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IFCSE has a new website!!! Be sure to check it out for all things FCS in Iowa! You will find the IFCSE newsletter, conference information, BEST awards and awards nomination forms, as well as a host of resource links for DE newsletter sign ups, standards resources, Iowa FCS Network, CCFCS links, FCCLA information and promotional links!
A big THANK YOU to Emily Mohling and Bailey Bishop who worked hard to help this become a reality as a part of their efforts with conference planning! Be sure to bookmark this important resource on your browser! You can find it HERE!
Iowa Family and Consumer Sciences
2020 Conference
September 21, 2020
FFA Enrichment Center, Ankeny, IA
Conference Theme: #SayYEStoFCS
Click HERE for registration.
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The following day is the IACTE conference, also at the Iowa FFA Enrichment building. We have partnered with IACTE to offer a $30 discount to those who register for both conferences.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Do you have tried and true resources, strategies, and techniques that have been highly effective in your classroom? Do you know of a colleague that has ideas that you would like them to share? Please complete the link found in the newsletter to submit presentations for this year's IFCSE conference!
Don't forget award nominations and BEST award applications!
Be sure to nominate those who you believe deserve special recognition for their work and dedication to the FCS field. Our awards connect directly with national ACTE awards to further the recognition process.
BEST awards are for everyone! They honor the work you do to Belong Excel, Study and Travel for furthering FCS in Iowa!
Follow this LINK for the forms and information!
The Iowa Department of Education has made available to all of Iowa's FCS Educators the full curriculum for a variety of courses from The Curriculum Center for Family & Consumer Sciences. There is a new leadership curriculum that is now available. AND some exciting changes are coming for next year with a new blackboard platform as well as Middle School and Food to Farm courses!
If you are already a member, please use this link to access curriculum resources.
Click here to complete a short survey to get signed up if you have not already!
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Career and technical student organizations create a high-quality program and are an integral part of classroom instruction. Perkins V places an increased emphasis on the use of CTSOs and the Iowa CTE Bureau is planning a series of CTSO Advisor Bootcamps to help you as you work to incorporate FCCLA into your programming.
2020 virtual academies are open to all interested educators and administrators. In addition to the Iowa CTSO kickoff general session that will be held August 6th, there will be a virtual specific CTSO instructor academy for each service area. We will have a range of activities, including introduction to a great new leadership curriculum from CCFCS, a phased approach to incorporating FCCLA, National CTSO representatives answering questions, and more! Be on the lookout for more information on how to sign up for this excellent professional development opportunity!
For more information about student organizations in Perkins V, visit ctso.educateiowa.gov.
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The Home Baking Association has announced the 2020 Home Baking Association Educator Award. This year they also included three Honorable Mentions, one being from Iowa!
Honorable Mention Recognition
Elizabeth Hagan (Elizabeth lives in Bayard, and teaches at Carroll Kuemper)
Sugar Detectives: Uncovering and Examining the Sneaky Ways Sugar Transforms Baked Goods
Congratulations Elizabeth! You can check out her lesson on the FCS Network! Don't know how to access the Network? Follow directions 1a and 1b on this link! Here you will find a weath of resources and discussions for FCS in Iowa!
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 Extraordinary Educational Opportunity for Extraordinary Times
Don’t Miss the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Virtual Conference - June 25-26, 2020
The world has changed and so have we. With the changing landscape, never before has a gathering of the entire professional community been more timely, accessible and affordable.
Now, with so many summer educational conferences postponed, AAFCS is welcoming all professionals to participate in the 2020 AAFCS Virtual Conference via Zoom, on June 25 and 26, to take advantage of numerous opportunities for professional development. The conference will gather family and consumer sciences professionals in research, teaching, Extension and administrators of higher education to connect and share best practices to help pioneer the solutions to challenges facing individuals, families and communities.
You won’t want to miss the Opening Session with a panel of experts addressing, “Impact from COVID-19: How it’s highlighting the value of the People-Centered Sciences.” Plus, there are many breakout sessions on relevant topics “at your fingertips” (or at least via key strokes on your computer).
You can skip the extraneous expenses for travel and guestrooms and take advantage of the $100 registration rate. Students pay only $25 to participate in this event. And, there is even more good news! You will not have to choose between sessions offered at the same time. You can attend all sessions on your own time and at your own pace for 12 months after the conference and earn PDUs.
You can learn more about the educational sessions here. For more information contact sandrade@aafcs.org
 ACTE Region III 2020 Leadership Conference — Now Virtual on June 25!
High-quality & affordable professional development experience with #ACTEHealthyatHome
At a time when community is more important than ever, the ACTE Region III 2020 Leadership Conference, originally scheduled for June 17-19, in Minnesota is now available as a one-day virtual conference and interactive platform. Tune in on Thursday, June 25, for live presentations, breakout sessions and interactive content covering emerging trends in delivering online career and technical education and digital learning. Region III educators will share how they are continuing to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic to meet the needs of their students, staff and communities.
In addition to the ease of attending a virtual conference (with no travel costs!), you will have the opportunity to:
- Interact with the presenters and your peers via the chat box, thus helping us all learn from and connect with each other!
- Access post-conference presentation recordings via CTE Learn, a great resource for you courtesy of ACTE's partner, MaxKnowledge.
The registration rate for the one-day virtual conference is only $125. (This is an excellent opportunity to put your remaining fiscal year funds to good use for you and your professional development!)
Watch the website for agenda updates! We hope you are all safe and healthy, and we look forward to "seeing" you at the ACTE Region III 2020 Virtual Leadership Conference on Thursday, June 25. Click here to register.
As I finish this last newsletter, I am so excited for FCS in Iowa! We have a great group of educators and leaders in FCS and CTE. Iowa is well-positioned as you work to be even a stronger force in CTE programming across the state. Katy Blatnick-Gagne' is the perfect person to continue moving us in the right direction with her knowledge, passion and commitment to Family and Consumer Sciences and career and technical education!
I wish you all well, especially those of you who like me are retiring. Please don't forget the FCS Educator pipeline is shrinking! We all have a duty to encourage more students to consider the great career we have made for ourselves! I wouldn't change a thing I have done since graduating from Iowa State University with my Home Economics Education degree!
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