The USA News Today did a story on April 11, 2102 regarding Junior Achievements and the Allstate Foundation survey results on teen financial confidence. This information would be useful for FACS teachers to use to support the requirement of their financial literacy classes during a curriculum review process or to use within the financial literacy [...]
Kudos to Melanie Nelson, CEO of Learning ZoneXpress
Hurrah for Melanie! In April, Melanie was highlighted in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. as she will be attending a three week executive leadership program at Harvard’s Business School. I am so proud of Melanie and her accomplishments! As a former FACS teacher I am also very thankful for Melanie and the outstanding company she has [...]
Cleaning out your curriculum cupboard? Recycle the curriculum, not just the paper!
This past year I had the exciting opportunity to take early retirement from my school district. Woo-hoo! Since other FACS teachers in the district were picking up my hours and we were required to pack up the ENTIRE building due to construction projects, I had the option to either toss out or bring home my [...]
Kudos to FACS Teacher Kathy Ellefson!
Congratulations to Kathy Ellefson and her team of culinary students at Elk River High School! They are this year’s winner of the ProStart Competition sponsored by the Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation. The mentor for the team is Chef Tom Kavanaugh from Kavanaugh’s Resort. The culinary team will be representing Minnesota at the national ProStart competition [...]
New Class Lists? A Classroom Tip from Michele – Check It Out!
Wow, the school year quarters fly by fast! Just when you have gotten to know every student’s name, the quarter ends and another new batch of class lists are in your mailbox and on your computer screen. So many names, so many students and only so many days… In the beginning of my teaching career, [...]
Fruits & Veggies Matter – A Super Family & Consumer Sciences Web Resource
Check out the Center for Disease Control’s website www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov regarding the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. On the home page, your students can visit the interactive tool to figure out how many fruits and veggies they need in their diet. Students can also read about the health benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. The [...]
Kitchen Illiteracy
There have been a number of articles and books in the past few years citing the concern that we are becoming a nation of kitchen illiterates, especially among the 20-30 year old age groups. Despite all of the interest in food preparation, cooking shows and development of new food products, there is a lack of [...]
A Foods Lab Tip from Michele – Check Out
Here’s a suggestion that worked well for me when students were working in the foods lab. Maybe it will work for you too. About 8-10 minutes before the end of a foods lab, students needed to have me “check out” their kitchen. However, I would only come to their kitchen if all group members were [...]
Map My Fitness
Winter will soon be behind us, and if you are thinking about “springing” into a fitness plan, check out MapMyFitness.com. This cool website sponsored by Humana, a health insurance company, has introduced yet another way to use technology to help you work toward your fitness and nutrition goals. The website can help you develop a [...]
The National Dairy Council and National Football League Tackle Childhood Obesity
The National Dairy Council and the National Football League have teamed up to develop a program in the effort to motivate students toward healthy eating and active living. The website fueluptoplay60.com has a complete playbook and educational ideas to implement the program in your school. Family & Consumer Sciences classes are a perfect venue for [...]
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