Every so often I will write a sponsored post. I allow companies who have products or services that I think would be helpful to you as readers advertise through a sponsored post.The book, Butterflies in May, is a story about teen pregnancy that can be used in your classroom. Bancroft Publishing would like...
If you teach culinary and have never been to Johnson & Wales' Summer Educator's Program you are missing out. I highly recommend attending if you get the opportunity. The J & W Summer Educator's Program is professional development for vocational and FACS teachers who want to learn how to improve their skills especially working...
This month’s Innovative Family Consumer Science Teacher is Rachel Baxter, a high school FACS teacher in Mobile, Alabama. She’s taught FACS for five years now as her second career. She was inspired to become a FACS teacher by her sister who was also a FACS teacher. Unfortunately, her sister Janet, died three years ago...
I just got back from this year's Fancy Food Show in the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City. The Fancy Food Show is put on by the NASFT (National Association for the Specialty Food Trade)."Since 1955, the Fancy Food Shows have been North America’s largest specialty food and beverage marketplace. Between the...
Lesson Plans Foodborne Bacteria (Word) Analyze Meals & Snacks by Food Guide (Word) Chemical Leavening 101-Baking Powder Reaction Dish Washing with Sanitizers (PDF) Do More with Maple Lesson (PDF) Handwashing Lesson (PDF) PowerPoints JWU Plate Presentation (PPT) Managing the Family Dollar (PPT) Nutrients Jazz (PPT) The Safe Foodhandler (PPT) Welcome to Foods I (PPT)...
Books Good Ideas to Help Young People Develop Good Character: Ways to Teach the Six Pillars of Character The six pillars of character discussed in this book are Trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. Articles Teaching Millennials More Effectively : Millennials are students born between the years 1982-2004. Due to the volume of...
