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
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 March 13, 2015 ILFCS Conference, I Hotel, Champaign-Urbana March 25-26, 2015, Connections Conference, Pheasant Run, St. Charles April 16-18, 2015, FCCLA State Leadership Conference, Capitol Area Convention Center Springfield
May 13-16, 2015 Leadership Connections (Early Childhood leaders), McCormick Place, Chicago May 16-19, 2015 NRA (National Restaurant Association) McCormick Place, Chicago
June 15-17, 2015, NeoCon (Interior Design) Merchandise Mart, Chicago July 5-9, 2015, FCCLA National Leadership Meeting, Washington D.C. July 14-15, 2015 IFACSTA, Lisle
Elite Conference FREE 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 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
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH o.htm#FDD_FoodHandler_Training o.htm#FDD_FoodHandler_Training Questions about Food Sanitation Certificate: Call, April Caulk
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 ServSafe (National Restaurant Association) 360training.com Environmental Health Testing Prometric
CURRICULUM REVITALIZATION PROJECT Check new lessons and e-units Check new Helpful Links Update your profile Webcasts under “About” Survey Monkey Newsletter
Mycaert Update your profile Search MYcommunity Share Mycommunity ECE course outline
FCS Pinterest Boards 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
College and Career Readiness 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