Friday, January 18, 2013

Deema's Easy Curry Chicken from Stir It Up by Ramin Ganeshram!



Deema's Easy Curry Chicken from Stir It Up by Ramin Ganeshram!

4 boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
3 tablespoons chopped onions
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh shado beni or cilatro
1 teaspoon ground cumin
3 Tablespoons Trinidad curry powder
2 tablespoons canola oil
3/4 cup chicken stock
1 medium yukon gold potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup coconut milk

Directions:

1. Marinate the chicken by mixing the onions, garlic, shado beni/cilantro, cumin and 2 teaspoons of the curry powder. Set aside in refrigerator for at least 20 minutes or overnight.

2. Heat oil in a deep saucepan and add the chicken mixture. Add the remaining curry and mix well. Saute for 2 to 3 minutes.

3. Add chicken stock, potatoes and salt. Simmer for 15 minutes and continue to cook until the sauce thickens, for about 5 minutes more.

4. Add the coconut milk and simmer for 3 minutes more. (Note: I had some peppers from the garden, so a sliced them up and added them at the end for color) Taste to adjust seasonings. Serve with rice or rotis.

Makes 4 servings.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Beginners Guide to Sushi

Beginners Guide to Sushi is an article about the different types of sushi.  The article also explains how sushi is made.  This a great way to incorporate ELAs Reading Standards into the FACS curriculum.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

How to Prevent the Effects of Bullying

This is an article on How to Prevent the Effects of Bullying.  It is very informative and could be used with Family Consumer Sciences, Family Wellness, and etc.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

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?

Identify ADHD Symptoms, Behavior and More


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.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

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.