2014 FCS Fall Update
Linda Walker, Curriculum Revitalization Project
Debbie Hopper, Illinois State Board of Education
Special Guests
Business and Industry Guests
• St. Louis Dairy Council
• Dave Gillett, Galesburg
Sewing
2014-2015 PROFESSIONAL
CONFERENCES
• October 23-25, 2014 Illinois Association for the
Education of Young Children, Crowne Plaza,
Springfield
• November 10, 2014, Elite Conference,
Bloomington
• January 21-25, 2015, Opening Minds Conference
(Early Childhood), McCormick Place, Chicago
• February 12-13, 2015 IACTE, Paradise Hotel ,East
Peoria
• February 24-27, 2015 ICE (Illinois Computing Educators
Conference), Pheasant Run, St. Charles
http://www.iceberg.org/ice_conference
• March 13, 2015 ILFCS Conference, I Hotel, Champaign-Urbana
• March 25-26, 2015, Connections Conference, Pheasant Run, St.
Charles http://www.connectionsproject.ilstu.edu/
• April 16-18, 2015, FCCLA State Leadership Conference, Capitol Area
Convention Center Springfield http://www.ilfccla.org/
• May 13-16, 2015 Leadership Connections
(Early Childhood leaders), McCormick Place,
Chicago http://cecl.nl.edu/
• May 16-19, 2015 NRA (National Restaurant
Association) McCormick Place, Chicago
http://www.restaurant.org/
• June 15-17, 2015, NeoCon (Interior Design) Merchandise Mart,
Chicago http://www.neocon.com/
• July 5-9, 2015, FCCLA National Leadership Meeting, Washington
D.C. http://www.fcclainc.org/
• July 14-15, 2015 IFACSTA, Lisle http://ifacsta-info.weebly.com/
Elite Conference
FREE
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November 10, 2014, Bloomington
High School Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
Keynote speaker
University Representatives
Professional Development for teachers New
Networking opportunity
5 CPDU’s
Pilot Culinary Boot Camp
July 11, 2014
POSSIBLE TOPICS
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Knife Skills
Yeast Breads in an hour
Cake Decorating
Candy Making
New equipment available
Align new skills with CR Culinary Arts Lessons
Do YOU have any requests??
Culinary Boot Camp
SAVE THE DATE!
• February 27, 2015, Technology Center of DuPage
• June 12, 2015 Lincoln Land Community College
• June 19, 2015 Rend Lake College
INCCRRA
www.inccrra.org
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
HEALTH
• http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/fdd/fddintr
o.htm#FDD_FoodHandler_Training
• Questions about Food Sanitation Certificate:
Call, April Caulk 217-785-2439
Changes in FSSMC
• Now a 7 hour training instead of 15 hours
• There is no state exam, only a national exam.
• Must be renewed every 5 years. Must retake
class and exam—no refresher course.
• Still $35 for exam.
National Tests for FSSMC
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ServSafe (National Restaurant Association)
360training.com
Environmental Health Testing
Prometric
CURRICULUM REVITALIZATION
PROJECT
www.ilcte.org
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Check new Helpful Links
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• Go to Pinterest.com
• Search “Using Pinterest
in the FCS Classroom”
• Click on “boards”
• Go to Pinterest.com
• Seach “FCS videos” or
“Augmented Reality”
• Click on “boards”
ISBE Update
www.isbe.net
College and Career Readiness
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CTE Fact Sheet
CTE Content Areas
Education for Employment Directory
CTE Legislation
Family and Consumer Sciences
ISBE Update
• NSLP Schools
– Smart Snacks in Schools (NSLP Schools Only)
• New Illinois Learning Standards
– Common Core Standards ELA/Math (CC ELA/Math)
– Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
• Student Assessment
– PARCC; ACT; WorkKeys
• Educator Licensure
• Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA)
– Student Growth
ONLINE EVALUATION
• See instructions in packet
• Return questionnaire for chance in drawing