Pathways Paper

There are 6 FCS pathways offered in the state of Idaho which include:

- Apparel & Textiles FCS HS

- Cosmetology HS

- Culinary Arts FCS HS

- Early Childhood Education FCS HS

- Education & Training FCS HS

- Hospitality Services FCS HS

The FCS pathway that I am choosing to focus on is the culinary arts pathway for

high schools. The main courses taught in this pathway are as follows:

- Introductory Course: Foundational Foods (9)

- Intermediate Courses: Foods & Nutrition (10–12), Introduction to

Culinary Arts (11-12)

- Capstone Courses: Advanced Culinary Arts (12)

- Optional Elective Courses: Tour Idaho (11-12), International

Cuisine (11-12), Work-Based Learning: Culinary Arts (12)

- CTSO Related Course: Leadership (9-12)

If this pathway isn’t offered at my school, I would start by talking with the principal

about what would be needed to incorporate these courses into a school curriculum. I

would also research the course outcomes and purposes behind each course to present

as a case to make for implementing the pathways course. I would have students start

with taking the introductory course followed by the intermediate courses and ending with
the capstone course. They will have the opportunity to take an elective course if they so

desire.

I would talk with other high school culinary teachers in the surrounding areas to

see how they implement their lesson plans as well as CTE state advisors to see what I

need to have in order for the instructional outcomes to be met.After talking with other

culinary teachers and a CTE state advisor and reviewing the instructional outcomes of

the courses, I would then create units that would go over certain materials with unit tests

at the end of each unit. At the end of the year, there will be an exam that is a

culmination of questions from each unit to further test the students knowledge and

retention of the material. From these assessments, lessons for each class will be

created.

Work Cited:

- https://cte.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/Pathway_Documents/Family/FCS-HS-P

athway-Sequence-Document-Culinary-Arts-1-1.pdf

- https://cte.idaho.gov/programs-2/career-areas/family-consumer-sciences/