2015 FCS UPDATE
SESSION
L I N DA WA L KE R , CU R R I CU LU M R E V ITA LIZATION P ROJEC T
CAR LA N I L SON, CON S ULTANT
DE BBI E HOP P E R , I L L I NOIS STATE BOA R D OF E DU CAT ION
ISBE Vision for FCS
Program Supports for Teachers to Deliver High Quality, Up-to-Date
Information to Best Prepare Students for Their Future
Detailed Process
FCS Industry Driven
Standards Aligned
Now, STATE APPROVED SUGGESTED COURSE OUTLINES
(Continuously Evolving Process-validation recommendations and newly
developed lessons)
Validated FCS Communications
(22249A001)
Suggested Course Outline
•Official State Course Title and Number
•FCS “Program” of this Course
•FCS Teacher Validated Lessons
Let’s Validate a LessonTogether!
Think Statewide
Identify all the career path/FCS programs this course prepares student
students to enter
Read the State Course Description to Identify Content
Access Lesson in MYcaert
◦ www.ilcte.org
Review the lesson for appropriate placement in this course
◦ Objectives
◦ Outline
◦ Lab Activities
◦ E-Units
Mark lesson Yes or No; if no provide a justification
Your Turn…
Think Statewide
Identify all the career path/FCS programs this course prepares student
students to enter
Read the State Course Description to Identify Content
Access Lesson in MYcaert
◦ www.ilcte.org
Review the lesson for appropriate placement in this course
◦ Objectives
◦ Outline
◦ Lab Activities
◦ E-Units
Mark lesson Yes or No; if no provide a justification
New FCS MYcaert Resources
Common Core Mathematics Activities & Introductory Lessons
New Lessons and E-Units in Nutrition & Dietetics
Food Science E-Unit Updates
Recent and Soon-to-Post (October) Lessons an E-Units
◦ Culinary Arts and Textile and Design
Culinary Arts and Textiles & Design lessons
E – Books
Wanted-Lesson Writers for Nutrition and Dietetics & Textiles and Design
Please Contact Mary Waters at mary@watersedgeconsulting.net
Let’s
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CURRICULUM REVITALIZATION
PROJECT
www.ilcte.org
Check new lessons and e-units
Check new Helpful Links
Update your profile
Webcasts under “About”
Survey Monkey
Newsletter
Update your profile
Search MYcommunity
Share MYcommunity
ECE course outline
Communications outline
PROMOTE YOUR PROGRAM
WITH TWITTER
Go to Twitter and search: #cteteacher.
Provide props for your classes.
Provide a picture frame.
Take a picture of the student with props with their camera.
Have students tweet out picture with positive comments about the
class they are currently taking.
PINTEREST & AUGMENTED
REALITY
Search Linda S. Walker on Pinterest
Click on Pinner
Click on Augmented Reality board
Consumer Education
Public Act 099-0284
Senate Bill 0672 (www.ilga.gov)
• Public Act effective July 1, 2015
• Added consumer debt, higher education student loans, and identitytheft to identified instruction
• Resources from the Illinois Attorney General Office and Illinois
Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) to support the content above
will be posted on the ISBE FCS page.
• http://www.isbe.net/career/html/cte_family.htm
$alt®
www.saltmoney.org/isac
My Money 101
◦ Learn money management skills
Loan Help
◦ Know what you owe
◦ Review Loan Payment Plans
Set specific financial goals
◦ Master money, repay student debt, pay for school, etc.
Connect with the SALT Community
◦ Discussion boards
◦ Live help
Illinois Student Assistance Commission
www.isac.org
www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov
FCS Events & Professional Development
2015-16
September 28-30, 2015 Sharing a Vision, Springfield
◦ http://sharingavision.org/ (Early Childhood)
November 10, 2015, Elite Conference, Bloomington
◦ www.ilcte.org (CTE Teacher Recruitment)
November 14, 2015 Practical Ideas for a Child’s World, McHenry College, Crystal Lake
◦ http://www.mchenry.edu/childsworld/index.asp (Early Childhood)
January 20-23, 2016, Opening Minds Conference, McCormick Place, Chicago
◦ http://openingmindsusa.org/ (Early Childhood),
February 17-19, 2016 IACTE, Paradise Hotel, East Peoria
◦ www.iacte.org/ (CTE Conference)
February 23-26, 2016 ICE Conference, Pheasant Run, St. Charles
◦ http://www.iceberg.org/ice_conference (Technology Conference)
FCS Events & PD Continued…..
March, TBA, 2016 Connections Conference, Anticipated Pheasant Run, St. Charles
o http://connectionsproject.illinoisstate.edu/index.php (Best Practice Conference)
April 7-9, FCCLA State Conference, Springfield
o www.ilfccla.org
May 11-14, 2016 Leadership Connections, McCormick Place, Chicago
o http://mccormickcenter.nl.edu/professional-development/national-leadership-conference
(Early Childhood)
May 21-24, 2016 NRA Show (National Restaurant Association) McCormick Place, Chicago
o http://www.restaurant.org/
June 13-15, 2016, NeoCon Merchandise Mart, Chicago
o http://www.neocon.com/ (Interior Design)
July 3-7, 2016, FCCLA National Leadership Meeting, San Diego, CA
o http://www.fcclainc.org/
July 19-20, 2016 IFACSTA, Bloomington
o http://ifacsta-info.weebly.com/
ONLINE EVALUATION &
Professional Development Hours
(PDH)
Online Evaluation:
www.ilcte.org
Log In with your User Name and Password
FCS Page
Complete Session Evaluation
◦ Lower right-hand side
PDH
Complete the Form in packet
Turn-in and receive your Evidence of Completion form