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