Online Curriculum Information for 2012-2013
Another year has passed, and our number of subscribers continues to increase. We hear comments like “I wouldn’t teach this course without your online curriculum.” “There’s more than I can get to. Thanks for giving me so many choices.” “My students love the variety of activities.”
We’ve made some changes to meet your needs. Instead of subscriptions running from August 1 to July 31, you can start on any day and the subscription will last for 12 months. This way you can start January 1 (when you are surprised with new class assignments) or June 1 (if you want to prepare over the summer) or any other day of the year. Plus, we are adding new courses and updating previous courses.
Architecture & Construction
Interior Design
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
Fashion Design
Education & Training
Principles of Education & Training
Human Growth and Development
Instructional Practices in E & T (combined with Practicum as one curriculum)
Practicum in E & T (combined with Instructional Practices as one curriculum)
Hospitality & Tourism
Principles of Hospitality & Tourism
Culinary Arts
Food Science NEW
Human Services
Principles of Human Services
Child Development
Child Guidance
Counseling and Mental Health NEW
Dollars and Sense
Interpersonal Studies
Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness
Career Development for Middle Schools
Career Portals
Exploring Careers
Career Development for High Schools
Career Preparation I NEW (combined with Career Preparation II as one curriculum)
Career Preparation II NEW (combined with Career Preparation I as one curriculum)
Call or e-mail us so we can work with you for the best pricing for you, your campus, or your district. The following table outlines our prices. With added courses and a track record of success, make sure to include our materials in your budget for next year. Also keep in mind, Perkins money can be used to pay for this curriculum.
806-742-3029
Grilling Traditions
Grilling is often a popular way of preparing meats and other foods during the summer months. In the United States we traditionally grill using wood, charcoal or gas on an outdoor grill. Here is a look at a few grilling traditions from other parts of the world.
10 Grilling Traditions Around the World
Pancake Art
Amazing pancake art! Check out the skills of this dad and his creations made with pancake batter.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/pancake-art_n_1500783.html#s=953143
Happy National Teacher Day!
Happy National Teacher Day!! Thank you for the long hours and hard work you put in each and every day to ensure your students are getting the best education possible. You are appreciated!! If you have a chance, watch the teacher appreciation videos at the link below.
www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-teacher-appreciation
Common Career Technical Core – Public Input Requested
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.
2012 FCSTAT Professional Development Conference
Registration for 2012 FCSTAT Professional Development Conference is now open!
July 30- August 3, 2012
Sheraton Dallas Hotel
https://www.fcstat.org/confreg/
Your E-Mail address is your user name and either your work or home email address will allow you access. If you were in the previous data base for conference registration, your school and home E-Mail address are already in the system. If you have changed your E-Mail since you accessed the conference data base, you will have to call us to get it updated.
Popular Cinco de Mayo Foods
What will you be eating to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? If you aren’t sure, check out the site below for some delicious ideas!
Top 10 Cinco de Mayo Foods
http://www.delish.com/entertaining-ideas/holidays/cinco-de-mayo/best-mexican-recipes
National Travel and Tourism Week May 5-13
The first full week of May is annually recognized as National Travel and Tourism Week, a tradition first celebrated in 1984. This is a great time for travel and tourism students to plan and implement projects and activities. The Web site below has a variety of resources to help celebrate the week.
http://www.ustravel.org/marketing/national-travel-and-tourism-week
Online Graduate Course on Advising FCCLA to be Offered
The Texas Tech University Graduate Program in Family and Consumer Sciences Education will be offering an online course focused on Advising FCCLA Chapters during the first summer session, June 5th-July 6th.
This course is open to any graduate-level student interested in learning more about FCCLA. The course would be an appropriate elective in a post-baccalaureate FCS Education teacher preparation program, an FCS Education Master’s program (check with your adviser), or anyone interested in learning more about advising FCCLA chapters.
Enrollment will require that a student apply for graduate temporary admission at Texas Tech, http://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/admissions/how.php.
PDF admission form option:
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool/docs/admissions/App_domestic.pdf
The cost (tuition and fees) for the course is approximately $1,200, and it will be worth 3 credit hours. Tuition and fee estimate is based upon Texas Residency. IF you are not a resident of Texas, please contact Dr. Karen Alexander for other enrollment options.
Students will be expected to purchase FCCLA related educational materials for their textbooks and a web camera with microphone headset.
The purpose of this course is to introduce the FCCLA organization and its programs to new advisers or advisers and classroom teachers who want to learn more about the organization. FCCLA is the national career and technical education organization for students enrolled in Family and Consumer Sciences Education through grade twelve. Topics include history and philosophy of FCCLA, affiliating and governing a chapter, educational and service related projects, individual and chapter STAR Events, integrating FCCLA activities with the FCS curriculum, educational and support materials, and publicizing and promoting FCCLA.
For specific course information, please contact Dr. Karen Alexander, karen.alexander@ttu.edu.
U.S. News and World Report Best Hotels 2012
U.S. News and World Report recently compiled a list of the best hotels in the USA for 2012. To learn more about each hotel visit the following Web site. As a project, have students research the hotels from the list and present their findings to the class.
Best Hotels in the USA