Coming Soon! New Online Curriculum for 2012-2013

• Career Preparation I & II
• Food Science
• Counseling and Mental Health

Online Curriculum
Click here for subscription and course information.

Click here for a FREE preview of the online curriculum.

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Program Management Resources

• NEW! STAAR Media Toolkit
• 2011-2012 Perkins Information
• TEKS and Course Crosswalks
• Scope and Sequence
• 2011-2012 PEIMS Information
• Certification Crosswalk to New TEKS/Courses

Check out our Teaching Resources link for free resources and materials:

• NEW! A Week of Service Learning

The following groups have joined to develop and provide materials in support of A Week of Service
Learning: Service Learning Texas; Texas Association Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
(FCCLA); and The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences at Texas Tech University.
Through a collaborative effort the associated materials are provided free of charge to support the implementation of service-learning projects.

• Reporting Suspected Abuse or Neglect of a Child: A Guide for Education Professionals
  
  
• Beyond the Classroom: Marketing Family and Consumer Sciences Certification and Credential Opportunities
  
  
• And much more!

CTE UPDATE

The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) is seeking public input on the Common Career Technical Core (CCTC), a set of shared state standards for Career Technical Education (CTE) designed to help ensure all CTE students have access to high-quality, rigorous, career-focused learning opportunities in every state, and every community across the nation.

The public comment period ends this Friday, May 11, 2012. All CTE stakeholders, including educators, administrators, and industry are urged to provide input by using the CCTC Public Comment webpage at: <http://www.careertech.org/career-technical-education/cctc/publiccomment.html>. More detailed guidelines about submitting feedback, as well as direct links to each set of standards can be found on the webpage.

Additional details about the CCTC can be found online at: <http://www.careertech.org/career-technical-education/cctc/> or by emailing Dean Folkers, Deputy Executive Director at: dfolkers@careertech.org<mailto:dfolkers@careertech.org>.

TEA UPDATE

ATC Crosswalk 2012-2013 Update:

According to the ATC guidelines, all courses listed on the crosswalk must be offered at a minimum of five participating community colleges. These following courses have been removed from the crosswalk for the 2012-2013 school year because they are no longer offered at the required minimum number of community colleges:


* Advanced Fashion Design (ADVFASHD) 13009400
* Fashion Design (FASHDSN) 13009300
* Principles and Elements of Floral Design (PEFLDSN) 13001800

If you have additional questions, please contact Bill Wilson at wilsonwe@sfasu.edu<mailto:wilsonwe@sfasu.edu>.

NEW! There is a new webpage for the AAFCS Certification Information for the State of Texas and a new application process.

The new URL is www.aafcs.org/CredentialingCenter/Texas.asp. Candidates can access the Candidate Information Bulletin and Study Guide (Texas-specific) here as well as the link to the online application/registration system.

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NEW!   AAFCS has expanded its portfolio and is very pleased to announce the addition of a professional assessment and certification for Personal and Family Finance Educators!  The assessment is designed to measure professional competence to teach content consistent with the United States Department of Treasury Financial Education Core Competencies and the National Standards in K-12 Personal Finance Education developed by the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.

If you’d like to learn more about the professional assessments and certifications, please visit www.aafcs.org/CredentialingCenter/bulletins.asp.

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For  information regarding the AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment and Certification (Pre-PAC) Management System visit the website at www.aafcs.org/prepac/testing/index.html and click on "Test Forms and Procedures."