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.