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Presented to PTA January 8, 2010
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Just the “FACS”
Family and Consumer SciencesCurriculum Overview
2009-10
Presented by Ellen Robertson
FACS
The focus of all curriculum in 6-12 is to prepare individuals to be competent, confident and caring in managing their– personal lives– family lives– career lives
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Goals of FACS Curriculum
Prepare students to meet present and future responsibilities as:– Family members– Community members– Consumers– Home managers– Wage earners
Goals of FACS Curriculum
To educate adolescents to:– Think constructively
– Make sound decisions
– Solve problems
– Manage resources
To afford multiple opportunities to read, write, and compute in the context of real-world situations relevant to early adolescents
Home and Career Skills
6th and 7th grade courses are organized around process skills:– Communication– Leadership– Management– Thinking
Home and Career Skills
Process skills are taught through 10 content topics:– Community connections– Career development– Clothing management– Consumer resource management– Family/parenting and Human development– Financial management– Interpersonal relationships– Nutrition and wellness– Personal environment management
6th Grade 10 Week Course
• Interpersonal Relationships Time: 1 week
• Career Development Time: 1 week
• Nutrition and Wellness Time: 3 weeks
• Clothing Management Time: 3 weeks
• Community Connections Time: 1 week
• Personal Environment Management Time: 1 week
7th Grade 20 Week Course
Career Development, Time: 2 Weeks
Clothing Management, Time: 3 weeks
Consumer Resource Management Time: 3 Weeks
Family/Parenting, Time: 1 Week
Financial Management, Time: 1 week
Human Development, Time: 1 Week
Nutrition and Wellness, Time: 8 Weeks
Personal Environment Management Time: 1 week
5 High School Electives
Child Development– Introduction to Child Development and Psychology– Observing Children– Child, Family, and Community Connections– Prenatal Development and Postnatal Period– Infancy, Toddlerhood, Preschool stages– School Age– Special Challenges for Children
High School Electives
Adolescent Development– Introduction to Adolescent Psychology– Fundamental Transitions of Adolescence– Essential Tasks of Adolescence– The Adolescent in Society– Contemporary issues in Adolescence
High School Electives
Gourmet Foods– kitchen safety– kitchen equipment– meal planning– food service and entertaining– principles of cooking– nutrition and career opportunities
High School Electives
Culture and Foods– health, culture, food, and nutrition habits of the most common
ethnic and racial groups of various regions of the United States and other countries of the world
– survey of key ethnic, religious, and regional groups: Native Americans, Europeans, Africans, Mexicans and Central Americans, Caribbean Islanders, South Americans, Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Southeast Asians, Pacific Islanders, Greeks, Middle Easterners, and regional Americans
New Course for 2010
Food and Fitness– Relationship of diet to fitness– Investigates different kinds of eating regimens– Diet analysis to determine nutrient intake– Individual meal planning and exercise
programs– Hands-on practical foods labs
Curriculum Writing 2010
Development of new course:“Food and Fitness”
2009-10 Emphasis
Formative assessmentsGlobalization of major projectsTheme of wellness and energy conservation threaded throughout each courseIncreased use of technology and visualsMiddle school and high school joint “Going Green” project using new technologies to promote a campaign District-wide
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