Teacher Leader Regional Workshops

1. Teacher Leader Regional Workshops Cheryl E. LeFon Supervisor, FCS Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

3. 1950’s • June and Ward Cleaver were one of those nice, middle-class couples

4. 1970’s • Middle America--Columbus, Ohio--where one-time flower children Elyse and Steve Keaton still espoused the liberal values of the idealistic '60s, although they were now parents and professionals (she an architect, he the manager of public TV station WKS-TV). 

5. Late 1970’s • Alice – • Single mother

6. The Hogan Family • Late 80’s

8. Family & Consumer Sciences • Contributing Factors • Shifts in Society and Economics • Reforms in Education • Evolutions in Family and Consumer Sciences itself • The Simpson’s • 1990’s – Present

9. VISION of FCS Family and consumer sciences education empowers individuals and families across the life span to manage the challenges of living and working in a diverse global society. Our unique focus is on families, work and their interrelationships. (NASAFACS, 1998)

10. Change • Complex process, not an event • Individuals personalize change and react individually • Individuals must participate and take ownership to implement innovation • Change takes place only with sufficient time and support for implementation

11. FCS Changes • Past 50 year decline in Stay at home wives and mothers • Married women with jobs has tripled since 1950 • Dual Earner Couple the NORM • Single Parent Family is the fastest growing family form • Increased Single Parent required to work – 1996 Welfare Reform • Elders helping raise their grandchildren • “Sandwich Generation” Take care of parents and own children

12. Career Changes FCS • A move from Mass Production with low-skill needs to Flexible Production with more sophisticated skill demands • Individual jobs less secure • Increased need for Lifelong Learning • Technological advances are changing • How, when and where work can be done • Creating a safer living environment • Sometimes less healthy living environment

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14. FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES EDUCATION Individual and Family Community and Career PROCESS SKILLS Management Thinking Communication Leadership NATIONAL FCS STANDARDS Foundational and/or Dual Purpose Courses Family and Career Focus Courses • Career • Focus Courses • Child Care Assistant • Fashion Design • Culinary Arts • Discovering Family and • Consumer Sciences • Career and Family Leadership • Family and Individual Health • Nutrition and Wellness • Family Living and Parenthood • Personal Finance • Consumer Resource • Management • Child Development I & II • Housing, Environments • and Design • Food Science • ProStart • Career Development & • Entrepreneurship SHOW ME GOALS SHOW ME STANDARDS Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America Through Family and Consumer Sciences Programs of Study students acquire skills for family life, post-secondary employment and education. Learning Requirements--------------Pathway Courses---------------Employment

15. Program of Study How Programs of Study Fit within the Career Clusters Framework

16. Key Elements: • Career Clusters • Career Paths • Career Pathways • Integration • Rigor • Relevance • Relationships • Transitions • Knowledge & Skills Statements • Programs of Study • Plans of Study • Academic Requirements • Career Clusters Framework • 16 Career Clusters • 6 Career Paths • Knowledge & Skills Statements Job Outlook/Industry-Specific Requirements Graduation/PostsecondaryRequirements • Program of Study • Integration of Career and Academic Education • Rigor, Relevance, Relationships • Seamless Transitions Provided with permission for educational purposes by the Missouri Center for Career Education, 2008. Extra Curricular Activities Community Service Work-based Learning Opportunities Intra- and Co-Curricular Learning Experiences Personal Plan of Study

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18. Know Your Stuff • 30 Second Elevator Speech • Be ready to talk with counselors. • Be ready to talk with administrators. • Be ready to talk with parents. • Be ready to talk with students. • Be ready……

19. Elevator Speech / 30 Second Speech • Components of Work & Family Life • Relationship Skills • Human Development • Health & Wellness • Financial Competence • Leadership • Critical Thinking • Problem Solving

20. Students can explore several career clusters and are employed in a variety of jobs. • Human Services • Education & Training • Hospitality & Tourism • Arts • Manufacturing • Sales

21. In addition, an integral part of the Family and Consumer Sciences curriculum is the student organization Family, Career & Community Leaders of America. • Learning leadership skills through FCCLA.

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23. References: • Vail, A., Fox, W., & Wild, P. (2000) Leadership for Change: National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences – Yearbook 20 / 2000, Peoria, IL; American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. • Video’s and Pictures courtesy of: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ 1999 – 2008, Todd Fuller . • Ritter, K., Moderator -Missouri Teacher Leaders of Family & Consumer Sciences Wikki work site – 2008 • Missouri Center for Career Education, 2008, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO

24. Cheryl E. LeFonSupervisor, Family & Consumer SciencesDepartment of Elementary & Secondary EducationPO Box 480205 Jefferson StreetJefferson City, Missouri 65102-0480Office: (573) 751-7965FAX: (573) 526-4261E-mail: Cheryl.LeFon@dese.mo.gov