Location of Online Resources for FACS
General Information (pertaining to career tech)
www.alsde.edu; click on “Offices,” then click on “Office of Student Learning,” click on “Career and
Technical Education,” from list on left-hand side click on “Publications,” or copy and paste the URL
http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/documents.asp?section=52&footer=sections
Web site contains numerous career tech documents such as: Equipment List, SIP Codes, FACS Posters, and
FACS Alabama Vision and Mission Statements.
Course of Study (list of courses and teaching standards for each course)
www.alsde.edu; click on “Special Links,” click on “Course Of Study,” click on “Other,” scroll down to “5 CTE Combined Courses,” or copy and paste the URL
http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/doc_download.asp?section=54&id=10163&sort=6
Textbooks
www.alsde.edu; click on “Offices,” click on “Student Learning,” click on “Curriculum,” from list, on lefthand side click on “Publications,” click on “Textbooks,” scroll down to “SAList-Career and Technical
Education 2010-2016,” or copy and paste the URL
http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/documents.asp?section=54&sort=14&footer=sections
Program Grids (list of clusters, pathway, program, and courses for each program)
www.alcareerinfo.org; click on “Resources” tab, click on “Educator Corner,” click on “Draft Cluster
Program Grids,” or copy and paste URL http://alabamacareers.state.al.us/resources_links/clustergrids/.
Plans of Instruction or POIs (suggestions for teaching standards for each course)
www.alcareerinfo.org; click on “Resources” tab, click on “Educator Corner,” click on “Plans of Instruction,”
or copy and paste URL http://alabamacareers.state.al.us/resources_links/poi/..
Subject and Personnel Codes (state adopted documentation that list teacher certifications required for
teaching each course in Alabama)
www.alsde.edu; click on “Special Links,” click on “Subject and Personnel Codes 2012-2013,” scroll down to
Subject and Personnel Codes; click on Career and Technical Education Subject Codes, or copy and paste the
URL http://www.alsde.edu/html/PersonnelCodes.asp
Web site contains:
 Course title
 Individual assigned numbers for each course
 Course description
 Course length
 Grade level for course
 Teacher certification required
ALEX Lesson Plans (free lesson plans submitted by Alabama teachers)
http://alex.state.al.us; click on “Lesson Plans” and enter desired information or “Search” for key words such
as Family and Consumer Sciences, or copy and paste URL http://alex.state.al.us/index.php.
Alabama Career Information Network
www.alcareerinfo.org contains information for students, parents, counselors, and educators.
Web site consists of:
 Career Planning
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Financial Aid
Kuder Administrative Database Management System
After High School
Numerous other resources
Utah Curriculum Resources for FACS
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/LPview.cgi?core=20
Alabama Public Television (APT) FACS Organization Information
http://www.aptlearnonline.com/ Username/password/login
National FCCLA
http://www.fcclainc.org/
FCCLA Facebook Student Organization Information
To locate the Alabama State Facebook page, members and advisers should first log into their Facebook
account. Type Alabama FCCLA State Page in the search box. Once this is done you can “like” something
on the page. Your page will automatically be updated with information from the Alabama State Page.
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
http://www.acteonline.org/
Alabama ACTE (AACTE)
http://www.alacte.org/
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
http://www.aafcs.org/
Alabama Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (ALAFCS)
http://www.alafcs.org
Family, Human Services, Hospitality and Tourism, and Education (FHSHTE) Unit contact number
334-242-9113