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1 So many ways to be part of Thesa! Follow THESA on twitter @THESAORG Join the THESA Facebook Group Follow our Pinterest Board – THESA ORG Join us on NING THESA is a provincial specialist association of the British Columbia Teachers Federation. Our members are Home Economics educators in British Columbia, Canada, collaborating together for the betterment of individuals, families, and community Spring 2015 In this Issue: Presidents Report ……………. 2 THESA…………………………..…..3 Recipes and Resources ………7 Order Form………………..…….11 Executive…………………………12 Contributions to the newsletter are welcome, wanted and necessary – please share you successes, favorite lessons and recipes and projects. All submissions can be emailed to [email protected] . Deadlines Feb 15 th for the Spring Edition May 15 th for the Summer Edition August 15 th for the Fall Edition November 15 th for the Winter Edition

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Page 1: THESA newsletter Spring 2015 · 2016-03-23 · The program was divided into themes which culminated in a final discussion and promise to attend the next symposium in 2017, planned

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         So  many  ways  to  be  part  of  Thesa!      Follow  THESA  on  twitter    @THESAORG  Join  the  THESA  Facebook  Group      Follow  our  Pinterest  Board  –  THESA  ORG  Join  us  on  NING          THESA  is  a  provincial  specialist  association  of  the  British  Columbia  Teachers  Federation.  Our  members  are  Home  Economics  educators  in  British  Columbia,  Canada,  collaborating  together  for  the  betterment  of  individuals,  families,  and  community  

Spring    2015  

 In  this  Issue:    Presidents  Report  …………….  2  THESA…………………………..…..3    Recipes  and  Resources  ………7  Order  Form………………..…….11  Executive…………………………12  

Contributions  to  the  newsletter  are  welcome,  wanted  and  necessary  –  please  share  you  successes,  favorite  lessons  and  recipes  and  projects.    All  submissions  can  be  emailed  to  [email protected]  .    

Deadlines  Feb  15th  for  the  Spring  Edition  May  15th  for  the  Summer  Edition  August  15th  for  the  Fall  Edition  

November  15th  for  the  Winter  Edition  

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President’s  Report      Greetings  to  all  –  this  year  seems  to  be  flying  by  and  when  you  receive  this  newsletter  June  will  likely  be  approaching!    I  have  attended  two  different  meetings  at  the  Ministry  since  my  last  report.    The  first  was  of  the  Grad  Prototype  Working  Group.    We  were  presented  

with  information  about  what  the  Ministry  had  been  working  on  since  we  had  met  previously  in  April  and  they  introduced  us  to  the  prototype  they  had  developed,  which  has  since  been  posted:    https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum.    The  executive  will  be  looking  at  the  prototype  and  preparing  a  response  at  our  upcoming  meeting.    I  would  encourage  you,  either  individually  or  with  your  LSA,  to  also  review  the  prototype  and  comment  on  it.    It  is  still  unclear  what  the  role  of  “applied  skills”  will  be  in  the  new  grad  program.    I  believe  on  the  prototype  we  fall  under  the  “Design  and  Technical  Skills”  category.        The  meeting  of  the  Standing  Committee  on  Education  was  also  primarily  about  passing  on  information  about  what  the  Ministry  of  Education  has  been  working  on.    Right  now  teams  are  being  called  in  to  being  work  on  the  Gr.  10-­‐12  drafts  for  core  subject  areas.    At  the  same  time,  the  K-­‐9  drafts  are  being  looked  at  again  in  light  of  the  feedback  provided.    (There  has  been  very  little  feedback  on  the  Health  and  PE  curriculum,  so  I  would  encourage  you  to  look  at  it  and  send  any  feedback.)    The  THESA  Executive  submitted  a  response  to  Health  and  PE,  stating  primarily  that  PE  should  focus  more  on  activities  and  have  less  “bookwork”  and  expressing  concerns  about  teachers  without  any  background  teaching  sensitive  topics  like  sexuality.    We  also  stated  that  it  would  be  important  to  support  the  new  curriculum  with  inservice  and  resources  if  it  goes  forward.    There  was  a  short  presentation  on  Applied  Skills  at  the  end  of  the  meeting.    I  did  send  out  a  summary  of  that  information  (my  summary  was  almost  word  for  word  what  was  presented  on  the  powerpoint  at  the  meeting).    It  appears  that  they  are  looking  at  a  broad  set  of  outcomes  for  “applied  skills”  that  could  be  used  in  any  subject  area,  including  core  academics.    It  means  Home  Economics  could  still  continue,  but  would  also  provide  districts  and  schools  much  flexibility  in  what  and  how  they  wanted  to  offer  as  applied  skills.    I’m  not  sure  what  that  means  for  courses  like  ours  that  require  larger  budgets  and  equipment  to  run.    I  have  written  a  response  that  I  want  to  send  to  the  Ministry  stating  why  this  may  not  be  the  best  approach  to  our  subject  areas,  but  am  still  waiting  for  permission  from  the  BCTF  to  send  it.    Be  assured  that  the  Executive  and  I  will  be  watching  closely  and  strongly  advocating  for  Home  Economics  in  the  new  grad  program.    Paula  

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Thesa  News  Has  one  of  your  colleagues  made  significant  contributions  to  Home  Economics,  or  has  a  legacy  of  excellence  in  their  Home  Ec.  classroom?    Nominate  them  for  a  Pin  of  Recognition  to  be  presented  at  the  next  THESA  conference  in  October,  or  mailed  to  you  to  be  presented  at  your  own  local  gathering  to  recognize  them.  Letters  of  congratulation  will  be  sent  to  principals  and  superintendent  and  a  write  up  printed  in  the  THESA  newsletter!      

To  be  eligible  to  receive  a  pin  of  recognition,  the  individual  being  nominated  must  fall  into  one  of  the  following  categories.  a)  Retired  from  teaching  Home  Economics  or  retiring  at  the  end  of  the  current  school  year.  b)  Has  made  some  type  of  significant  contribution  towards  improving  Home  Economics  education  in  the  province  of  British  Columbia.  In  addition,  the  nominee  should  have  been  teaching  Home  Economics  and  been  a  provincial  THESA  member  for  at  least  five  years.  Two  active  provincial  THESA  members  must  endorse  the  individual  being  nominated.      A  brief  biography  of  the  person  being  nominated  is  required.      

Send  nomination  to  Susan  Armstrong:  fax:  604-­‐820-­‐4589  [email protected]  [email protected]  

THESA’s Book Club There  are  countless  resources  out  there  that  connect  with  Home  Economics!      Is  there  one  you’ve  been  interested  in  checking  out?  THESA  would  love  to  buy  it  for  you!    Interested?  In  return  we  would  like  participating  members  to  write  a  short  review  of  the  book  or  film  for  our  newsletter  on  how  the  topics  covered  fit  in,  are  important,  and  can  be  used  in  the  BC  home  economics  classroom.    Drop  Tanya  an  email  at  [email protected]  with  the  purchase  information  and  it  will  be  delivered  (hard  copy  or  e-­‐book)  to  your  door  shortly  after.    The  number  of  books  or  films  is  limited  so  contact  us  early.    Looking  forward  to  hearing  from  you!    

 

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This  year’s  THESA  conference  will  be  held  at  RC  Palmer  secondary  school  in  beautiful  Richmond,  BC.  The  theme  of  this  year’s  conference  is  “Home  Economics:  The  heart  of  education.”  Just  as  the  kitchen  is  the  heart  of  the  home,  Home  Economics  classrooms  are  the  heart  of  the  school.  The  skills  and  knowledge  that  students  gain  in  Home  Ec  courses  nourish  their  bodies,  minds  and  hearts.  Our  students  feel  cared  for  and  supported  within  this  context.  Please  consider  presenting  a  workshop,  discussion  group,  or  seminar  to  enrich  teacher  practice  and  support  student  learning.  This  year’s  conference  will  highlight  and  celebrate  the  importance  of  Home  Economics  courses  in  the  hearts  and  minds  of  our  students.    Whether  you  come  to  present,  to  learn,  to  connect,  or  to  share,  we  look  forward  to  seeing  you  at  THESA  2015!  

www.thesaconference.ca

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Spotlight on THESA Member Name:  Martina  Seo    Twitter:  @martinaseo  Facebook:  wvssfood  Instagram:  Martina  Seo  www.martinaseo.weebly.com    [email protected]      What  do  you  teach:  I  teach  Foods  and  Nutrition  8,  9  

and  11  at  West  Vancouver  Secondary  School.    What  did  you  study:  At  University  of  British  Columbia  

(UBC),  I  graduated  from  Bachelor  of  Home  Economics,  Bachelor  of  Education,  Teaching  English  as  a  Second  Language  (TESL)  Coursework  Certificate  and  currently,  I  am  enrolled  in  UBC  Master  of  Education  Program.  

 How  you  got  into  teaching  Home  Economics:  

Madeline  Wong  asked  me  to  join  her  in  the  Bachelor  of  Home  Economics  in  1996,  so  she  walked  me  over  to  the  Dean’s  Office  and  I  asked  if  I  could  join  the  program.    The  dean  said  yes!    It  might  have  been  Linda  Peterat?  My  mom  also  studied  to  become  a  Home  Economics  teacher  at  Ewha  Women’s  University  in  Seoul,  Korea.    My  fondest  memories  as  a  child  were  baking  and  cooking  in  the  kitchen  with  my  mom!  

 You  favourite  thing  about  being  a  home  ec  teacher:  I  love  teaching  students  new  cookery  principles,  

health  and  nutrition  and  seeing  the  “ah-­‐ha”  moment  in  their  eyes!    I  love  making  amazingly  great  and  healthy  foods  with  my  students.      

 A  pet  peeve  you  have  (about  teaching  or  anything  else):  I  love  kindness  and  empathy.    I  want  to  teach  

my  students  to  help  each  other  and  work  together.    I  guess  my  pet  peeve  would  be  unkindness  and  disrespectful  behavior.  

 Your  favorite  lesson  that  you  teach:  I  love  teaching  the  Food  Truck  Unit  because  we  research  and  

discuss  the  phenomenon  of  Food  Trucks.    And  then,  they  build  their  own  Food  Truck  business  plan  and  menu.    Next,  they  make  1  dish  from  their  Food  Truck  menu  and  finally,  we  invite  5  food  trucks  to  our  school  for  the  year  end  event!    My  students  get  to  interview  the  food  truck  owners  and  enjoy  eating  their  food  with  the  rest  of  the  school,  staff  and  parents.    It  is  truly  an  amazing  and  unforgettable  unit!    My  students  are  looking  forward  to  this  year’s  event  with  Guanaco,  Reel  Mac  and  Cheese,  Korean  Mama,  Taser  Sandwiches  and  Holy  Perogy!      

 Another  great  lesson  I  do  is  the  Sushi  Lesson  with  my  mom.    My  mom  studied  to  be  a  Home  Economics  

teacher  at  Ewha  Women’s  University.    I  ask  her  to  come  in  and  do  a  demonstration  with  my  students.    They  love  her!    She  teaches  them  how  to  assemble  and  roll  sushi  and  she’s  so  cute!    My  superintendent  Chris  Kennedy  came  in  to  meet  and  participate  with  her!  

 

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A  funny  story/flop  of  a  lesson  gone  wrong:  There  are  too  many.    First,  when  I  was  TOCing,  a  grade  8  boy  grabbed  his  granola  baking  tray  out  of  the  oven  without  oven  mitts  and  I  have  never  seen  purple,  melted  skin  before!    Second,  when  we  were  baking  cookies,  an  international  student  read:  melt  butter  in  a  saucepan.    I  watched  him  place  the  butter  in  a  metal  saucepan  and  place  it  in  the  microwave  and  turn  it  on  as  I  screamed  NOOOOO  from  the  back  of  the  room.    Third,  one  student  cut  jalapeno  peppers  for  her  chili  and  then  rubbed  her  eye.    I  sent  her  to  the  eye  wash  station  in  the  science  room.  She  came  back  with  a  huge,  red  swollen  left  eye  and  had  a  eyeliner  pencil  in  her  right  hand  and  she  asked  me:  Do  you  think  if  I  put  this  eyeliner  on,  it  will  hide  it.    I  said:  No,  go  call  your  mom  and  go  home.    Don’t  put  any  make  up  on  your  eye.    It  was  the  size  of  a  softball!  Fourth,  I  showed  my  grade  8s  how  to  cut  an  onion  in  half  and  then  put  the  flat  edge  down  and  slice  it  across.    I  told  them  not  to  put  it  on  the  curved  edge  because  it  would  not  be  stable  and  they  would  cut  themselves.    Not  even  5  minutes  later,  a  boy  came  up  to  me  with  a  gash  in  his  hand  and  I  asked  him  what  happened?    He  replied  he  cut  the  onion  on  the  curved  side  because  he  wanted  to  experience  it  himself.    OMG!    I  love  my  kids!  

 Any  "discovery"  you've  made  lately  you  think  other  

home  ec  teachers    might  like  to  know  about:    People  want  to  help  you.    I  contacted  the  Vancouver  Chapter  of  Celiac  Association  and  three  little  grandmas  come  out  and  do  a  demonstration  and  share  about  their  own  personal  struggles  with  the  health.    One  used  to  be  a  teacher,  one  comes  with  pre-­‐baked  goods  and  one  is  the  president  of  the  association.    My  superintendent  asked  me  to  invite  him  to  bake  with  my  students  and  he  came  twice  and  took  pictures  and  posted  them  on  Twitter.    One  of  the  photos  was  featured  in  the  North  Shore  Newspaper.    I  contacted  my  district  dietician  and  she  came  in  and  did  a  lesson  about  health,  nutrition  and  body  image.    She  was  great!    I’m  taking  my  students  to  a  local  supermarket  tour  and  learning  about  the  power  of  perimeter  because  I  started  talking  to  the  manager  of  the  meat  department!  He  came  in  last  year  with  a  bunch  of  meat  and  deboned  a  whole  chicken  for  my  students  within  minutes!    It  was  amazing!    Just  contact  people  and  they  will  be  more  than  willing  to  have  you  come  to  their  facilities  or  come  and  speak  to  your  students!        Something  you  wish  the  general  public  knew  about  home  ec:    We  are  the  most  important  subject  because  we  need  healthy  nutrition  and  basic  cookery  skills  to  survive  and  take  over  the  world!    What  a  great  place  to  apply  your  math  skills,  science  knowledge  in  regards  to  food,  English  comprehension  of  recipe  deciphering,  history  and  origin  of  food,  time  management  skills  and  learn  teamwork.    We  are  a  holistic  and  fun  subject  area!    Don’t  underestimate  us,  we  are  home  economics  teachers  and  we  are  not  going  anywhere!  "Do  you  think  you  or  another  home  economics  teacher  you  know  should  have  the  spot  light  shone  on  them  in  our  next  news  letter?  Email  [email protected]    to  put  in  a  nomination!"      

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The Canadian Symposium XIII: Issues and Directions in Home

Economics / Family Studies / Human Ecology Education Was held February 27-28 and March 1 in Winnipeg. Attendees were from Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, the U.S., Egypt and Japan. BC had a strong delegation of fourteen people in attendance. The diverse and wide-ranging topics contributed to energizing and innovating discussions on home economics education in the true spirit of a symposium where everyone has something to say and can be heard and where we are all “experts”. The program was divided into themes which culminated in a final discussion and promise to attend the next symposium in 2017, planned for Ontario. Proceedings of the symposium will be available at www.canadiansymposium.ca in May. Check this site out for proceedings of past symposia. The presentations by BC delegates included the following: What Does "Bring Back Home Ec" Mean For Us? Dr. Mary Gale Smith, University of British Columbia What Makes A Sustaining Home Economics Program? Dr. Mary Leah de Zwart, University of British Columbia  Drawing from Funds of Knowledge Dr. Kerry Renwick, University of British Columbia How can the arts inform home economics practice? Tara deLeeuw, M. Ed. Student (HEE2), UBC  Wearable Art: Experiential Learning through A/r/tography Robyn Ummard, M.Ed. Student (HEE2), University of British Columbia  Making Learning Visible: Innovation And Inquiry In The Home Economics Classroom Joe Tong, M.Ed. (HEEL) UBC, Home Economics Teacher, British Columbia

Transition From Teacher To School Advisor To Faculty Advisor Jennifer Johnson, M.Ed., University of British Columbia  BC at the Table Lynne Sawchuk, RD, BC Dairy Association, Burnaby, BC.   Mindfulness and Everyday Life Education Melissa Edstrom, M. A. Student UBC, Home Economics Teacher, Coquitlam, BC Re-Forming Teaching Textiles Jordana Kokoszka, M.Ed. student (HEE2) UBC, Home Economics teacher Surrey, British Columbia Edcamps—Doing Professional Development Differently Jennifer Johnson, M. Ed. & Denise Nembhard, M. Ed., Teachers of Home Economics Specialist Association(THESA), British Columbia  The Foods Classroom: Dumping Ground, Or Place Of Inclusion? Eric Scholfield, B.Ed., Home Economics Teacher, Surrey, British Columbia

                   

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   Attendees  at  Canadian  Symposium  XIII:  Jordana  Kokoszka,  Mary  Leah  de  Zwart,  Robyn  Ummard,    Joe  Tong,  Melissa  Edstrom,  Eric  Scholfield,  Tara  de  Leeuw,  Martina  Seo,  Evelyn  Grant,  Connie  O’Connor,  Paula  Aquino,  Kerry  Renwick,  Jennifer  Johnson,  Gale  Smith  (plus  Lynne  Sawchuk  not  in  photo).      

 

 

News  from  UBC  Would  you  like  an  exciting,  energizing  week,  meet  colleagues  and  friends  and  earn  three  UBC  credits?    Consider  coming  to  the  Okanagan  for  a  home  economics  summer  institute.    These  institutes  have  been  an  important  focus  of  the  UBC  home  economics  education  diploma  for  the  past  few  years  and  have  been  held  in  various  locations  around  the  province,  with  this  summer’s  offerings  in  Kelowna  and  Abbotsford.    They  may  be  taken  by  teachers  who  want  to  upgrade  their  knowledge  in  home  economics,  or  as  electives  in  the  home  economics  diploma    or  master  of  education  programs.    You  must  be  enrolled  as  a  UBC  student  to  take  an  institute  -­‐  see  the  link  at  the  end  of  this  article  for  contact  information.    

EDCP  496  –  Global  Education,  Section  96A  

To  be  held  at  Kelowna  Secondary  School,  July  6-­‐10,  2015  

Global  Education  explores  the  ways  that  home  economics  teachers  can  use  “ecology  as  an  integrating  theme”    in  all  areas  of  their  practice.    Using  a  combination  of  hands-­‐on  activities,  guest  speakers,  video  presentations  and  inspiring  readings  students  will  come  away  with  a  variety  of  

teaching  activities  to  enhance  their  programs.  Instructor:    Mary  Leah  de  Zwart  

EDCP  495B  –  Ecology  of  Food  Studies,  Section  96A  

To  be  held  at  Kelowna  Secondary  School,  July  13-­‐17,  2015  

This  course  is  designed  to  prepare  students  for  teaching  food  studies  at  the  middle  and  secondary  level.  Drawing  from  a  variety  of  readings,  group  discussion  and  hands-­‐on  learning  experiences,  we  will  explore  the  practical  aspects  of  teaching  foods,  as  well  as  contemporary  themes,  including  how  to  infuse  an  ecological  perspective  into  our  pedagogy.  Assignments  will  help  students  reflect  critically  on  their  roles  and  responsibilities  as  a  foods  teacher,  as  well  as  engage  in  the  planning  and  practice  of  delivering  teaching  resources.    Instructor:    Robin  Ruff  

EDCP  329  –  Agriculture  in  the  Classroom,  July  20-­‐24,  2015  Instructors:    Joe  Massie  and  Gurinder  Cheema  This  course  is  run  in  conjunction  with  BC    Agriculture  in  the  Classroom  and  is  held  in  Abbotsford  each  year.    See  the  following  link:    http://aitc.ca/bc/programs/summer-­‐institute/  

 

To  take  any  of  the  summer  institutes,  you  must  be  enrolled  as  a  UBC  student  –  an  application  form  is  available  at:      

http://teach.educ.ubc.ca/files/2013/09/Non-­‐Degree-­‐Studies-­‐and-­‐Diploma-­‐Application-­‐2014-­‐15.pdf  

General  information  about  the  home  economics  diploma  is  available  at:  http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/diploma-­‐home-­‐economics-­‐education/  You  can  also  email  [email protected]  

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The Hands-on Cook-off Contest is back!

Looking for a group activity for your Foods students? Invite them to enter the Hands-on Cook-off Contest!

For the third year, the Better Together annual Hands-on Cook-off contest is coming to schools across BC this spring with a special category for Youth. Last year’s Grand Prize winners were students from Marnie Mennell’s Home Economics class in Summerland. Here’s how it works. Anyone in BC can enter anytime between April 15 and May 15, 2015. To enter in the Youth category: Simply grab a group of friends or classmates and create a short, punchy video that shows in less than 3 minutes how to make one of your favourite recipes (breakfast, BBQ, pizza, salad, dinner, snack, dessert). There are no tech skills required—videos can even be made using phone video cameras. Important tips for an eligible entry:

• Teachers can act as team captains, supervise or help film the video segment but to be eligible for the Youth category, we can only hear/see students in the video.

• Music used in the video has to be royalty-free.

• Students must ensure brands and third party logos (on clothes, equipment, tools and

ingredients) are not identifiable. Students can for example put ingredients in little bowls to avoid the problem of seeing brands on packaged ingredients.

Win great prizes. Students can win cash for their team and cash for their school or program of choice. That means extra funds for your FOODS class.

• Grand Prize: $500 cash for the winning team plus $500 cash for their school or youth program.

• Runner Up Prize: $250 cash for the winning team plus $250 cash for their school or youth program.

• People’s Choice Prize: Students can ask their school community, friends and family to vote for

their video. The video with the most votes will win the People’s Choice Award in the Youth category consisting of $150 cash for the winning team and $150 cash for their school or youth program.

Full contest details, including sample videos, can be found here: http://bettertogetherbc.ca/contest

Get your video ideas ready now and enter the contest between April 15 and May 15!

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Recipes  and  Resources  Homemade Jello – submitted by Jennifer Lactin

Yield: 8 servings

Skip artificially flavored jello in favor of this super-easy homemade version using fruit juice. You'll only need your favorite juice & unflavored gelatin.

Note: mango, papaya & pineapple of any kind (fresh or canned, pulpy or not) will not work.

250 ml Fruit juice 1 cup 2 pkg’s unflavoured gelatin 2 (¼ oz) pkg’s 750 ml Fruit juice, boiled 3 cups

1. In a medium-sized glass bowl, place the 250 ml (1 cup) fruit juice. Sprinkle 2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin over top of the juice. Stir to moisten.

2. Meanwhile, bring the remaining 750 ml (3 cups) of juice to a boil.

3. Pour the boiling juice over the gelatin-juice mixture. Stir until the gelatin dissolves completely.

4. Pour into eight 5 oz. juice glasses, which make great single servings or leave in the mixing

bowl.

5. Cover with saran wrap.

6. Refrigerate until firm (about 4 hours) or overnight for best results.

Source: Martha Stewart Living, June 2012

 

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Chocolate Sour Cream Cookies– submitted by Jennifer Lactin Yield: about 4 dozen

125 ml Butter, softened ½ cup 175 ml Sugar ¾ cup 125 ml Packed brown sugar ½ cup 1 Egg 1 125 ml Sour cream ½ cup 5 ml Vanilla 1 tsp

425 ml Flour 1 ¾ cups 125 ml Cocoa powder ½ cup 5 ml Baking powder 1 tsp 2.5 ml Baking soda ½ tsp 1 ml Salt ¼ tsp

250 ml Semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 cup (6 oz) 125 ml Vanilla or white chips ½ cup

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease cookie sheets.

2. In a large bowl, cream the butter, white & brown sugars until light & fluffy.

3. In a medium-sized bowl, sift dry ingredients. Mix well.

4. Gradually stir in dry mixture to the creamed mixture.

5. Stir in chocolate chips.

6. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 5 cm (2”) apart onto prepared cookie sheets.

7. Bake for 10 ~ 12 minutes or until set.

8. Cool for 2 minutes on pan, before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/sour-cream-chocolate-cookies

Originally published as Sour Cream Chocolate Cookies in Country Woman March/April 2001, p29

 

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Front-­‐  student  fills  in     Date  __________   Name____________________  Block  ____  

 Textiles  Project  Evaluation  

 Pattern  brand  and  #  _______________________  

Fibre  content  (if  unknown  do  the  burn  test)  ___________________________________________________    

Type  of  fabric:  knit,  woven  or  bonded   If  woven,  what  type  of  weave:  ___________________  

Why  is  this  fabric  a  good  choice  for  your  project?  ______________________________________________________  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Care  of  the  garment:  

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________  

List  the  techniques  included  in  this  project.  _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

3  things  that  I  am  proud  of-­‐  1._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

2.  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

3._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

3  things  that  I  would  change-­‐  1.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

2______________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

3______________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

 

2  goals  for  my  next  project-­‐      

1.______________________________________________________________________  

2.______________________________________________________________________  

       

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Back-­‐  teacher  fills  in      WH                                    Fundamentals                          /10            Construction                            /50  Note  –  please  see  me  if  you  have  added  any  of  your  own  creative  touches  and  want  this  project  to  assess  one  or  more    of  the  outcomes  under  Applying  Creative  Processes.          

 

Work  Habits  and  Behavioural  Expectations  

P-­‐  Prepared,  on  time,  ready  to  work      G                S                N  

R  –  Respect  each  other,  the  classroom  environment  and  materials    G                S                N  

E  –  Effort,  reasonable  goals,  work  submitted  on  time  G                S                N  

P  –  Positive  attitude  about  your  own  work  and  the  work  of  others  G                S                N  

Fundamentals   Wow!     Good  job!   Getting  there!   Not  Yet  Safe  and  appropriate  use  of  tools  and  equipment                                      /3    

Tools  and  equipment  are  always  used  safely  and  appropriately.  All  items  are  returned  to  proper  place.                                                                                    3  

Tools  and  equipment  are  usually  used  safely  and  appropriately.  Most  items  returned  to  proper  place.                                                                                  2            

Tools  and  equipment  are  sometimes  used  incorrectly  or  unsafely,  or  the  wrong  tool  is  selected.    Items  not  returned.                                      1.5            

Tools  and  equipment  are  used  incorrectly  or  unsafely,  or  the  wrong  tool  is  selected.      Items  not  returned.                                                                                1  

Selection  and  use  of  fabrics  and  notions                                      /3    

Fabric  is  appropriate  for  project.  Thread  and  notions  are  a  good  match.                                                                                      3  

Fabric  is  appropriate  for  project.  Thread  and  notions  are  a  reasonable  match.                                                                                  2            

Fabric  is  not  appropriate  for  project.  OR  thread  and  notions  are  a  poor  match.                                                  1.5            

Fabric  is  not  appropriate  for  project  AND  thread  and  notions  are  a  poor  match.                                                      1  

Time  and  resource  management                                      /2  

Class  time  and  resources  always  used  efficiently.                                          2          

Class  time  and  resources  mostly  used  efficiently.                                  1.5            

Time  and/or  materials  are  sometimes  wasted.                                                                                  1            

Time  and/or  materials  are  wasted.                                                                                  .5  

Textile  terminology                                      /2  

Type  of  fabric  properly  identified.      2          

Type  of  fabric  properly  identified.                                    1.5            

Type  of  fabric  not  properly  identified.    1            

Type  of  fabric  not  properly  identified.    .5  

Construction          Cutting  and  Preconstruction                                          /5  

Layout  is  accurate  in  terms  of  grainlines,  cut  numbers,  fold,  etc.    Cutting  is  smooth  and  accurate;  very  little  wasted  fabric.  No  recuts.                                                        5  

Layout  is  mostly  accurate  in  terms  of  grainlines,  cut  numbers,  fold,  etc.    Cutting  is  mostly  accurate;  little  wasted  fabric.  One  recut.                  4  

Grainlines,  cut  numbers,  and/or  fold,  etc.  are  inaccurate.  Cutting  is  approximate;  some  wasted  fabric.    One  piece  had  to  be  recut.  3  

Layout  shows  a  lack  of  understanding  of  cut  numbers,  fold,  etc.    Cutting  is  ragged;  fabric  is  wasted.  More  than  one  piece  had  to  be  recut.                                              2  

Accuracy  of  stitching                                        /16  

Stitching  is  perfect  throughout  garment.    Straight,  at  the  correct  seam  allowance  or  guideline.    Backtacks  are  small  and  discreet.              14-­‐16  

Stitching  is  good  throughout  garment.  Fairly  straight,  reasonably  close  to  appropriate  edge.  Backtacks  are  neat.                                                                  11-­‐13    

Stitching  is  inconsistent  throughout  garment.  Some  puckering.    Backtacks  are  large.                                                                              8-­‐10  

Tension  and  length  of  stitching  is  uneven.      Gaps  and  puckering.  Backtacks  are  messy  or  missing.                                                                            0-­‐7  

Specific  Sewing  Techniques                                        /16  

Techniques  specific  to  this  project  have  been  mastered.                                                                    14-­‐16  

Techniques  specific  to  this  project  have  been  attempted  with  some  success.                                                                      11-­‐13  

Techniques  specific  to  this  project  have  been  attempted.                                                                              8-­‐10  

Techniques  specific  to  this  project  have  been  attempted  without  success  or  not  attempted.                            0-­‐7  

Seam  Finishes                                              /5  

All  seams  neatly  serged,  with  1.5  cm  seam  allowance  and  in  appropriate  colour.        5  

Serging  is  mostly  neat  with  accurate  tension  and  varied  colour.    All  seams  finished.                        4  

Serging  is  somewhat    neat  and  accurate.  Most  seams  are  finished.                                                    3  

Serger  cut  garment.  Many  seams  unfinished.                                                                              2  

Appearance                                              /8  

Project  is  clean,  pressed,  neatly  folded  and  threads  are  trimmed.                                            8  

Project  is  clean,  pressed,  folded,  but  not  all  threads  are  trimmed.                                              7  

Project  has  poor  appearance;  some  threads  not  trimmed.                                                                              5-­‐6  

Project  is  dirty,  not  pressed;  threads  are  not  trimmed.                                                                          0-­‐4  

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$  3.00      

Pen  on  a  Rope  –  white,  red  or  blue  

$  2.00      

International  Foods:  Lesson  Aids  (recipes  only)  

$25.00      

Magnetic  clip   $3.50      

Red  Apple  Note  Holder  

$  5.00      

Notepaper  with  Printed  Header  

$  3.50      

Paperclip  Holder  –  green,  magnetic  

$  3.50      

Balloons   $  .25      Foods  &  Nutrition  10,  Lesson  Aids  (recipes  only)  

$25.00      

Student  Apron  w/o  Pockets  

$  10.00      

Teacher’s  Apron  w/o  pockets  –  red,burgundy,forest  green,  navy,  black  

$  18.00      

Key  chain  with  loonie  &  quarter  token    

$  5.00      

Ship  to  Address:    Name:________________________________________      Address:_____________________________________      City:  _________________________________________      Postal  Code:_______________________________  

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