1841

Catharine Beecher wrote Treatise on Domestic Economy for the Use of Young Ladies at Home

1862

Morrill Act

1870s

Maria Parloa and Fannie Farmer teach at Boston Cooking School Lake Placid Conferences Ellen Richards American Home Economics Association

1899

1908

American Association of Family and Consumer Science Today UNA- Human Environmental Science

As a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher you are able to teach students the importance of life skills using the content area of :

Food Clothing Shelter

Family

With a Family and Consumer Sciences Education degree the main industry to work in would be the School System. These jobs are usually available at the high school or continuing education level.

 Ability to

communicate Inspire trust and confidence Motivate students Understand students education and emotional needs Recognize individual & cultural differences Employ different teaching methods

Organized
Dependable Patient

Creative
Cooperative

 Traditional and Nontraditional Areas

Teaching in middle, junior, and senior high schools and

secondary vocational centers Consultants in teaching family and consumer sciences at the elementary-school level Family and consumer science teacher for special education students Teach adult programs to parents, senior citizens and migrant workers Employed by Cooperative Extension Service, utility companies, health and human service agencies and retail establishments

 2.5- General Studies 2.5- Coursework in specific teaching field 3.0- Professional Studies coursework

Admission to TEP (Teacher Education Program) Maintain Education GPA requirements Completion of ED 292 and TEP Interview Passing of the APTTP (Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program) Background clearance of ABI and FBI (fingerprints) Admission to Internship Maintain Education GPA requirements Complete ALL required coursework Pass Praxis II Examination Negative Result on Tuberculin test Spanish language experience

Graduation Requirements Maintain Education GPA requirements Completion of CAAP Examination Completion of exit examination covering profession education Completion of ALL required coursework Becoming a Secondary Educator Receive an Alabama Professional Educator certificate by: Completing a State Approved Program Background Clearance Acceptable scores on CAAP, APTTP, and Praxis II Proof of graduation

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private school through grade 12. Everyone is part of a family, and FCCLA is the only national Career and Technical Student Organization with the family as its central focus. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education.

This can be a very fun class to teach. You can plan a lot of fun and different activities for the students. You can help students learn life skills and how to succeed in society. Also from teaching these classes you will have the chance to interact with the students more.

There have been numerous events that have led to the formation of Family and Consumer Science to become what it is today. It is a department that combines the five areas taught at UNA: Child Development, Merchandising, Culinary Arts, Interior Design, and Foods and Nutrition into one concentration. Educators of FCS teach students life skills that help them pursue careers in each of our areas. It takes a special person to inspire students to achieve the skills that are taught in FCS, and each one of us are ready for the challenge set before us.

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