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NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES EDUCATORS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
UPDATE: October, 2007
By Deborah Quick and Joanne Rizzo, Long Island Team
• Eric Suhr is the new
team leader for Career and Technical Education (CTE) at NYSED.
Eric has been the Associate for Technology Education for many
years. Eric reports to Howard Goldsmith, Executive Director
for the Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support; and
Howard reports to Jean Stevens, Associate Commissioner. The
CTE team telephone number is 518-486-1547. It is fortunate to
have Eric as our team leader since he comes from a CTE background
and FACS and Tech share many of the same challenges.
• The drafts
for the 4 high school core curricula for Family & Consumer
Sciences (FACS) are posted online at
www.nysafcse.org
(NYS Assoc. of Family & Consumer Sci. Educators) or
the NYSED CTE FACS webpage ( http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/facse).
ALL high schools are invited to pilot the new curricula guides
this school year. (There are no longer certain schools picked
to do this as in past practice.) Please provide feedback of
the curricula to our state ed. rep. on the CTE team (Dawn Scagnelli
at dscagnel@mail.nysed.gov).
The feedback could be anything from the content, to the color
choice, to the layout.
• This past
summer there were 3 of the cluster drafts written for curricula
updates: Food Science (with the help of natural and physical
science teachers), Child Development, and Adolescent Psychology.
Food Science is being reviewed by a science editor and the Child
Development and Adolescent Psych is being prepared for editing.
These hopefully will be posted on the web in the spring/summer
of ‘08.
• There
is potential for professional development this coming summer
for the high school curricula much like we did for Home &
Career Skills in the summer of ‘06. There will be a best
practices rubric and sample template of lesson plans will be
posted online the 1st week of November, ‘07.
• Changes
in the National Standards for FACS should be presented at the
national CTE conference in December of ’07. Our courses
are tied to these standards and we may need adjustments to our
drafts. Watch the NYSED CTE FACS webpage for the link to the
updated national FACS standards.
• Enrollment
for FACS courses is up 25% statewide for grades 9-12 (since
03-04 school year based on 06-07 BEDS). Other CTE courses are
following the same trend.
• Perkins
IV Reauthorization- these funds for CTE may be easier for local
area high schools to access over the next 5 years. Educate yourself
about Perkins legislation. High schools would need a CTE approved
program. (In the past, BOCES was the high school consortium
that applied for these funds. BOCES will still be applying).
Visit the NYSED Perkins IV webpage to find out more at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/perkins4/sp
click on LEA CTE Approvals in the box on the right. Go to a
Perkins IV session at a CTERC (CTE Resource Center) regional
meeting.
• Visit
NYSED CTE webpage at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/ctepolicy
for info on CTE approval process for programs in your school.
• The learning standards are up for review. The steering
committee (which Dawn Scagnelli is a member) will present to
the Board of Regents, at their October meeting, a process for
this standard review. The Regents hopefully will approve this
process. Tentative plans are ELA standards are slated for review
this spring (07-08 year). Tested curricula will be followed
by non-tested curricula. The CDOS standards are slated to be
after ELA, with FACS standards review in the 5th year. Literacy
and numeric will be a common strand throughout all standards.
• Teacher’s
content specialty tests for FACS were written with FACS teachers
from across the state the first week in October through the
certification office.
• CTE regional
meetings: Planning for this year is underway at the CTE resource
center (www.cterc.org). Focus
will be on raising math and ELA skills (CTE encompasses Family
& Consumer Sciences, tech, agriculture, business, health
occupations, trade/tech ed.)
We
would encourage NYSAFCSE to present at and attend these meetings.
Sincerely,
Dodi Cechnicki, President
Kelly Lang, President Elect
Shirley Ware, Past President
Dawn Scagnelli, NYSED Associate FACS
to NYSAFCSE members
Hello, my name is Ashley Keeton & I am chairing the
NATFACS Scholarship committee this year.
With summer conferences right around the
corner I wanted to get you up to date on what our committee
has been
working on. We will be awarding
5 scholarships this year. We would love to see more applicants
for
this scholarship. Applicants should be a Family and Consumer
Sciences
Education major who has completed their freshman year. Please
pass
this information on to those in your state who can help us target
potential applicants. The scholarship application can be found
on
line @ www.natfacs.org
If anyone has questions they can contact me
via e-mail. ashkeeton@yahoo.com.
Thanks for all your help.
Ashley Keeton
FCS Instructor
Cabool H.S.
Months
& Weeks Relevant to FACS
Dear Members,
Sachem
North High School is looking for one Culinary Arts teacher and
one Sewing teacher. If you are interested, please contact Betsey
Lenzer at BLENZER@sachem.edu.
National
Nutrition Month
At Division Avenue High School
By
Joanne Galterio and Elaine Zeller, Family & Consumer Sciences
Educator
March is National Nutrition Month and the Creative Foods students
at Division Avenue High School in Levittown were very busy learning
and teaching others the value of good nutrition, wellness, and
healthy lifestyle choices.
Students created nutrition "tips" that were read at
every morning and afternoon announcement during the month of
March. These informative messages included important advice
for the student population and the building staff. Some examples:
"Portion Distortion. Have you ever ordered a steak that
hung off your plate and could feed four people? A deck of cards
represents a healthy meat portion. Learn more about healthy
portions at www.mypyramid.gov." and " Make half your
grains whole! Whole grains include all three parts of the grain
kernel, which provide fiber and more nutrients than refined
products. Choose whole grains like oatmeal, brown rice, and
corn."
On March 5 and 6, Michael Macaluso, Holistic Nutritionist HHC,
AADP, and Holistic Health Counselor, visited the Creative Foods
and World Culture and Cuisine classes and spoke on the benefits
of eating unrefined complex carbohydrates in the form of whole
grains. Whole grains are packed with essential nutrients and
fiber. Some examples of complex carbohydrates are whole potatoes,
brown rice, and barley. He urged students to cut back on simple
refined carbohydrates such as soda, cookies, and candy. Mr.
Macaluso also spoke to the students on the importance of eating
breakfast. Students who eat breakfast are known to be more alert,
perform better in school, and are better at problem solving.
Chris Ivers, the Team Marketing Leader of Whole Foods Market
in Jericho, accompanied Mr. Macaluso and donated healthy snacks
for the students to sample.
On March 23, the Creative Foods students attended an in-school
symposium presented by Cornell University Cooperative Extension
of Nassau County. Guest speakers were Tebbie W. Clift, Nutrition
Educator, Jennifer Colletti, Nutrition Educator and Registered
Dietician, and Dana John-Goodrich, Registered Dietician and
Project Nutritionist of Just Say Yes to Fruits and Veggies,
a state-sponsored nutrition program for low-income clients.
Ms. Clift urged students to beware of "fad" diets
that promise quick weight loss and stressed the importance of
exercise with healthy nutrition. Ms. John-Goodrich, a graduate
of Division Avenue High School, recommended that everyone eat
five servings of fruits and vegetables a day and that half their
meal plate include fruits and vegetables. Ms. Colletti promoted
using an inexpensive pedometer to track daily exercise as a
fun activity, rather than a chore. Colorful and informative
displays were set up to emphasize the benefits of eating colorful
fruits and vegetables, and an effective display of popular drinks
with focus on their high level of sugar content, supported healthy
beverages of water, low-fat milk, and 100% fruit juice. Each
speaker spoke to students on her career path and urged students
to plan a career based on what they enjoy.
The programs presented to the foods classes during the month
of March reinforced the healthy lifestyle curriculum taught
at Division Avenue High School. The Family & Consumer Sciences
educators strive to guide students in raising their level of
knowledge, skills, and opportunities needed to be responsible
and caring citizens.
Brentwood HS is looking
for a long term sub, effective immediately.
Anyone interested please contact Barbara Nizewitz at Baan52@aol.com
Dear Members,
Maria Sant'Angelo
is:
Looking for 1977 SUNY Oneonta Home Economics graduates interested
in travelling ( and rooming) to Oneonta for 30th class reunion.
Event takes place weekend June 2nd.
Email Maria Sant'Angelo at santang1@optonline.net
or call 516-628-2023 ASAP
Dear Members,
