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Ask The Tech CoachWhen Coaches Transition Back into the Classroom … What Happens Next?Welcome to "Ask the Tech Coach," a podcast for Instructional Coaches and Technology Integration Specialists.
In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff welcomes Sarah Kiefer, creator of Tech You Can Do and Barbara Scully from ConnectFCSed on the podcast to discuss how Instructional Coaches can best support their school districts, teachers, and students when they transition back into the classroom.
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2024-01-0848 min
Connect FCS EDOptimizing Your Resume and LinkedIn Profile for Career Success• First, let’s talk about CTSOs or Career and Technical Student Organizations. These groups provide students with opportunities to develop leadership and technical skills that can be applied in their future careers. As an advisor of a CTSO, you’ve been instrumental in guiding students toward their goals. This is a great experience to highlight in your cover letter and resume.• When writing your cover letter, include your experience as an advisor and provide specific examples of how you’ve helped students succeed. For example, you can mention how you provided support and guidance to a group of students...
2023-05-1009 minConnect FCS EDClosing Down Your FCS Classroom: Inventory, Maintenance, Communication, Storage, Surplus, and Grants.• Let's start with closing down your FCS lab/classroom. It's important to begin with inventory, taking stock of all your equipment, tools, and supplies. This will help you determine what needs to be repaired, replaced, or ordered for the upcoming school year. Additionally, proper maintenance and cleaning of equipment should be performed to ensure its longevity and effectiveness.Inventory is an important aspect of closing down an FCS classroom/lab. It is essential to take an accurate inventory of all the items in the lab, including equipment, tools, materials, and supplies. This inventory will help you determine what ne...
2023-05-0319 min
Ask The Tech CoachWhat is a K-12 Standards-Based Digital Learning Curriculum?Welcome to "Ask the Tech Coach," a podcast for Instructional Coaches and Technology Integration Specialists.
In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Barb discuss the differences between Digital Literacy, Digital Competency, and Digital Citizenship and share our recommendations for creating a K-12 Digital Learning Curriculum.
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2023-04-1737 minConnect FCS EDPossibility thinking with Sandra Adams, PhD.• Will you describe your journey with career and technical education?• Do you have any new exciting projects you are working on?• What is your vision for CTE in the next decade wtih your new role as VP for the ACTE Admin Division?• What are the names of the 3 books you have either co-authored or authored?CONNECT WITH SANDRA ADAMS, PHD.• Email: sadams@mresc.org• LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-adams-ph-d-559531b8/BOOKS• PLC in CTE: The power of professional learning communities to create thriving cultures of achie...
2023-03-2228 minConnect FCS EDElevate FCS with Toni Wiese• Tell me about the over purpose of the campaign? The Elevate FCS campaign is a nationwide effort to raise awareness and recognition for the field of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) and the professionals who work in it. The campaign aims to showcase the diverse career opportunities available within FCS, as well as the impact that FCS professionals have on individuals, families, and communities.• How can people get involved in the campaign? There are several ways that people can get involved in the Elevate FCS campaign. One way is by sharing their own FCS story on social media...
2023-03-1518 minConnect FCS EDEmbracing AI in FCS Education• AI is changing the way we live, work, and learn, and as educators, it's our job to prepare our students for this rapidly changing world. By incorporating AI into the FCS classroom, we can help our students develop 21st-century skills, like problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity. With AI, students can analyze data, identify patterns, and make predictions. This not only helps them understand how AI works but also helps them develop valuable skills that will serve them well in their future careers. After all, we are all about the 21st-century skillset!• Another benefit of integrating AI into the FC...
2023-03-0811 minConnect FCS EDwhy learning comes first, technology second• Technology has become an essential part of our daily lives, and it's no different in the classroom. It has the potential to enhance student learning and engagement, but it's important to remember that technology is just a tool, and it's the teaching strategies that come first. As Family and Consumer Sciences teachers, we have a unique opportunity to help students understand the importance of using technology in their daily lives and careers. However, it's crucial that we prioritize student learning and use technology as a means to achieve this goal.• Differentiated instruction: This approach recognizes that students have d...
2023-03-0107 minConnect FCS EDThe Relevance of FCS Education in Public K-12 Education• FCS education prepares students for adulthood by teaching them how to make informed decisions about important life events, such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement, as well as how to manage their finances, maintain their health, and develop positive relationships with others• Contribution to Society: FCS education helps students become productive citizens who are able to contribute to their communities in meaningful ways. By fostering positive relationships, good nutrition, and a balanced lifestyle, FCS education helps students develop the skills and habits needed to lead healthy, productive lives. This, in turn, leads to stronger families, communities, and a more r...
2023-02-2211 minConnect FCS EDExploring the Innovations and Impact of Career and Technical Education (CTE): Navigating the future with CTSO leadership• I will share and discuss on 3 topics supporting CTE programs in preparing students for careers in various fields of work.Latest Trends in CTE: The Importance of Keeping CTE Programs Relevant:The Role of Career and Technical Education Student Leadership Organizations and the benefits of participating in a CTSO. • One of the biggest trends in CTE is the increasing emphasis on project-based learning. Project-based learning is a teaching method that involves students in solving real-world problems by working on a project.• One of the biggest challenges facing CTE programs is keeping up with the rapidly changing...
2023-02-1509 minConnect FCS EDThe Importance of Celebrating Career and Technical Education Month• Every February, the CTE community comes together to recognize the achievements and impact of CTE programs and to raise awareness about their role in preparing students for college and career success. (00:30) • CTE Month provides an opportunity for individuals and organizations to show their support for CTE programs and the students who participate in them. By hosting events, recognizing achievements, raising awareness, and engaging with the community, we can help to further the mission of CTE and ensure that all students have the tools and experiences they need to succeed. (1:30) • 1. Host events: Organize events such as open hous...
2023-02-0807 minConnect FCS EDHow to market your FCS CTE classes• (00:31) Did you know that February is known for CTE month? CTE, meaning career and technical education, so that every single February, the CTE community celebrates CTE month to raise awareness of the role that CTE has in reading learners for college and career success. • (1:50) Tip number one (1) is probably the easiest and by far the most accessible thing that you can do, how many of you are covering classes on your prep when you are on your sub-rotation, which I know you are because I am. Promote your classes while subbing! Talk about the fun things you do in ea...
2023-02-0109 minConnect FCS EDEP 103 Dr. Katy Blatnick-Gagne, V.P. FCS Division at ACTE• My mom was a Family and Consumer Scientist or Home Economist, as she still likes to refer to it for 27 years in Southwest Colorado, and out of three children, I was the only one that followed my parents in the footsteps of becoming an educator (4:29)• Leadership has always been something I've been intrigued in. I love professional development, things going out, and just being able to better myself, and learn. I think that's really important as a Family and Consumer Scientist. Also, the content that we teach in classes is not stagnant, has to change as society chan...
2022-10-2622 minConnect FCS EDEp 102 Baker 'Kristin Hoffman' Bettie• I am a trained chef. I did go to culinary school, and I've worked at restaurants and worked as a private chef, but for the last 11 years, I've been creating content on my Baker Bettie website as an educational baking content creator. I started Baker Bettie as a food blog back in 2011. You know, I had never baked anything until I was out of the house. I was 19 years old, and I had never made anything, not even from a box mix until I was that old, so that is when I really started getting interested in baking. (3:25)•...
2022-10-1922 minConnect FCS EDEp 101 Sharon Davis of The Home Baking Association• I have a real history now with family consumer sciences, I actually started out as a home economist with what they call a vocational education degree. Now it's called Career and Tech. So that degree from Iowa State, and my continuing ed is with Kansas State University and the American Institute of Baking. So I keep learning, but I landed in home health care to start with, and in-home visitations loved it because I really wanted to learn more about consumers and home life and what people's needs were, and I always have that passion for making sure that th...
2022-10-1229 minConnect FCS EDEp 100 Hanna Kim of EverFI• After graduating from EWU with her M. ED, Hanna Kim spent 5 years teaching 3rd, 5th, and 7th-grade math/science, I have developed a passion for finding ways to bridge the gaps in education that students face today. As the local EVERFI support in Washington, I'm excited to work with educators across the state to bring critical life skills to their classrooms with industry-leading resources with no cost attached. (3:47)• EverFI is an EdTech company based out of DC. We're all about social impacts of thinking about in terms of how to bridge the learning gap in the schools, lots...
2022-10-0520 minConnect FCS ED99-Season 3 LaunchEpisode Notes• Why are we hiring more and more business and marketing educators to fill these roles when it's the family and consumer sciences classes that are constantly being targeted tracked and we have these long lists for student enrollment, so we really, subconsciously, we have to start thinking about what is our pipeline, what is it that our communities are needing right now from us so that we can prepare our students move forward once they graduate high school. (9:14)• Next week's episode is gonna be episode 100. Can you believe that? My friends, I am just f...
2022-09-2817 minConnect FCS ED96-Briana Castro, FCCLA VP of Development• I learned that VP of Development, it's a really important position as you are looking for new partnerships and you are helping the organization financially, and maybe sure that members are the opportunity, participating partner contacts, and the sales, the national or coalition. (13:18)• So, are the executive council positions, are they rolling over every year; Are we gaining new student leadership yearly?. Yes, so every year, at the national leadership conference, I know it is a very long process where there's national series from across the nation, from Washington all the way a way. We have candidates in Te...
2022-04-2736 minConnect FCS ED95-M is for Money with Rob Phelan• I got into personal finance about six years ago. My school asked me to teach this class, it was like a Math personal since hybrid, my wife at the time we were dating, we just moved in together, she was the one who was the money person in our house, and through our conversations, it became clear that I needed to learn more about money as well to become more co-partner in our decision-making, and like we talk about with couples all the time, we wanna make sure that everyone is a knowledgeable participant in the finances of the ho...
2022-04-2026 minConnect FCS ED94-MoneyFit Everyday money for Everyday people with Todd Christensen• Todd Christensen is an author podcaster, speaker, accredited financial counselor, certified HUD housing counselor, and Education Manager at the Money Fit by DRS. Todd has facilitated thousands of personal finance workshops and one-on-one counseling sessions since 2004, helping consumers of all backgrounds and income levels regain control of their finances, get out of debt, rebuild their credit and create a brighter financial future. He published Everyday Money for Everyday People in 2014, and it's on the 50+ on fire in 2021 (1:54)• The money fit Show is all about the personal finance journey. So we interview people who have a story to tell...
2022-04-1333 minConnect FCS ED90-Dr. Dave family life educator and Utah extension specialist• Especially in our time right now, and there's so much stress going on. The simple science back to practices, these little things that people can do that can improve their personal well-being... I'll give you some examples, my two favorites probably are gratitude, just the power of the science of gratitude. Simply being mindful of others and expressing that gratitude to others, and the second one is kindness, just random acts of kindness. (2:58)• One thing to make me happy, something I'm grateful for is something that day that I loved, and then I choose to do that. I encou...
2022-03-0225 minConnect FCS ED87-National Partnership Series with Future FCS educators Emerson Burroughs and Kevin Homan• I can't count how many conversations I've had with people out in the community, random strangers, even where they think that they should bring back home economics. But Home Economics has always been here. It changed the name 30 years ago. It's always been here. It's going to continue to be here. And they value that skill set, and they aren't teachers, but they value that skill set and they think it should be taught, and I also think it should be taught. So that's why I'm here. (7:43)• The National Partnership for Family and Consumer Sciences education for recrui...
2022-02-0925 minConnect FCS ED86-Introduction and Overview National Partnership for FCS Educators with Jan Bowers, PhD, CFCS and Lori Myers, PhD, CFCS• The National Partnership is a group of over 14 national level organizations that are all an integral part of family and consumer sciences education. All of them care about recruiting, preparing and supporting FCS educators. We found that these organizations were all doing great things among themselves for FCS ED, but we didn't have a way to organize and share the resources with each other so sometimes we had service duplication and service gaps. We formed the national partnership with the focus of working together to recruit, prepare and support FCS educators and to maximize the use of our resources. It h...
2022-02-0227 minConnect FCS ED85-Phi Upsilon Omicron, National FCS Honor Society with Melissa Martin• Phi Upsilon Omicron is the National Honor Society in Family and Consumer Sciences. We were actually founded in 1909 at the University of Minnesota, so we've got a long history there, and actually originally were designated as the honor society for home economics, (2:09)• A membership and rotation invitation to a collegiate chapter through local honorary membership, and then we also have national honorary membership, which is bestowed upon someone in our biennial conclave, so lots of different avenues there to become a part of our efforts and to become a member.(4:51)• Within the last year, Phi U launche...
2022-01-2628 minConnect FCS ED84- 2022 kickoff and KP Compass Curriculum with Nai Wang• At KP Compass Curriculum, our mission is to elevate education by basically thinking out of the box, so we develop so much the different technologies and techniques, and basically using the aspect of... We're coming in and looking from the outside to identify the needs of the teachers, and based on what people complain the most we put on in our thinking caps instead of doing like what most people do is just a technology augmentation of what is currently being done. (11:34)• So at the time when we started online didn't really exist very much, so we did it...
2022-01-1934 minConnect FCS ED83-2021 Year End Review & FCCLA Series Recap• Starting on Episode 79, we had on the show, Ashley Nelson, who shared, get your members, get your students excited, build relationships, reach out to your state advisors, join the FCC LA advisor Facebook groups. Even if you're not an advisor yet, it does not hurt to get involved and start learning from the best. (1:45)• Episode 80, we have the dynamic duo, Alaina Tharp and Sherry Vogel. They shared, find a mentor in your area and learn all that you can from them, start small and keep growing, find those nuggets that benefit you and your members, participate attend distr...
2021-12-2210 minConnect FCS ED78-Collaborating for Advocacy• First, before starting this episode- I am acknowledging my gratitude to the trailblazing women who forged a path to which I may share my voice and passion, cast my vote, and hold a job which I am proud to serve in the classroom and various leadership committees where I can improve systems and policies. 2nd, I acknowledge the Men who have partnered and supported the women giving them the space and guidance to which they could break down the barriers. I also give thanks to the thousands of educators who have shared their resources on our community forums, FCS faceb...
2021-11-1713 minConnect FCS ED75-Financial Literacy Student Take Over• I have been overhearing my students have a conversation and that they were also commenting on, "I could never be a teacher but they could be a second grade teacher, or maybe a fourth or fifth grade teacher, and then I said, Why not a high school teacher?" So we're high schools and we know how we are and how we act and not wanting to get a class and the procrastination and not wanting to get to class." (1:57)• What is it that you liked about financial literacy because you come to class? Ryan comes to class, he's l...
2021-10-2718 minConnect FCS ED73-Comedy in the Classroom with Leslie Rob• Your specialty is comedy. Yes. You love comedy, I love comedy, but as I was saying before the fore show. I love comedy, but I can't give comedy because there are special people who can do it, and I feel this within my core and that... You're one of those special people and you bring it into the FCS community. And it is amazing. All of things I appreciate that. I just love it. Comedy breaks the ice with anything, any situation, whatever embraces joy because everybody can laugh and should. So I utilize that comedy in the classroom as mu...
2021-10-1324 minConnect FCS ED71-Leading and Learning NC Everlene Davis 2021 Award Recipient Kevin Reese Sr.Episode Notes• I'm beyond thankful. I was recognized as the 2021 Teacher of the Year for New Bern High School. I came in second in the district, which is still an honor, I lost a... I don't wanna say loss. A young lady who was absolutely amazing also of district, so I don't take it lightly, I don't take these things like me, I am extremely humbled at every twist on turn of his teaching career that I have all of a sudden. (1:56)• New Bern High School is the home of the bears, and we just went w...
2021-09-2922 minConnect FCS ED66-Chelsey Farias: Building Cultural Opportunities While Being a New FCS Teacher• I just graduated from Central Washington University. I am a new teacher, this will be my first year I did my student teaching, which was an awesome thing. I mean, it was mostly primarily online because of COVID and everything, so it was a little challenging, but fun. Everyone says that it was their hardest year of teaching, so I started off that way, so it can only get easier from here. Yeah, I just got hired and I cannot wait to go back and serve the community where I was served. I know the school is primarily Latino stud...
2021-08-2532 minConnect FCS ED65-Mindset Matters• Do you live in a state where you have canned curriculum, or did you have to create your own curriculum from scratch to virtually present it? Did you do your student teaching virtually? How was that? In my state, I do not have canned curriculum, therefore I had to create everything, and I collaborated across the nation with other interior designer teachers and foods teachers. I have to admit the positive result from the shutdown is that everyone was willing to share anything and everything. (1:48)• Your class could be the only welcoming classroom your student has or feels...
2021-08-1814 minConnect FCS ED64-A Look Back and Forward - Season One Finale!• Listening to my early podcast releases, I hear my trepidation, I feel my fear, but fast-forward to today, I can say that I did it with the help of my podcast editor and mentor, Jody Colvard, and all of the collective voices of our FCS community, we have all made an impact. We truly are better together. So my advice to you and myself moving forward, do not be afraid of your own voice. (2:24)• There are so many people that I have leaned hard into this past year, and it's only growing myself to become better, and I am s...
2021-06-2311 minConnect FCS ED63-Dr. Shelley McGuire: FCS and COVID Research on Breastfeeding Babies• At the University of Idaho, were the oldest department at the university, and we were the first Home Program in the West, and we're still going strong. Almost 125 years later, and we're a one-stop shop for Family and Consumer Sciences, we have degrees in apparel, textile and design, we have a couple degrees in nutrition, one leads to dietetics career, the other one leads to medical school or the likes. We have a human development, family studies program, and we have a child development program and another program, early childhood education, so you're certified to teach through third grade. (1:50)...
2021-06-1630 minConnect FCS ED62-Dr. Kyle Roberson: Educational Opportunities for the Incarcerated• While I was in the military police, I met somebody who worked in corrections, and so as a reservist, I was looking for full-time work while I was doing my reserve time. When I applied for the Bureau of Prisons, I got hired as a correctional officer and once I got hired as a correctional officer, I met another guy who was in the Reserves who... This is all part of the happenstance part of it. Now, this was not planned. All these people came into my life. Made an impact, gave me an opportunity. (2:41)• Because as Family...
2021-06-0951 minConnect FCS ED61-Dr. Carol Werhan: The Alphabet Soup of FCS Organizations• So when we think about the FCS alphabet soup, we know we have several organizations that support educators, teacher educators and extension. I would like to focus, particularly on those that are about the secondary educator and the University educator, and one that I would bring up is the Association for Career and Technical Education ACTE. (6:10)• This is a sub-group of ACTE FCS division. That's the middle school high school teacher. They focus on the information and needs of the middle and high school teacher, then another sub-grade is called NATE FCS, National Association of Teacher Educators, of Fam...
2021-06-0255 minConnect FCS ED60-Taylor Key: FCS Teacher Sharing Personalized Learning Strategies• So a couple of years ago, I was selected by my administration to be on our county-wide personalize learning team. I had seen some of the different really personalize learning strategies that I was already incorporating in smart classroom, so they selected me to be part of this team. (3:37)• Genius Hour is just an extended learning opportunity for students, and so that way you don't have students sitting on your kitchen counter tops or causing distractions for your learners who are still finishing up their lab. (7:15)• I actually did my learning menu as a menu, which was...
2021-05-2621 minConnect FCS ED59-Alyssa Maddux: FCS teacher Wishlist• So I grew up in Nebraska, I went to university there. Actually, my senior year of college, I decided to become a teacher, and so I started when I was 23, 24, two years in Nebraska, and I was living with my parents, and I just needed to get out and explore the world, become an independent adult, and I kind of just picked a spot on the map, packed my car, drove three days and moved to Seattle. (4:05)• The biggest thing that I mean personally, to be a great teacher is to be working in a community that's support...
2021-05-1938 minConnect FCS ED58-Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies• If you want families to be involved in to partner with educators, that expectation needs to be shared through dialogue, conversation, emails, letters. So after we had our discussion, we then we're just kind of brainstorming of better ways on helping students who do transition back to in-person school and their families, and we came up with the idea she should do a welcome back newsletter where she is laying out her expectations for classroom norms, how her classroom management is, and what that style is. (7:24)• Because math is a foundational effort where if you miss a step...
2021-05-1215 minConnect FCS ED57-Book Study: The Secret History of Home Economics with Author Danielle DreilingerSHOWNOTES:• The founders wanted home economics to be a professional field that gave women career opportunities in business and in science and then teaching and that it helped housewives and women working in the home to do their work more quickly and more efficiently and to focus on what they actually needed to focus on with housekeeping so that they would have time to do other things, whether that be studying or a paying job, or taking care of their children. (5:55)• I looked up in the 1960s, the 1950s and 1960s when the feminine mystique and post...
2021-05-051h 03Connect FCS ED56-How You Can Use NGPF to Fill Your Financial Literacy Toolbox with Kathey HatfieldSHOWNOTES:• Well, I am an NGPF guru and my official title, I'm an NGPF fellow, meaning that I have the opportunity to be one of a small select group, the first year about costs been like four years ago, to attend a completely expense-free, almost week-long workshop hosted by NGPF to share their materials, to show what they have to offer. And then their goal for us was to share this information with our colleagues and others, and next generation personal finance. (3:45)• Basically you take a test, and if you pass with a certain percentage, you ear...
2021-04-2830 minConnect FCS ED55-Junior Achievements with Lynn Carlson• Junior Achievement is actually in 21 countries across the world. Wow, okay. So we support students individual success and academic success in two ways, the first is all of the Junior Achievement curriculum is mapped to common core requirements, so every program that is age-appropriate, so we have programs for the elementary level, the middle school level, and the high school level every program specifically maps to common core in math, reading, writing, arithmetic, as well as the social-emotional skills, so educators can very easily blend these programs into their classroom curriculum. (3:17)• The third pillar is entrepreneurship, so we ho...
2021-04-2127 minConnect FCS ED53-Rob Phelan - Financial Literacy TeacherThrough his classroom work and Simple StartUp Virtual courses, Rob has helped beginner entrepreneurs form over 250 new businesses, across all different types of industries. The ChooseFI Curriculum has been used by hundreds of teachers across the United States and helped bring free financial education to many underserved populations when it comes to personal finance.SHOWNOTES:• Financial independence is a point at which you can say, I no longer need to work, and I'm not talking about traditional retirement, it can apply a traditional retirement here, hit 65, like, Okay, I'm done. I better have enough money lef...
2021-04-0747 minConnect FCS ED52-Head Principal Chef Mike and the National High School BBQ Association• I grew up in Central Texas, and barbecue is part of our state. Obviously, we love beef, but then you've got all kinds of other barbecue all over the United States and in the world. And I thought, what better way to teach meat cookery. We all teach it. I taught it in college, I taught it in high school, when I was in culinary school, they taught us about meat cookery. So why now use the good old fashion American tradition of BBQ as a teaching methodology and use project-based learning to bring groups of kids together around a l...
2021-03-3156 minConnect FCS ED51-Teacher Spotlight: Middle School FCS Ed Teacher Maire Roberson• So she knew that I had a textile background, so she had me join her on the sales calls for the fabric vendors, and I just took that to heart and I just soaked in everything that she was teaching me about the sales side. And taking in what I had learned about in school, all those silly organic chem classes about what the polyester was doing and the nylon was doing, and you want this for your liner and the cortex and so, that's what I love about it the most. (7:44)• So the 30 student per class, five c...
2021-03-2444 minConnect FCS ED49-Extended Learning Opportunity: A Home Buyers Guide with MKristo Bruce of Guild Mortgage• Let's talk a little bit about home buying, because that's why we're here. So as far as the process goes, the number one question I would say I would get is, I don't have 20% down, so I can't buy a home. Have you heard that before? Oh yes, all the time. I think that's the biggest thing. And the cool thing that a lot of people don't know is you just have to have a credit score about a 600 and you if you're above a 620, you can put as little as 0% down. (3:38)• And this down payment assistance progra...
2021-03-1028 minConnect FCS ED48-Teacher Spotlight: FCCLA Advisor & Teacher Michelle Semonelle• And so at the end of the week, all of the hashtags that they’ve used will enter them into a drawing for a $100 VISA gift card, so they’re super excited. The more they do, the more they get the opportunity to enterprise, and of course, it gets the FCCLA name out there so that everyone is aware of who we are, what we’re doing, and how important we are. (3:47)• I am 100% virtual. So it is definitely a challenge. We have a pre-school lab within my school that is also virtual, so the little kids are on Zoo...
2021-03-0333 minConnect FCS ED47-Beginners Sewing Guide with Calico Jam• We taught together for a few years, and we had four classes of sewing kids each semester, some were around 20 kids on sewing machines at the same time. I just learned a lot through that process. And this year, we did not have sewing as usual with the coronavirus, so I used the time to put some videos together that would help us in the classroom. (4:39)• We did do some hand stitching in our junior high, but I don't have that in part of the video series, this is really for the machine part of the sewing, I do m...
2021-02-2426 minConnect FCS ED46-The One Love foundation with Libby GutschenritterSHOW NOTES:• They'll try to do anything that it takes to be able to have that, and if that means having an unhealthy relationship, they'll do it because it's some form of connection. Absolutely, and I think something that I think about a lot in the work that we do is relationships aren't just romantic relationships or friendships. Relationships are the dynamics, we have relationship with our siblings, with our co-workers, with our neighbors, with... We have a relationship with our parents. There are all different types of dynamics in our life. (3:55)• One Love's educational tools a...
2021-02-1728 minConnect FCS ED45-Teacher Spotlight: Breonna Baker 1st Year EducatorSHOW NOTES:• How are you doing today? I am definitely that type of person to get to the root of the person, just to get to know them, when I do the same thing with a lot of kids, how's your day today? And I feel like even though they're high school, I gotta bring my voice down a little bit with them, but the same principles occur get into the heart of the matter, and that's making sure we understand that they're focused in their minds and in their hearts, where it's shared with me. (4:02)•...
2021-02-1026 min
The Make Learning Magical PodcastBetter Together with Barbara ScullyIn this episode I chat with Barbara Scully, an innovative Family and Consumer Science Educator from the state of Washington. She is passionate about boldly celebrating family and careers by providing inspiration, support, and resources for teachers, students, and families. She is the creator of the ConnectFCSEd website and podcast and is on a mission to let the world know that Family and Consumer Science and Home Economics is alive and well! She shares the power of family and consumer science education and the joys and struggles of teaching during a pandemic. Barbara shares straight from the heart in...
2021-02-0755 minConnect FCS ED44-Susan Turgeson, FCS Educator at University of WisconsinSHOWNOTES:• It's definitely a journey and one that if I have to say, it really started back in elementary school. I had a younger brother and sister who I always played school with, my sister is a medical doctor and she still credits me with making her so smart. But we used to play school all the time, and so I wanted to be a teacher. (2:38)• The idea of planning and organizing. The other thing that adds to that is we're never just planning for the day, we're planning for the next week, we're planning for th...
2021-02-0358 minConnect FCS ED43-E-Portfolios and Online Learning with Gencie Houy, Texas TechSHOWNOTES:• I'm preparing students to be family consumer sciences teachers. And one of the things I do in the freshman level course is I actually have them compile a live binder of all of the resources that they have found, and they actually have to collect some sort of document or website or media for five different content areas in family consumer sciences. So, maybe they're going to have a tab that's on culinary arts, or maybe they're going to have another tab that's for child development, maybe one for your food and nutrition, and then underneath tho...
2021-01-2755 minConnect FCS ED41-State and Local Extension Programs with Margaret ViebrockSHOWNOTES: • So ours is called Washington State University Extension and Oregon State University Extension, Kansas Extension. It just depends on the state that you're at and how they put the words together, but they all have the word extension. Sometimes they're called Cooperative Extension, depending on the area and what they're called, but they all drive back the land grant university, in part Washington. Our land grant university is Washington State. So as extension people, employees are faculty at WSU, but located in a county rather than on the campus at home. (3:30)• A grant to teach pe...
2021-01-1339 minConnect FCS ED40-2020 Year End Review & ReflectionSHOW NOTES:• We've been teaching everyone to stretch, breathe the dance, play music and sing and rejoice amongst our ZOOM classes or hybrid classes, our flex classes are face-to-face classes. 2020 may not have been the year many of us asked for, but as I look in my review mirror and reflect on this relentless year, 2020 has taught me some valuable life lessons, never be complacent and to always be planning for change. (3:11)• You have stretched my mind, you have given me so many inspirational ideas on how I could bring into my classroom for my own...
2021-01-0625 minConnect FCS ED39-Incorporating FCCLA Into FCS Classes With Alaina TharpSHOWNOTES: • I'm working on gamifying my global foods class. So, I'm working with a couple of other teachers in Ohio.. One I'm working with today, we know we both love Tricia Richmond, and we've taken some of her ideas and have kind of sparked a hopefully new change for global food. So that's the one that I feel like I struggle with the most teaching. I don't have a lot of trial experience, so being able to give the kids opportunity to travel virtually or in our classroom is really exciting to me, try new things. (1:23)• S...
2020-12-3040 minConnect FCS ED37-FCS and Cyber BullyingI was talking to my own kids about this, my own daughters saying, you don't understand how much you mean to so many people. You might think, Oh, these are my core group of friends, and this is my family, and beyond that, I don't make an impact, or I don't make a difference. We have to figure out a way to get through to their brains that they make a difference. So I have been doing some research just within the last 24 hours, that I would like to share with you on this episode...SHOWNOTES:
2020-12-1622 minConnect FCS ED36-Lauren Quint of CTE Family and Consumer Sciences - Teachers Pay TeachersLauren worked as a Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher, teaching courses in Education & Training, Human Services and Hospitality & Tourism. She now puts on the website, Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT). Which is the go-to platform created by teachers, for teachers to access the community, content, and tools they need to teach at their best.SHOWNOTES:• So, I actually left education completely for a while, and I worked for child protective services for five years, which was a great experience and actually ended up being important when I became a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher, So I rei...
2020-12-0929 minConnect FCS ED35-Partnering & Promoting your FCS programs with Anna HallSHOWNOTES:• I was really involved in my college and decided to go off to graduate school for that. I actually was the house mom for a fraternity for three years at the University of Maryland, so it was me as a graduate student and 50 underclassmen men living in one house together. And then I worked in resident's life at some colleges for a little while, so I lived in campus housing for 10 years. (3:06)• But I feel like I've been able to cut out so much fat in our face-to-face curriculum that we were doing to move...
2020-12-0240 minConnect FCS ED34-Phases Of A First Year TeacherFor me, it was Mrs. McDade, who was my study hall and Life Skills teacher. And Mr. Vanni, who was my English teacher, as well as athletic director at my school. Mr. Vanni was not only an athletic director, but in his former years, he was a professional boxer, which means his nose was much larger than the average nose, and he also talked in a nasal pitch, only because he got punched so many times.They poured so much time energy and into me. And it's because of them, I wanted to give back by paying...
2020-11-2510 minConnect FCS ED33-Dr. Randy Russell, Speaker, Author and ConsultantRandy discovered that by fine-tuning your focus on the 3 areas that matter the most - Relationships, Leadership, and Partnerships - you are able to not only navigate successfully through life, but you can help grow and develop others on their life's journey. SHOWNOTES:• I've been very fortunate to be in education, this is my 33rd year and I started like many of us, as a teacher and as a coach. And then I got a chance to get into administration. I'm currently the Freeman School District Superintendent, I've been here for 10 years, and just having a bl...
2020-11-1846 minConnect FCS ED32-New Approaches in E-learning and How to Become a Resilient Teacher for TomorrowAccording to Brene Brown, who is my absolute favorite...'there is no innovation and creativity without failure.' SHOWNOTES:• I'm taking this on, this is my own challenge for myself because... Holy cow, I have been stressed and I have been stretched, but I'm learning to give myself grace, and if you need to have somebody tell you to give yourself permission to slow down... I'm giving you that permission. You don't need me to say it, but if you need somebody to please give yourself and allow yourself the permission to slow down...
2020-11-1116 minConnect FCS ED31-Teaching FCS with TechnologyAll teachers across the nation have really pivoted their pedagogy and methods to embrace the future by becoming virtual educators during this unprecedented and relentless time of covid 19 pandemic. I teach foods and nutrition one, and interior design this school year. But I have really had to tap into my creativity and also my tech side to become innovative with my content. From creating video lectures for my asynchronous learning and providing meaningful and engaging sessions for my synchronous class, time has been a challenge. But we are becoming better for it, planning, organizing and optimizing lessons, it came...
2020-11-0416 minConnect FCS ED30-Fashion & Interior Design PLC with Mindy Trisko and Leah BatcherLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed WHEN DOES IT AIR…October 28, 2020
2020-10-2848 minConnect FCS ED29-Facebook Group ResourcesLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed WHEN DOES IT AIR…October 21, 2020
2020-10-2113 minConnect FCS ED28- Mari Borrs, North Dakota State University ProfessorLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed• GPIdea: https://www.gpidea.org/program/family-consumer-sciences-education SHOW NOTES:• Usually, we have somewhere between 60 to 10 people who student teach per year. I think right now, our numbers are a little bit smaller, so we need to start working on that recruitment again. A...
2020-10-1428 minConnect FCS ED27-Sheree Moser, Mentoring New FCS Ed TeachersLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed• GPIdea: https://www.gpidea.org/program/family-consumer-sciences-education• Sheree Moser @Nebraska-Lincoln: https://cehs.unl.edu/cyaf/faculty/sheree-moser SHOW NOTES:• I'm in about my 35th year of teaching, I actually graduated with a bachelor's degree in home economics education in 1982, a...
2020-10-0741 minConnect FCS ED26-GratitudeLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed WHEN DOES IT AIR…September 30, 2020
2020-09-3011 minConnect FCS ED25-Cooking with Momma Bear, Michelle BrownLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed• Michelle Brown's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiNoh_4RorT44IBGLbotV9w KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• How am I going to teach cooking? But I'm at home. And so I thought about doing a YouTube channel, and I have a 12-year-old. She's like...
2020-09-2336 minConnect FCS ED24-Jeff Utecht - Host of the Shifting Our Schools PodcastLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed• Shifting Our Schools Podcast: http://sospodcast.org• Jeff Utecht: https://www.jeffutecht.com KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• The state of Washington reached out and said, Hey, can you support us? And long story short, we're just settling into September here where we've t...
2020-09-1647 minConnect FCS ED23-Dear PatienceLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• I had my students for the first time, September 3rd, but this morning, Saturday morning, I woke up and all of a sudden I could feel every single muscle in my back, in my shoulders, in my head. I've had this low, mild...
2020-09-0917 minConnect FCS ED22-Houston Kraft of Character StrongLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed• Houston Kraft of Character Strong: https://characterstrong.com KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• Before we get into today's topic, I wanted to share with you some similarities that we have. I know we both grew up in the same area. You grew up in the Snohomish are...
2020-09-0236 minConnect FCS ED21-Dr. Monica Burns, EdTech and Tools for EducatorsLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed• Class Tech Tips: https://classtechtips.com KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• Now they’re realizing that maybe they want to explore some other digital tools and resources or platforms. If their students are going to continue learning on a distance, or they’re anticipating that migh...
2020-08-2640 minConnect FCS ED20- Luanne Wiles: Culinary Arts Chef InstructorLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed• Luanne Wile's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyg-6WaCv3SH-bObvKPKh5w• Luanne's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luanne-wiles-9592a6112 KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• We have 23 programs, I believe at Tri Tech, and so they're all vocational programs, all taugh...
2020-08-1944 minConnect FCS ED19-Ramona Hatch - Fresh FACSLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed• Ramona Hatch's Website: https://freshfacs.com KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• I guess right now, the biggest initiative we have going is creating activities that enable teachers to easily and somewhat effortlessly bring steam into the classroom. Again, this is something that is... It's expected of...
2020-08-1236 minConnect FCS ED18-Unexpected Connections, My FCS Success StoryLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• I want to share your stories, I want to listen to your stories because we are better together, and I keep saying that. That's been kind of my mantra throughout this whole thing, and I hadn't even considered it because it was an unex...
2020-08-0510 minConnect FCS ED17- We Are Better Together With Kim GraybillLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed• Kim Graybill's Website: https://familyconsumersciences.com KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• I continue to share new ideas and try to stay current with teaching strategies and technology and content, and just trying to help every teacher, not just the new teachers. Because in today's world, sc...
2020-07-2946 minConnect FCS ED16-Online Teaching TipsLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• So with organization, this has been a little pet peeve of mine, when I have been a student, I am not sure about you, but for me, I live by my calendar, my calendar dictates what I am doing throughout the day...
2020-07-2219 minConnect FCS ED15-Catherine Hay, Fashion Design teacherLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed• Catherine Hay’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR3kvKM0dxtdWpzGyQk56JA KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• We're always trying to keep up with the current trends in industry, but we're also not a part of that. And my training goes back quite a way...
2020-07-1535 minConnect FCS ED14-Importance of Family & Consumer Science EducationLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsedKEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• Many of these individuals who are leading this discussion, range from medical doctors, cardiologists entrepreneurs, dieticians, and financial planners. The motivation for such requests comes from the evidence that our society is faced with many perennial issues that negatively impact individuals, families an...
2020-07-0806 minConnect FCS ED13-Best Practices and Classroom Management With Kelsey HarveyLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed• Andrew Chamberlin: https://wafacse.org KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• They can either make a picture ornament, or they can make an ornament out of popsicle sticks and different art supplies. So, I get my child development students involved with that, and my FCC students involv...
2020-07-0137 minConnect FCS ED12-FCS Ed Teacher Andrew ChamberlinLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed• Andrew Chamberlin: https://wafacse.org KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• What I did is, the past president, now of the Washington affiliate group, we were invited to go speak with the student unit at one of their conferences about three years back, and really just to ta...
2020-06-2422 minConnect FCS ED11-Best and New PracticeLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• I have arrived as a creative teacher. You're always exploring, you're always experimenting, always innovating. Teaching is all about the overlap between best practice and next practice, focusing on best practice means you get to geek out on educational technology...
2020-06-1717 minConnect FCS ED10-SeniorFEST 2020LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• It was amazing. So, even though Senior FEST had nothing to do with me, just being there and being part of something greater than myself was truly inspirational. So over the last, in the past two years in my school, I have create...
2020-06-1013 minConnect FCS ED09-Tisha Richmond: Make Learning MagicalLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed• Tisha Richmond's Website: https://www.tisharichmond.com KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• But what happened is I started to bring these devices in to teaching and learning, and I started to find some things that were really working, I noticed that learning was beginning to s...
2020-06-0359 minConnect FCS ED08-Susie OlsonLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• As a culinary teacher, I spent years doing that, and I went on daily shopping trips, especially because I wanted to show to my students that the best cooking comes from the best, most fresh products. I'm not going to buy things in bu...
2020-05-2726 minConnect FCS ED7-Elissa WidomskiLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• The third year after I had pushed so hard, they were like, you need to find other FCS Teachers around our region that you can meet with. But I said, that’s great, but nobody follows the same calendar and it’s very har...
2020-05-2024 minConnect FCS ED6-New Normal Inside of ChaosLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• I'm figuring out various online platforms to keep my students engaged. But the fact remains that I now, and I know that you know, that online learning can never replace face-to-face learning. (2:51)• You are doing such an amazing job, you are sif...
2020-05-1310 minConnect FCS ED05-Teacher Appreciation WeekLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• I am so fortunate to not only have found my passion and purpose within FCS education, but I have found my tribe, my friends, my people. How lucky am I. How lucky are you! (2:23)• We are passionate about our stude...
2020-05-0607 minConnect FCS ED4-BIG GoalsLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• It matters. And I have met some incredible people along the way, and I am so eternally grateful for them, but with that uncomfortable-ness, nobody hits the mark and encapsulates everything that I am looking for. (3:19)• So really and truly from th...
2020-05-0506 minThe Make Learning Magical Podcast8. PBL in A Pandemic Series-Barbara ScullyIn this episode I chat with innovative Family and Consumer Science Teacher, Barbara Scully about her educational journey and how she's navigating project-based learning in a remote learning environment. Learn how she's using Flipgrid, Canva, and other digital tools to connect and create meaningful learning for her students.
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2020-05-0546 minConnect FCS ED3-Teaching During COVID-19LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• I know you're watching the news, your phones for any new possible updates thinking This is unbelievable, because it is… But I know, if you're anything like me, you're wanting to be as helpful as possible. You're sharing resources to your communit...
2020-05-0409 minConnect FCS ED2-Coronavirus and School ClosureLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• So in last night, thinking about all of the 600,000 students not in school today, not knowing what is gonna be happening on Monday, for me, at least. But the students who are not going to be in school, for such a long time. An...
2020-05-0324 minConnect FCS ED1-My StoryLEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTENT DISCUSSED…• FCS Podcast: https://fcspodcast.com• FCS Tips: https://www.fcstips.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConnectFCSed• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Scully6Files• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connectfcsed• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfcsed KEYNOTES DISCUSSED:• So I had to go back to school after my own four-year degree was finished and I then got plugged into, It's called Great Plains Interactive Distance Online Learning, GP ideas. And they have a plethora of amazing programs that you could...
2020-05-0208 min