January/February Newsletter

                      MESSAGE FROM LISA                                  

Happy CTE Month!  We have so many exciting things happening with CTE in Iowa!  I am lucky to get to accompany four CTSO student leaders (including an FCCLA student and FCCLA adviser) to Washington DC this next month for ACTE's National Policy Seminar.  They will be taking their message of the value of CTE programming, including CTSO involvement in their education experiences.  Wednesday morning of the seminar is dedicated to a foucs on the CTE Teacher Education Pipeline and I will be sharing what our Region has been doing in regards to defining the challenge of attracting people to our profession and the work that still needs to be done to meet the need on a regional and national level.  

As I carved out time to finish my January newsletter (in FEBRUARY!) on one of the first snowy winter days (also in FEBRUARY!) we have had this year, I am reminded of how busy all of us can be this time of year with semester reports, new classes, FCCLA districts, ProStart competitions, snow days and make-ups, wresting and basketball tournaments, music and speech contests, family and church events, professional development meetings, legislative issues that touch our livelihood, YOU NAME IT!!! Yes, it seems to never end, but there each of you are, every day making a difference in the lives of your students!   I want to thank you for all you do for Iowa's CTE/FCS students. Take a little time for yourself, JUST BREATHE and reflect on the great things that you do for your students!

 

 

SAY YES TO FCS SIGNING DAY!!!!   Please share with any students you know of that will be entering our profession --- this is a national campaign that Iowa is proud to be a part of!

                           

Iowa Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), together with Iowa Family & Consumer Sciences Educators (IFCSE), and Iowa Association for Family & Consumer Sciences (IAFCS) would like to invite you and your parents/guardians to attend our

1^st Annual Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Future Educator Signing Day

A formal signing ceremony will take place during Iowa FCCLA’s State Leadership Conference 

Tuesday, March 28^th at 12:30

(Buffet lunch prior from 11:15 – 12:15)

Holiday Inn Des Moines/Airport

 6111 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, Iowa

RSVP to FCCLA Executive Director Timothy Marx at timothy.marx@iafccla.org by March 1^st and indicate if you will be joining us for lunch and the number in your party as well as any special dietary restrictions.

To date, 26 of 50 states report a shortage of highly qualified FCS educators.  We applaud your commitment to “filling the pipeline” and would like to publicly celebrate your postsecondary plans.

 

Food Science and Human Nutrition Day at Iowa State University

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University is pleased to invite you and your family to the upcoming FSHN Day on Friday, March 10, 2017. The event will take place in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union on Iowa State University’s campus.

Visit campus to:

-Learn about Food Science and Human Nutrition careers

-Meet current college students and faculty

-Participate in educational activities related to these career fields

There is no cost to attend this day full of activities to explore majors and careers in Culinary Food Science, Food Science, Diet & Exercise, Dietetics, and Nutritional Science.

Registration is underway and will remain open until March 1, 2017, or the event fills. Visit the FSHN Major Exploration Day website today to register and see a tentative schedule of events.

 

Student Scholarship Opportunities from the Iowa Restaurant Association!!!

This year the Iowa Restaurant Association Education Foundation is awarding scholarships ranging from $500-$1000 to high school and college students planning to or already pursuing a post-secondary degree in culinary arts, hospitality management, nutrition and numerous other industry-specific fields of study. The scholarship application window is now OPEN and all applications and corresponding documents are due to the IRAEF by Friday, April 28^th.

 

Attached to this email are two documents.

1. IRAEF 2017 Scholarship Application - to be completed and returned to Katelyn Kostek kkostek@restaurantiowa.com (with all corresponding documents) by Friday, April 28^th.

• An online version of the IRAEF Scholarship Application can be found on The association's website here:

https://www.restaurantiowa.com/2017-iraef-scholarship-application/

 

2. Scholarship Program Eligibility Criteria which includes guidelines for applicants to follow.

 

PLEASE pass this information along to any students interested in pursuing a post-secondary degree in a hospitality-related field AND THEIR PARENTS!!

 

These scholarships are NOT ProStart specific and applications are accepted from non-ProStart students.

 

Filling out applications may be a completely new concept to some of your students. Completing this application as a class activity might help ease stress and give students the know-how to fill out college or other applications. We suggest integrating this process into your class periods, then those students who are truly interested in pursuing a higher education or a career in the hospitality industry can submit their applications to the IRAEF.

 

STUDENT INCOME TAX PACKET MATERIALS

 

The Iowa Department of Revenue has created a publication to aid educators and students in developing a greater understanding of how to complete iowa individual income tax returns.  For more information, click here.

 

FOOD SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

The following is information about a wonderful professional development opportunity for teachers fully funded by the FDA.

 

Foodborne disease outbreaks and food recalls frequent the news. What organisms cause these diseases? What can an individual do to protect themselves from these diseases? What measures are being taken by the federal government to prevent transmission of these diseases?

 

Science, health, and family and consumer science teachers have an opportunity to provide inquiry-based lessons related to these outbreaks and recalls.  Lessons can be found in the curriculum Science and Our Food Supply developed jointly by FDA and NSTA. And, in order to prepare teachers to use these lessons, FDA provides a free multidimensional professional development program that will take place July 16 – 23, 2017 in Washington, DC. Included in the program are transportation to and from Washington and all housing and meal expenses.

 

During the program, selected teachers will participate in activities such as the following - meet with FDA and USDA scientists to learn about their current research on foodborne diseases and nutrition; work with instructors at the microbiology lab at the University of Maryland to learn proper techniques to use in doing microbiology labs with their own students; and, tour USDA’s farm in Beltsville, MD.

 

Selected teachers are asked to implement the curriculum in their classrooms during the 2017 - 2018 school year and to do a hands-on workshop on the curriculum for other teachers. 

 

To apply on line – deadline April 18, 2017- go to:   http://www.teachfoodscience.org/apply.asp

 

The Science and Our Food Supply curriculum guides on which the summer program is based are available from this website - http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodScienceResearch/ToolsMaterials/ScienceandTheFoodSupply/default.htm.  We strongly suggest you review these guides before applying for the summer workshop.

 

For more information, contact Mimi Cooper at mimicooper@verizon.net.    

 

 

FINISHING YOUR ENDORSEMENT??? --- SUMMER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT IOWA STATE

 

(Check out attachment to this newsletter that has live links!)

 

 

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION WORKSHOPS

The first workshop in this series will be held on the Iowa State campus during the time of our Iowa Family and Consumer Sciences Educators Conference.  Mike Zeller has agreed to "integrate" the pieces of the IFCSE conference into this workshop so that you can gain some basic knowledge and skills necessary to integrate STEM skills into your classes!  Stipends and greaduate credit available!  For more information, see this link  and contact Mike Zeller, Biotechnology Outreadh Education Coordinator at mzeller@iastate.edu.

 

SAVE THE DATE!  ANNUAL Family and Consumer Sciences State Conference

 

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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

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• 2017+IRAEF+Scholarship+Program+Eligibility+Criteria++Application+Requirements.pdf