Follow the link to discover some of the penalties and sentences.

If you teach Child Development, Family and Consumer Sciences, Child Services I & II, or in the Education and Training Cluster this site could be a good resource.

Sexting

Sexting is a very serious offense.  Follow the link to the article about sexting.

If you teach Child Development, Family and Consumer Sciences, Child Services I & II, or in the Education and Training Cluster this site could be a good resource.

Child Abandonment

Child abandonment is a serious issue.  This link will take you to an article about child abandonment .  The article provides information about how abandonment affects children psychologically, what constitutes child abandonment, and many other issues connected to child abandonment. If you teach Child Development, Family and Consumer Sciences, Child Services I & II, or in the Education and Training Cluster this site could be a good resource.

Alabama Child Abuse Laws

Alabama Child Abuse Laws defines, explains the responsible party(ies) who are to report child abuse, and discusses the penalties involved with reporting abuse cases.  If you teach Child Development, Family and Consumer Sciences, Child Services I & II, or in the Education and Training Cluster this site could be a good resource.

ENC-Teacher Exchange

ENC-Teacher Exchange

The ENC-Teacher Exchange is a new free online nutrition education sharing program available to FACS teachers. When you join, you will have new information available to you each month about such subjects as nutrition, obesity, and etc. This month, the site is featuring the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 2012 Annual Conference and a $300.00 honorarium is discussed in the article about how the ENC-Teacher Exchange progam works.

For more information concerning the ENC-Teacher Exchange and honorarium,   please contact, ENC-Teacher Exchange member manager, Linda Tinoco at 708-974-3135 or E-mail Linda Tinoco.

Food Network How To Videos and Three Recipes for Pizza

How to Bake a Cake 03:00

How to Frost a Cake 02:15

How to Decorate Cookies 01:47

How to Chop and Melt Chocolate 01:51

Pie Dough Basics 02:07

How to Roll & Crimp Pie Dough 00:03:04

How to Make & Form Pizza Dough 03:04

Stuffed Strawberries

How to make Stuffed-Strawberries is a video that provides you with the recipe and directions on how to make them.  This is a simle recipe that looks very appetizing and would be another way to teach needed culinary skills.

Summer Conference-Registration Update

FACS Teachers,

To pre-register for the Summer Conference before the final pre-registration deadline of May 1, 2012, please go to the Alabama Association of Career and Technical Education Web site.   Registration fees for AACTE members is $200.00 and $400.00 for non-members if postmarked on or before May 1, 2012. The conference registration fee increases to $500.00 on May 2, 2012 for everyone.

The Sheraton Hotel Birmingham is the official conference hotel. For reservation information, please click on the following link to go directly to the hotel reservation site to take advantage of the conference room rate of $119.00 plus tax per night for single through quad occupancy. The deadline to make reservations is May 20, 2012.

This information was provides by Ann Gilmore, Executive Director, Alabama ACTE

Perkins Blueprint Webinar

You are invited to please send any questions/comments about the Blueprint to CTE Blueprint.

In addition, please mark your calendars for Wednesday, April, 25, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Central time, for an interactive Webinar to engage in a dialogue about the core principles of the Blueprint and the transformation of career and technical education.  Details are below:

Topic: Perkins Blue Print Webinar

Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Time: 4:00 PM, Central Time

To join the Webinar, take these steps on the 25th at the desinated time:

1. Go to Perkins Blueprint Webinar

2. If requested, enter your name and email address.

3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: OVAE

4. Click "Join".

In addition, to hear the discussion, you will need to dial in using your telephone:

Call-in number: 1-800-857-9754

Pass Cod: 24009

Perkins Blueprint Release

Today, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and OVAE Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier are in Iowa, at Des Moines Area Community College, unveiling the Department’s latest Blueprint, Investing in America’s Future: Transforming Career and Technical Education, for the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, last reauthorized in 2006.  This blueprint is based on four core principles:

(1) Alignment. Effective alignment between high-quality CTE programs and labor market needs to equip students with 21st-century skills and prepare them for in-demand occupations in high-growth industry sectors;

(2) Collaboration. Strong collaborations among secondary and postsecondary institutions, employers, and industry partners to improve the quality of CTE programs;

 

(3) Accountability. Meaningful accountability for improving academic outcomes and building technical and employability skills in CTE programs for all students, based upon common definitions and clear metrics for performance; and

 

(4) Innovation. Increased emphasis on innovation supported by systemic reform of state policies and practices to support CTE implementation of effective practices at the local level.

To read a full version of the document click Blueprint and click here to view the summary .

Utah Education Network (UEN)

The UEN Web page contains materials for both high school and middles school classroom instructional resources.  Examples of what you will find are FACS lesson plans, curriculum guides, teaching strategies, and assessement/evaluation questions.  I hope you find this site helpful.  This information was shared by Pearl Hart, CFCS, Family and Consumer Sciences Education Specialist, Utah State Office of Education.  Thank you, Pearl.

Marketing Your FACS Program

Marketing Your FACS Program, by the AUM (Auburn University at Montgomery) Marketing Students, is a WebEx  recorded on April 17, 2012.  It shows how to  market your FACS  program and how FACS has evolved through the years to where it is today and where it is heading.  After watching the recorded WebEx, please complete the surveymonkey by following the link.  If you would like to receive one PD credit, please go to STIPD and enroll in sdect0128.

Marketing Your FACS Program by AUM Marketing Students, Host: AUM Seniors (Marketing Program), Instructor Jeff Bates

This information was provided by Judy Brown, Education Specialist, Alabama Department of Education, Career and Technical Education Section Family, Human Services, Hospitality and Tourism, and Education. Thank you Judy for this information.

ENC-Teacher Exchange

The ENC-Teacher Exchange is a new free online nutrition education sharing program available to FACS teachers.  When you join, you will have new information available to you each month about such subjects as nutrition, obesity, and etc.  This month, the site is featuring the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 2011 teacher of the year, Sharon Baillie and a $300.00 honorarium is discussed in the article about how the ENC-Teacher Exchange progam works.

For more information concerning the ENC-Teacher Exchange and honorarium,   Please contact, ENC-Teacher Exchange member manager, Linda Tinoco at 708-974-3135 or E-mail Linda Tinoco.

Egg Facts

The Egg Nutrition Center is a Web site that contants information about egg nutrition, egg safety, egg trivia, specialty eggs, and links to other egg site.  You will find it to be very informative and a good resource.

2012 Alabama FCCLA STAR Events - Culinary Arts State Competition

This year the SDE recorded the FCCLA STAR Event - Culinary Arts Competition and placed it on YouTude.  The competition is a great way to showcase skills, leadership, professional dress and the high standards of the Hopsitality and Tourism programs throughout the State of Alabama.  The recorded Culinary Arts events may be used for teachable moments.  The videos could be used as a public relations tool for our programs as well.  The Family, Human Services, Hospitality and Tourism and Education Section of the State Department hope you enjoy watching the three areas of the competition Culinary Arts Competition Judge and Student Instruction, Culinary Arts Competition Prep and Cooking Begin, and Culinary Arts Competition Awards Ceremony.  Judy Brown, Education Specialist, at the Alabama Department of Education, Career and Technical Education Section provided the links for this competition.  Thank you Judy, Culinary teachers and students, judges and Culinard for all your hard work.

The Quick and Easy Way to Make a Kaleidoscope Quilt Block

The quick and easy way to make a kaleidoscope quilt block shows the use computer software to create a kaleidoscope design and then finishes the quiliting square with a computerized sewing machine.

Quilting 101 Part 3

Quilting 101 part 3 demonstrates how to finish the quilt using a quilting guide, quilting grid, and bias tape.

Quilting 101 Part 2

Quilting 101 Part 2 demonstrates how to bring the front, batting, and back together.

Quilting 101 Part 1

Quilting 101 is a basic video that teaches a student how to put quilting squares together to form a quilt.

Hand Quilting Techniques for Beginners

The Hand Quilting Techniques video shows and discusses how to hold a quilting needle, rock the needle quilting technique, using a timble when quilting, hand quilting needles, and quilting with and without a frame.

Alabama Immingration Law Compliance Guidelines

Teachers before doing business with anyone in the US involving government money, you must be sure to comply with the new immigration law for Alabama.  This would also include students who will be participating in the FCCLA Star Events.  It could also be use as an instructional tool with your students, when teaching concepts dealing with entreprenurership and/or human resources within a business, since, it deals with the hiring and firing of employees.

Alabama Immigration Law Compliance Guidelines for contractors and vendors doing business with government agencies in Alabama. Section 9 of Alabama Act No. 2011-535 entitled the “Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act” requires that, as a condition for the award of a contract to a business entity or employer that employs one or more employees working in Alabama, the business entity or employer must provide an affidavit and documentation of enrollment in the Federal E-Verify program. During the performance of the contract, the business entity or employer shall participate in the E-Verify program and shall verify every employee that is required to be verified according to the applicable federal rules and regulations. The attached Affidavit For Business Entity/Employer/Contractor and the entity’s E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding must be included with the bid or contract. If you do not believe these requirements are applicable to your entity, include an explanation justifying such exemption. An entity can obtain the E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding upon completion in the E-Verify enrollment process located at the   Federal  Web site or at the Alabama Department of Homeland Security  Web site. The Alabama Department of Homeland Security  has established an E-Verify employer agent account for any business entity or employer with 25 or fewer employees that will provide a participating business entity or employer with the required documentation of enrollment in the E-Verify program.

Education and Training Resources

Websites for the Education and Training Cluster

These are two websites Math Toybox  and  Patterns Blocks  which could be used to develop lessons about pattern blocks and exploring fractions and shapes using a computer.  The two sites are both Math games.  To access the Math Toy Box game page be sure to click on the Icon in the top left hand corner.  It should lead you to the games.

The Math activities at the  Kelly's kindergarten  site may be used by your students to teach math concepts to younger students.

The Smartboard Revolution  site shows how to use the document camera with the smart board.

Lesson and Project Ideas for the FACS Classroom

Pinterest is a great site to get lesson ideas and project ideas. This link was sent to us by Cindy Coan the FACS teacher at Russellville High School.  You may need to ask the IT people in your system to open this site for you.  Thank you for sharing your ideas with us.

Are We Listening to What Our Students Have to Say About Education

What students want us to know about education is that we need to make sure that they are aware of Career and Technical Education and what they can gain by taking our subject matter.  View the video on the link to hear what they have to say.  The link also provides a list twenty items that students would like the nation to know about education.  This link was sent to us by Cindy Coan a FACS teacher at Russellville High School.  Thank you for sharing your ideas.

Housing, Interior Design, Landscaping, Wedding Planning, and Fashion Design Resources

The sampleboard link has a free 30 day trial and a free version after that.  It is a website that allows you to create designs in the areas of fashion, interiors, weddings, and landscaping. This resource idea was sent to us by Cindy Coan the FACS teacher at Russellville High School.  Thank you Cindy for sharing this resource idea with the other FACS teachers in the State of Alabama.

Qestioning Techiques

Closed or Open: That is the Question is a link that shows a lesson on economic systems and the questioning techniques used are critiqued in order to improve the teachers questioning abilities.  This resource will be great for any FACS teacher who would like to improve or refresh their questioning techniques and student engagement with classroom discussion.  It would also be a great resource for teachers who teach in the Education and Training Cluster to train their students about questioning techniques in the classroom.

Child Care

The Child Care Provider Check List is included in an article on the Web site link.  The article deals with find a suitable childcare provider for children of special needs.

Making It Click Assessment with Technology

Using Clickers is a new technology that all FACS teachers could use in their classroom.  It will allow you to know if your students are grasping the technical concepts, before the student begins using them in a laboratory or taking a test on the concepts you would like for them to know.  It could also be used to prepare your students for credentialing.

Fashion Games

Fashion Games is a Web site where you will find game students may use to do makeovers, hair styles, go shopping, manicures, and many many other fun things in the fashion industry.  However you may need to get your IT person in your school system to open up the sites you would like for the students to use.

My Foods, My Fitness, and My Health

Choose MyPlate SuperTracker allows you to create your own profile and develop your own personal goals for maintaining your weight, diet, and fitness.  You will be able to keep up with how many calories you are taking in each day and how many you are burning.

This site was supplied by Leigh Hall from Nichols Lawson Middle School.  Thank you, Leigh.

Classroom Management Strategies

Caring-and-Control Create-a-Safe-Positive-Classroom discusses classroom management techniques to help improve the classroom atmosphere.  It also provides a few discussion questions.

Strategies for Improving Transitions and Time Management.

Strategies-to-Improve-Transitions-and-Time-Management is a link to a video that could be used with students who are in the Education and Training Cluster.  It will help students to learn more about how to make better time management decisions and transitions within a lesson.

Classroom Management During Centers

Classroom Management During Centers is a video that shows how to manage a classroom using centers.  It can be used with students who are taking Education and Trainging Classes to prepare them for the classroom experience.  It also supplies a list of questions to consider.

Time Management for Classroom Instruction

Time on Task: Seconds Count is a video on the importance of using every minute in the classroom for instruction.  It would be a good to use with the Education and Training Classroom.  It explains how much time is lost over time when you waste 5 minutes a day.

Using Children's Books to Practice Literacy Skills

Using Children's Books to Practice Literacy Skills is a short video about teaching students how to read critically to analyze the text, dig deeper into the text, and to gain confidence when learning a skill.  It is designed for high school students grades 9-12, but Education and Trainging teachers could use it with their classes to help their students to develop a better understanding on how to teach literacy to others.

Developing Communication Skills in the Classroom

Talk Moves: Developing Communication Skills is a short video that demonstrates ways to get students to begin communicating with one another about the lesson.

Survival Planning Guide for New Teachers

New Teacher Survival Guide:Planning is a video on planning English/Language lessons for grades 9-12.   This is a great way for students in the Teaching and Training Pathway to gain a better understanding on what will be necessary in planning a lesson.

Fifty Sneakers

This site http://www.fiftysneakers.com/  is one for all FACS teachers.  It allows you to create, store, and deliver worksheets, exam, and quizzes as printable documents or online tests.  It has a free use plan, but the better plans have a price range from $5.99 - $14.99 per month.

Educational Word Games

Education and Training Cluster Teachers, this is another site that you may allow your students to use as a resource when planning lessons.  Kids Games is a free online word games site for kids to play free word games.  The following is a link to the site.  wordfreegames.com

Use Quizinator as a Resource

What is Quizinator?
Quizinator Explained in 100 words or less...
Worksheets, study sheets, exams, and quizzes are basically collections of questions and answers, arranged in some particular order, and grouped by one or more categories.
Quizinator acts as a online resource library that organizes and manages these collections of questions, allowing you to group and categorize them in whatever way suits your needs.
When you want to create a new exam for example, select from your question library what you want, arrange the questions with drag and drop, and save.
Everything is conveniently centralized online. You can manage and print your documents and library components anytime, from any browser. 

The following is the link for the Quizinator Web site.  http://www.quizinator.com/

Brain POP

The following Web site is a good resource for teachers in the Education and Training Cluster.  http://www.brainpop.com/ 
It contains free educational materials.  Students in your class will enjoy using it on a regular bases to prepare lessons. 

How to Make Cupcakes

Web site for teachers who teach Culinary Arts and Foods Classes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRLMjj7jImI&feature=player_detailpage
This link will provide a recipe and a demonstration on how to make cupcakes.

Fashion Resources

If you teach Fashions please visit the following link to see if you find it help with the instructing of your classes.  http://www.myfashionsketches.com/making_fashion_croquis.php
The link will take you to a fashion Web site that will help you with fashion terms, careers, learning how to make fashion croquis and etc.

Creating 2D Elevations

Interior Design and Houing Teachers may find these Web sites helpful.

These Web addresses explain how to make 2d elevations with Sketchup.

http://www.ehow.com/how_8537563_make-2d-elevation-drawing-sketchup.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_6375278_tutorial-terrain-google-sketchup.html

http://sketchup.google.com/product/features.html

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=900a72bb4ccd56b27d70172a29ade99a

This one is a short video about developing elevations with Google earth.

http://www.sketchupfans.com/sketchup-help/elevations-in-sketchup/

Free Housing Software Design Program Links

The following links will take you to Free Housing Software Design Programs

http://www.housedesignsoftwareinc.com/

http://www.smartdraw.com/specials/house-design-software.htm

http://www.homestyler.com/

http://houseplanz.com/

http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/31/windows/5-free-home-design-software.html

http://www.techmixer.com/free-home-design-software-download/

http://www.brothersoft.com/google-sketchup-61165.html

Italian Meringue Buttercream Icing Recipe

These two links take you to an Italian Meringue Buttercream Icing Recipe.  It would make a good project for those who teach Culinary Arts and for those who teach Foods.

This one is for Perfect cupcake icing: How to make Italian Meringue Buttercream (Part 1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kdu7xn3x4Q

This one is for Perfect cupcake icing: How to pipe Italian Meringue Buttercream (Part 2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbnfgOJ9VXc&feature=watch_response_rev

Free Story Board Web Site

This is http://karenjlloyd.com/blog/free-storyboard-template-downloads/ a free Story Board Web site.  The Education and Training Cluster could use this as a resource for their students to use in preparing lessons for the classes they are teaching.

AACTE Summer Conference Announcement

AACTE Summer Conference registration deadline is April 1, 2012.  Registration fees are $100.00 for AACTE members , $300.00 for non-members, $50.00 for stundents, and $300.00 for Spouse/Guest.  Be sure to get your registration in on time.  On April 2, 2012, resgistration fees will increase to $200.00 for AACTE members, $400.00 for non-members, $100.00 for students, and $400.00 for Spouse/Guest.  Onsite registration for all persons (AACTE Members, non-members, or guest) registering after May 1 will pay $500.00 with no exceptions.

To register send check or money order payable to Alabama ACTE-CTE Conference.  Purchase Orders and Credit Cards will not be accepted. Registation fees are non-refundable.

Note: Checks and money order payments not made payable to Alabama ACTE-CTE conference will be returned to sender.  The conference registration fee for any returned checks/money orders after the registration deadline will be $500.00. No Exceptions.

Mail your registration form and check/money order made payable to Alabama ACTE-CTE Conference to P.O. Box 988, Montgomery, AL 36101-0988

For more information about the AACTE Summer Conference and a copy of the registration form please follow this link http://www.alacte.org/.

Classroom Resources

This Web site link https://icat.okcareertech.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/OKCT.woa/wa/room?id=N1BIs takes you to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technical Education FACS Section. It contains great resources for all FACS Clusters.  Using the left hand column, click on the subject you would like to view.  It will take you to those courses.  Scroll down the page until you see the word resources.  Under the word resources, there will be various types of resources.  Click on the resource that interest you and download the document to your computer.  Some are PowerPoint presentations that would be great additions to your classroom instruction. 

Students Get Real World Experience with Career Tech

This is an article from "The Daily Sentinel".  It discusses how a co-op program allows students to get real life work experience and high school credit at the same time.  Six Career Tech programs are mention including Family and Consumer Sciences.  Click on the link http://thedailysentinel.com/news/article_db83f0c0-4c10-11e1-8269-001871e3ce6c.html to view the article.

"Teach and Train" FCCLA STAR Events-PBL Module

Below is a PBL Module that you may use with the Education and Training Cluster-Teaching Pathway. 

PROJECT-BASED LEARNING MODULECTE Education and Training

Module Title/Topic:  Educate Alabama		Timeframe:  One year
Event:  Teach and Train FCCLA STAR Event Competition.	Sponsor of Event: FCCLA
Overview/Annotation:   The career cluster of Education and Training prepares learners for careers in planning, managing, providing education and training services and related learning support systems.
Essential Question(s):  What characteristics should educators possess to maintain an effective educational system? How do learning styles and teaching methods impact student achievement? How do career options, credentials, and entrepreneurial opportunities related to the field of education help learners prepare for the future? Why are motivational techniques used to enhance student achievement at various grade levels? Why are teaching strategies needed to meet instructional goals and to address educational initiatives? Why is it important to understand the steps in curriculum development? What is the purpose of scope and sequence charts, course outlines, unit plans, and lesson plans? Why should a person practice teaching a lesson plan for a specific subject and grade level? Why would an educator need a personal philosophy of education? What is the purpose of an internship portfolio? How would the needs of diverse student populations be met? Why would a future educator need to know how to use instructional technology and equipment? What are desirable teacher characteristics, including exhibiting poise, self-confidence, initiative, and enthusiasm while teaching? Why is it important to create a safe and effective instructional environment? How do language, culture, and educational background affect learning and schools? What personal characteristics, abilities, knowledge, and skills would a person needed to work in education careers? Why should instructional goals be developmentally appropriate? How do discussion and questioning techniques promote critical thinking and problem solving? What would be the purposes of and applying techniques for assessing student learning?
Content Standard(s):  Alabama Courses of Standards: Education and Training 3.      Explain the impact of goal-setting, teamwork, and required skills in the field of education. •      Recognizing the importance of FCCLA programs to the field of education 10.  Analyze characteristics of teachers, administrators, and professional support personnel for effectiveness in the educational system. 11.  Describe effective communication skills required in the teaching, administration, and professional support services professions. 12.  Determine steps utilized in the teaching and learning processes. 13.  Describe an environment conducive to learning. 14.  Analyze learning styles and teaching methods to determine impact on student achievement. 20.  Analyze career options, credentials, and entrepreneurial opportunities related to the field of education. Teaching I 3.      Demonstrate motivational techniques used to enhance student achievement at various grade levels. 4.      Determine characteristics of a positive learning environment. 5.      Assess interests and needs of students to determine instructional goals, objectives, and teaching strategies. 7.      Describe learning and developmental theories relative to individual student characteristics. 8.      Determine teaching strategies needed to meet instructional goals and to address educational initiatives. 16.  Describe steps in curriculum development. Examples: conducting research, planning of instruction, presenting lessons, evaluating instruction, revising instructional plans 17.  Develop scope and sequence charts, course outlines, unit plans, and lesson plans. 18.  Practice teaching a lesson plan. 19.  Recognize characteristics of professionalism in the educational workplace. Teaching II 1.      Develop a personal philosophy of education. 4.      Describe motivational techniques that enhance student achievement. 6.      Determine classroom management strategies used at various grade levels. 7.      Develop scope and sequence charts, course outlines, unit plans, and lesson plans for a specific subject matter and grade level. 8.      Practice teaching a lesson plan for a specific subject and grade level. 9.      Design instructional resources for a specific subject and grade level to meet specific instructional goals and educational initiatives. 18.  Analyze career options and entrepreneurial opportunities related to the teaching field. Education and Training Internship 4.      Develop units of instruction, including the preparation of lesson plans. 5.      Demonstrate teaching, including the use of equipment, technology, and supplies used in the instructional program. 6.      Evaluate classroom management procedures and the learning climate. 7.      Formulate ways to meet needs of diverse student populations. 8.      Demonstrate integration of curriculum and instruction to meet student developmental needs and interests. 9.      Describe desirable teacher characteristics, including exhibiting poise, self-confidence, initiative, and enthusiasm while teaching. 10.  Develop an internship portfolio. 17.  Analyze the field of education for career options, entrepreneurial opportunities, and required credentials. Connection to National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences: 4.0 Education and Early Childhood Comprehensive Standard: Integrate knowledge, skills, and practices required for careers in education, and services. Content Standards/Competencies 4.1 Analyze career paths within education & related services. 4.3.1 Apply and Analyze a variety of curriculum and instructional modules AAFCS Education Fundamentals-Content Standards Domain 1: The Teaching Profession Competency 1A: Examine roles, functions, and education and training requirements of individuals engaged in education careers. 1.A.1 Career portfolios 1.A.3 Multiple roles of educators 1.A.4 Professional responsibilities of those engaged in education careers 1.A.5 Field experiences 1.A.6 Observations 1.A.7 Education and training required for education careers Competency 1B: Explain personal characteristics, abilities, knowledge, and skills needed to work in education careers. 1.B.1 Dispositions of individuals working in education careers 1.B.4 Professional attitudes and behaviors Domain 2: The Learner and the Learning Process Competency 2A: Apply learning theories and principles to learners. 2.A.1 Cognitive theory Piaget 2.A.2 Cognitive theory - Vygotsky 2.A.3 Behavioral theory: Thorndike and Skinner 2.A.4 Social learning theory - Bandura 2.A.5 Psychosocial theory: Erikson 2.A.6 Domains of learning (i.e., cognitive, affective, psychomotor) 2.A.7 Learning modalities Competency 2B: Examine how effective teaching practices accommodate learning styles, learning differences, and special needs. 2.B.1Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence 2.B.2 Learning disabilities 2.B.3 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 2.B.4 Dyslexia 2.B.5 Educational accommodations and modifications 2.B.6 Inclusion Competency 2C: Explain how language, culture, and educational background affect learning and schools. 2.C.1 Multicultural education 2.C.2 Diversity 2.C.3 “At –Risk” Students 2.C.4 Bilingual education 2.C.5 English language learners (ELL) 2.C.6 Impact of socioeconomic status on education Competency E: Determine management strategies that promote positive student behavior while engaging students in learning. 2.E.1 Gender equity 2.E.2 Student discipline 2.E.3 Classroom management styles 2.E.4 Arrangement of physical space to promote learning 2.E.5 Classroom atmosphere and environment Competency 2F: Explain how schedules, activities, routines, and transitions promote learning. 2.F.1 Establishing routines and schedules 2.F.2 Instructional transitions 2.F.3 Cooperative learning strategies 2.F.4 Activity-based learning Domain 3: Planning Instruction Competency 3A: Describe curriculum and instruction models. 3.A.1 Constructivism 3.A.2 Direct vs. indirect instruction 3.A.3 Cooperative learning 3.A.4 Lesson plan formats 3.A.5 Curriculum scope and sequence 3.A.6 Thematic curricula 3.A.7 Integration of subject matter 3.A.8 Interdisciplinary instruction Competency 3B: Establish instructional goals that are developmentally appropriate. 3.B.1 Performance and learning objectives 3.B.2 Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (i.e., Bloom’s and Revised Bloom’s Taxonomies) 3.B.3 National curriculum or content standards 3.B.4 Domains of learning Competency 3C: Develop organizational and managerial skills that enhance professionalism. 3.C.1 Course, unit, and daily lesson planning 3.C.2 Professional development 3.C.3 Mentoring 3.C.4 Collaborative teaching 3.C.5 Technology use in the classroom Competency 3E: Apply principles and elements of effective instruction and assessment. 3.E.1 Differentiated instruction 3.E.2 Drill and practice 3.E.3 Mastery 3.E.4 Reteaching 3.E.5 Developmentally appropriate practices 3.E.6 Observations Domain 4: Learning Environment Competency 4A: Determine classroom management procedures that support learning. 4.A.1 Teacher proximity 4.A.2 Teacher-student relationships 4.A.3 Danielson’s Framework for Teaching 4.A.4 Positive reinforcement 4.A.5 Behavioral consequences 4.A.6 Authentic learning experiences 4.A.7 Higher-order thinking skills 4.A.8 Guidance and discipline 4.A.9 Classroom rules 4.A.10 Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation Competency 4B: Analyze how materials, furnishings, and other resources create safe and effective instructional environments. 4.B.1 Creating an appropriate learning environment 4.B.2 Classroom management procedures and styles 4.B.3 Managing physical space in the classroom 4.B.4 Classroom organization and safety 4.B.5 Accessibility issues, regulations, and legislation Domain 5: Assessment and Instructional Strategies Competency 5A: Examine how a variety of teaching strategies impact student learning. 5.A.1 Factors to consider in selecting teaching strategies 5.A.2 Lectures and illustrated lectures (i.e., selection, use, and impact on learning) 5.A.3 Role plays (i.e., selection, use, and impact on learning) 5.A.4 Demonstrations (i.e., selection, use, and impact on learning) 5.A.5 Case studies (i.e., selection, use, and impact on learning) 5.A.6 Simulations and experiential learning (i.e., selection, use, and impact on learning) 5.A.7 Discussion (i.e., selection, use, and impact on learning) 5.A.8 Use and integration of co-curricular student organizations Competency 5B: Examine purposes of and apply techniques for assessing student learning. 5.B.1 Purposes of assessment 5.B.2 Formal assessment (i.e., purpose, examples, and implementation) 5.B.3 Informal assessment (i.e., purpose, examples, and implementation) 5.B.4 Formative assessment (i.e., purpose, examples, and implementation) 5.B.5 Summative assessment (i.e., purpose, examples, and implementation) 5.B.6 Diagnostic assessment (i.e., purpose, examples, and implementation) 5.B.7 Authentic assessment (i.e., purpose, examples, and implementation) 5.B.8 Portfolio assessments Competency 5E: Integrate technology as a tool for instruction, evaluation, and management. 5.E.1 Applications of technology in teaching and learning 5.E.2 Acceptable Use Policies (AUP) 5.E.3 Digital divide 5.E.4 Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) 5.E.5 Selecting reliable Internet resources 5.E.6 Student safety on the Internet Competency 5F: Demonstrate discussion and questioning techniques that promote critical thinking and problem solving. 5.F.1 Higher order thinking skills 5.F.2 Factual type questions 5.F.3 Hypothetical type questions 5.F.4 Asking appropriate questions 5.F.5 Discussion and questioning techniques
Materials, Equipment, and Technology Resources:  Computer, internet, PowerPoint Presentation software, LCD projector and screen, Camcorder, Digital Camera, Star Events Manual, Easel(s), Flip Charts, Audio, Portfolios, Props/Pointers, Visual Equipment, 8 ½” x 11” paper, Markers, Pens, Colored Pencils
Activities:  Go to the following Web site, http://fccla.com/assets/files/teach_and_train.pdf, and print out the “Teach and Train” competition packet. Read the rules carefully for the “Teach and Train” competitive event. Study the Rubrics for each part of the competition. Utilize the FCCLA STAR Events “Teach and Train” competition rubric as a checklist when preparing the portfolio, shadow experience, career exploration and self-assessment, presentation, and lesson/workshop plan. Develop a portfolio.  Include in the portfolio a project identification page or slide, FCCLA planning process summary page, career exploration summary, a self-assessment document, evidence of prior presentations, a lesson plan or workshop plan, evidence of technology used, and works cited/bibliography. Participate in a Shadowing experience with a “best practices educator”. Document experience of shadowing and interviewing an educator who is competent and professionally excellent in selected career field. Create an oral presentation that describes the research, career exploration, and lesson/workshop plan in detail. Write a two page career exploration and self-assessment summary using the FCCLA STAR Events “Teach and Train” Career Exploration and Self-Assessment Summary Page. Write a two page reflection on the shadowing experience of a best practices teacher or a corporate trainer. Document evidence of prior presentations, including outcomes. Prepare a lesson/workshop using the FCCLA STAR Events “Teach and Train” Lesson/Workshop Plan format. Present a lesson/workshop. Follow all rules and procedures for the FCCLA STAR Events “Teach and Train” competition. Compete in the FCCLA STAR Events “Teach and Train” competition.
Assessment Strategies (Product-Performance or Problem-Based):  Portfolio, Oral Presentation, Shadow Experience Paper, Career Exploration and Self-Assessment Summary, Lesson/Workshop Plan, Documentation of Prior Presentations and Outcomes
Credential/Certificate/Award (If applicable): May receive a gold, silver, or bronze metal depending on points scored. A $1000.00 Nasco scholarship may be received by one gold metal winner, after the winner applies and wins the scholarship. A $500.00 Nasco gift certificate will be awarded to the teacher of the student who wins the Nasco scholarship.