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Standard Bearers. Not sure exactly what to do with the FACS FACSFellow of the American College of Surgeons. FACSabbr.Fellow of the American College of SurgeonsFACSfluorescence-activated cell sorter. national standards thathave been available since last May? Here's some insight on movingahead. "You've got to give us help." The plea from two Louisiana teachers came softly, on the heels of apanel discussion about implementing national standards for family andconsumer science education. The session at the Association for Careerand Technical Education convention last December was intended as both aprogress report on the standards--then seven months old--and a bit of apep rally. What organizers found was no shortage of enthusiasm but someuncertainty about how to proceed. That's to be expected so early in the game, says JudyHetherly, chair of the standards coalition and co-chair of a newcommission charged with helping the FACS field take the next steps. TheTexas educator-turned-consultant, as well as other leaders of thestandards effort, have been in touch with teachers around the country toaddress their concerns. Here, based on the ACTE ACTE Association for Career and Technical Education (formerly American Vocational Association)ACTE Association of Corporate Travel ExecutivesACTE Approvals Committee for Terminal EquipmentACTE Anodal Closure Tetanus session and interviews with members of thecommission, are answers to some of the most commonly asked questionsabout the FACS national standards. Q What do the standards cover? A Sixteen content areas, with specific objectives under each: * Career, Community and Family Connections * Consumer and Family Resources * Consumer Services Consumer Services refers to the formulation, deformulation, technical consulting and testing of most consumer products, such as food, herbs, beverages, vitamins, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, hair products, household cleaners, [paints, plastics, metals, waxes, coatings, minerals, * Early Childhood Education and Services * Facilities Management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. and Maintenance * Family * Family and Community Services * Food Production and Services * Food Science, Dietetics dietetics/di��e��tet��ics/ (-iks) the science of diet and nutrition. di��e��tet��icsn.The branch of therapeutics concerned with the practical application of diet in relation to health and disease. and Nutrition * Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation * Housing, Interiors and Furnishings * Human Development * Interpersonal Relationships This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims.Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details.This article has been tagged since September 2007. * Nutrition and Wellness * Parenting * Textiles and Apparel The standards outline generally what each student should know andbe able to do after completing a unit on each content area. Q Where can I get a copy? A For a detailed summary, go to www.facse.org. Call V-TECS, (800)248-7701, ext. 543, to order the complete, 308-page document ($35). Q Do the standards represent a huge departure from what we'vecovered in the past? A No, says Hetherly, but there are differences, such as moreemphasis on academic and "higher-order" thinking skills. Forexample, "analyze the relationship between the economic system andconsumer actions" under the Consumer and Family Resources categoryencourages teachers to bring math lessons into play. It used to be that cooking and sewing were the centerpieces of aFACS program, and they're still well represented in the standards.But sewing has become "textiles and apparel," and secondarystudents may learn just the basics of mending rather than creating agarment from scratch. Similarly, food science is thoroughly explored asa potential career, a source of nutrition and a means for planning menusfor a variety of needs. It's not just baking a cake anymore. Hetherly also points to a greater focus on the teaching of humanrelationships in the standards. Though many FACS teaches have beencovering this material for years, she explains the standards set anexpectation that all teachers will do so. "We need to teach kids thinking skills, foundation skills,leadership skills," says Peggy Wild, FACS state supervisor forIndiana and a leader of the national standards project. "Thoughthese things "These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. Music VideoThe music video stars Shirley Manson, lead singer of the band Garbage. Track Listing1. "These Things [Radio Edit]" - 3:172. were usually taught, they were the indirect objective, notthe focus. Now we want to teach them overtly." Q Why are the standards needed? A Not having standards makes it appear that the field has no sharedgoals or central focus, Hetherly says. "There was someinconsistency in��con��sis��ten��cy?n. pl. in��con��sis��ten��cies1. The state or quality of being inconsistent.2. Something inconsistent: many inconsistencies in your proposal. in programs across the country, and this gave us somethingto work toward together." Iowa State University AcademicsISU is best known for its degree programs in science, engineering, and agriculture. ISU is also home of the world's first electronic digital computing device, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer. Associate Professor Ann Vail Vail(vāl), town (1990 pop. 3,569), Eagle co., W central Colo., on Gore Creek, in the Gore Range of the Rocky Mts.; founded as a ski resort 1962, inc. as a town 1966. also notes thestandards have become a "symbol of legitimacy" because so manyacademic subjects have national standards. This may in turn help enhancethe image of FACS programs, which still are stereotyped in some quartersas irrelevant homemaking home��mak��er?n.One who manages a household, especially as one's main daily activity.homemak courses. Q Who developed the standards? A State-level FACS supervisors led the effort. The NationalCoalition for Family and Consumer Sciences, which includesrepresentatives from the American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues: American Association (19th century), active from 1882 to 1891. American Association (20th century), active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997. of Family and ConsumerSciences and ACTE, supported it. Many states had already begun workingon their own standards, and the group wanted to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on`v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize onan opponent's mistakes s>. thetiming. Q Who's in charge of leading the effort to implement thestandards? A A group formed last July, dubbed dub?1?tr.v. dubbed, dub��bing, dubs1. To tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood.2. To honor with a new title or description.3. The Commission, is gatheringexamples of how states are using the standards so it can organizetraining sessions for teachers and become an information clearinghouse.Co-chaired by Hetherly and Wild, the group encompasses a range ofteachers, university professors, state supervisors and others. SallyCombs, ACTE vice president for family and consumer sciences, is amember. For the complete list plus contact information, seewww.facse.org. Q What has this group done so far? A For one, it's hoping to arrange a workshop that will tie inwith the AAFCS AAFCS American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (formerly American Home Economics Association)AAFCS Advanced Automatic Flight Control System conference this summer and envisions regional trainingsessions afterward af��ter��ward? also af��ter��wardsadv.At a later time; subsequently.Adv. 1. afterward - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here . The Commission's first major act was to createan eight-minute educational video, plus brochure and a poster. Hetherly,who was in charge of the video project, hopes it will do double duty byexplaining the new standards to the public while also enhancing theimage of FACS. Seizing on the field's name change and freshcontent, the video's narrator NARRATOR. A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete. begins by alerting viewers to a"new" program -- one that replaces the old home economics. Copies of the video are $29.95 plus tax; call 512-345-5839. Q Is The Commission planning to develop a national framework forbringing national standards to the local level? A No. Remember that the national standards are voluntary, as aremany of the state standards, since U.S. schools are locally driven.It's a trickledown theory: the national standards create aguideline for states, which use the document to square their ownstandards, which they encourage local schools to adopt throughin-service training and development of "scenarios" --classroom and assessment activities that teachers can use to put thestandards in practice. A So are any states making headway head��way?n.1. Forward movement or the rate of forward movement, especially of a ship.2. Progress toward a goal.3. The clear vertical space beneath a ceiling or archway; clearance.4. now on implementing thestandards? A Yes, several--including Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and New York--arecomparing their state standards with the national document to ensurethat they mesh. The jargon used to describe this practice is"crosswalking." Indiana, for example, developed a scheme of courses that includeselements of all the national standards. Wild made a grid withIndiana's course titles down one side and the 16 national areas ofstudy across the top, then looked at where they intersected. Next thestate developed curriculum frameworks for 20 courses at the middle andhigh school levels. Last December, 30 teachers took those content standards anddeveloped materials to train teachers, and Wild led her first in-servicefor 500 teachers in January. Q How is all this state-level stuff going to make its way to theclassroom? Will my teaching have to change? A You'll probably be using more problem-solving activities forboth instruction and assessment if you choose to teach by the standards."We know that a lot of activities teachers do and have been doingwill address the standards, but there are some new ones, too," Wildsays. "We want to develop in teachers a skill and comfort levelwith using a project-based approach." How do you shift the focus from a product, such as bread or potroast, to something like nutrition and wellness without boring thestudents? Wild says the object is to develop different kinds of labswhere kids are still learning the technical skills of cutting, foldingand sauteeing, only those skills are a means to an end: nutrition. She offers this example: "You wouldn't see contestsanymore of who can make the best muffins, but who can come up with thebest recipe that modifies the fat and sodium of a muffin so it ends uptasty and nutritious nutritious/nu��tri��tious/ (noo-trish��us) affording nourishment. nu��tri��tiousadj.Providing nourishment; nourishing.nutritiousaffording nourishment. ." The North Rose-Wolcott School District in New York New York, state, United StatesNew York,Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of got a federalGoals 2000 grant to bring teachers in to develop scenarios, or storiesthat require students to solve problems based on topics that fit intothe national standards. Scenarios are being field tested and eventuallywill be shared via the Internet. Once they're ready, says statesupervisor Marilyn Kucera, teachers can use them for instruction andassessment. Because of the testing factor, the scenarios (along with examplesof student work and scoring rubrics) will be placed in a secure Web sitethrough Xerox's DocuShare, an agreement facilitated byteacher/project coordinator Bonnie bon��nyalso bon��nie ?adj. bon��ni��er, bon��ni��est Scots1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty.2. Excellent. Perkins. Users will have a passwordto enter. You can see one example of a scenario athttp://docushare.edutech.org/dscgi/ds. py/View/BulletinBoard-296. Thatscenario is summarized in the box on page 14. Q Is this going to be expensive? How will we find the money fortraining teachers and changing curriculum? A It can be if new courses require additional resources, materials,equipment and technology. Teacher training also can be pricey PriceyTerm used for an unrealistically low bid price or unrealistically high offer price.priceyOf, relating to, or being an unrealistically high offer. An offer to sell a security at $50 when the current market price is $47 is pricey. , thoughHetherly notes this is no different from any other curriculum updateschools occasionally go through. "I haven't gotten a big sense that money is lacking forthis project," she says. "The minimum purchase to get startedis $35 for the standards book." Perkins says her district spent about $180,000 in state and federalfunds Federal FundsFunds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements.Notes:These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve for in-service and fees for the DocuShare secure line. Much of thecost was for teacher travel to Rochester for training in writingscenarios, using the DocuShare system and generally getting proficientwith the standards. Q Where can I go for more information? A Get in touch with these folks, who will be happy to help: * Judy Hetherly -- (512) 345-5839; hetherly@jhetherly.org * Peggy Wild -- (317) 232-9169; pwild@doe.state.in.us * Marilyn Kucera -- (518) 474-5506; mkucera@mail.nysed.gov * If you have access to the Web, see www.facse.org.www.aafcs.organd www.fhahero.org for more standards resources. RELATED ARTICLE: SAMPLE SCENARIO New York state is pilot testing 100 teacher-developed scenariosthat establish a problem for students to solve. Each incorporates one ormore of the national standards and may be used for instructional andtesting purposes. Here's an excerpt ex��cerpt?n.A passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a literary or musical composition, a document, or a film.tr.v. ex��cerpt��ed, ex��cerpt��ing, ex��cerpts1. of one that's availablenow. Wellness Clinic Scenario: As a new peer nutrition counselor, you are a member of anewly formed wellness team composed of students and staff. Your firstclient is Sean, a 13-year-old male who is 22 pounds overweight. Sean isanxiously awaiting the meeting so he can develop a wellness plan thatwill help him reach his ideal weight by the next school break--justthree months from today. During the first meeting with Sean you intend to discuss health anddietary issues and evaluate Sean's current eating patterns througha questionnaire and food diary assignment. Following a training outlinebased on your studies in Home and Career Skills, you will developguidelines for Sean. Doing some advance planning you will: develop yourquestionnaire to provide you with information to assess Sean'scurrent eating patterns; develop a food diary assignment for Sean toincrease his awareness of his eating patterns; and write guidelines fora motivational nutrition program that will guide Sean toward healthyfood choices. National Standards Content Skills: apply various dietary guidelines dietary guidelinesCardiology A series of dietary recommendations from the Nutrition Committee of the Am Heart Assn, that promote cardiovascular health. See Caloric restriction, food pyramid, French paradox. in planning to meet nutrition and wellness needs (14.3.1), designstrategies that meet the health and nutrition requirements ofindividuals and families with special needs (14.3.2) Additional Topics for Study: dietary guidelines, label reading,alternative food choices and substitutions, the Food Pyramid food pyramidor Food Guide Pyramid,diagram used in nutrition education that fits food groups into a triangle and notes that, for a healthful diet, those at the base should be eaten more frequently than those at the top. Process Skills: problem solving problem solvingProcess involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter through trial and error. Academic Skills: language arts language artspl.n.The subjects, including reading, spelling, and composition, aimed at developing reading and writing skills, usually taught in elementary and secondary school.