IFCSE Summer conference brochure, award nominations, and BEST applications!

ANNUAL STATE FCS CONFERENCE IN JUNE!!!

Hello! I wanted to make sure you all saw the information for the Iowa Family and Consumer Sciences Educator's (IFCSE) Conference that will be held June 11 - 13 in Ames this summer. If you only go to one conference a year, this is THE ONE!!! Network with other FCS educators, learn about some new initiatives, find some excellent resources! All packed into three filled days of professional development at its best!

Please find the attached Conference brochure, Award nominations, and BEST applications! Our State Program Management dollars help support this excellent conference and you will note that day one has some exciting sessions tied to the CTE Redesign legislation that will help you define FCS as a part of Human Services and do some curriculum work that will guide us all as we work toward mandatory program approval in the next few years.

Perkins dollars, as well as the Regional Planning Partnership dollars are sources to look for funding for this professional development opportunity. To register, go to this link!

AWARD NOMINATIONS

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B.E.S.T. application

This is your chance to help spread the word about the great things and people that help make Family and Consumer Sciences strong in your communities and across the state. Please be sure to send in nominations for our state awards. Since IFCSE is an affiliate of Iowa ACTE, all winners move on to the Iowa ACTE state awards with a chance to move on to regional and national levels of competition (dollars awarded to national winners!).

In addition, be sure to fill out the BEST (Belong, Excel, Study, and Travel) application for recognition of all of the hard work you do within your community and profession. You will find the nomination and application forms attached to this email for both!

Conference coordinator Kristie Kuhse has done an excellent job of combining CTE Redesign with content area sessions, Iowa State University campus program tours, and an opportunity to gain some extra knowledge in FCS/STEM connections by incorporating the ISU Biotechnology Outreach workshop.

Please check this last opportunity out at this link where you not only will gain some knowledge and skills dealing with science concepts that can be incorporated into your classes, but also can earn professional development or graduate credits AND recieve a stipend for your time and travel!

Biotechnology education workshops Biotechnology Education Workshop I

Iowa State University, Ames June 12-15, 2017

This workshop course is directed at science, agriculture, family and consumer sciences, and ISU Extension and Outreach educators who want to gain the basic knowledge and laboratory skills necessary to teach biotechnology in their classrooms. Teachers will learn how to prepare and instruct the laboratories in DNA extraction and quantification from various sources, DNA transformation, DNA fingerprinting, antibiotic resistance, biofuels, and more. Educators will prepare and perform the lab protocols as the students would do in class.

Credits • 2 professional development credits – $70

• 2 ISU graduate credits – $485 per credit Stipend

• $200 stipend for Iowa teachers ($50 per day) funded by the Iowa Biotechnology Association Travel

• Travel reimbursement available for ISU Extension and Outreach educators/personnel (up to $50 per day)

Registration deadline May 22, 2017

To register for any workshop, contact Lori Miller (800 643-9504, lorimill@iastate.edu) or register online at www.biotech.iastate.edu/ summer-training-courses-for-educators.

Lisa G. Stange, NBCT, MA Ed
Education Program Consultant
Family and Consumer Sciences
Bureau of Career and Technical Education
Division of Community College & Workforce Preparation
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-242-5032 (O)
515-414-0864 (C)
lisa.stange@iowa.gov
Twitter: LGStange
www.educateiowa.gov