Kansas State Department Update Family

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Kansas State Department UpdateFamily Consumer
Sciences Education

• August 5, 2008
• K-ACTE Conference

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Debra Wenzel Intro

• Retail Background
• Department Stores
• Foleys, Austin, TX
• JC Penney, South Dakota
• Herbergers, Minnesota

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Intro Continued

• In-home Child Care Provider
• Family Consumer Sciences Teacher
• Extension Educator South Dakota

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Education Background

• South Dakota State University 1986 BS Home
  Economics Retail
• South Dakota State University 2005 Master
  Education Curriculum Development/Adult
  Education
• University of South Dakota ?? 2008 Education
  Doctorate Education Administration

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Professional Development

• Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching
  workshop
• In the Planning Stages

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Credentialing Update

• Pilot Project for 2 years
• -Personal Finance launched at national level May
  2008. Some in Kansas may have signed up???
• See Handout
• Industry Recognized
• Assessment

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2008 National Standards Update

• Align with Career Clusters
• Use for developing Competencies
• http//aafcs.org/FCSstandards/

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Terminology

• Moving from Programs to Pathways
• Pathways are a sequence of courses for students
  to follow into post-secondary aligning the
  curriculum building the foundation so that
  there are no overlaps or gaps in the learners
  educational process.

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Todays Family Consumer Sciences

• Vocational Education
• For a few Students
• For a few Jobs
• 6-7 courses
• High School Focus

• Career Technical Education
• For all Students
• For all Careers
• 16 Clusters 79 Pathways
• Aligns Supports/Integrates Academics

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Family Consumer Sciences Identity Everywhere!

• We have always branched off into all kinds of
  careers havent we??
• Agriculture Food Science, Biotechnology, other
  research with NASA, Cargill, Soybean Producers.

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Trade Industry

• Interior Design course will partner with the
  Drafting teacher to teach this pathway. And
  partner in the Career Cluster Arts, A/V
  Technology, and Communications.

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Arts, A/V Technology, Communications Cluster

• Fashion Merchandising and Interior Design courses
  are going to be found in this pathway.
• This position at KSDE is currently open, however,
  how to launch???.
• Start thinking High Skill, High Wage, High Demand.

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Hospitality Tourism

• Culinary Arts is found in this Pathway.
• This Pathway is currently managed under another
  Program Consultant we work as a Partnership but
  we work closely with you and keep you in the loop
  with FACS information. More updates once the
  Human Services Pathway is complete.
• 2010-2011

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Human Services Career Cluster
Implement Work Groups November, 2008 Consumer
Services Early Childhood Development Services
Family Community Services
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Foundation Knowledge Skills
This is how Work and Family Studies Fits Into
Career Clusters Each course builds the
foundation of the Career Cluster Maintain Rigor
Relevance
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Process Skills
Technical Action. Technical action emphasizes
knowledge, facts, and manipulative skills.
Interpretive Action. Interpretive action
emphasizes interacting with other people through
written and spoken words and other types of
verbal and nonverbal communication. Reflective
Action. Reflective action is a key component of
the practical problems approach.
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Process Questions Framework
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Internships On the Job Training

• Committee formed Fall 2008
• Developing Guidelines and Handbook
• Looking for all Career Clusters Integration
• Send in comments and suggestions to
  dwenzel_at_ksde.org

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Area Meetings _at_ 400 700 p.m.

• Chanute High School Sept 16, 2008
• Wichita Sept 17, 2008
• Tonganoxie High School Sept 23, 2008
• Junction City Sept 24, 2008
• Hoisington Oct 6, 2008
• Oakley Oct 7, 2008
• Garden City Oct 8, 2008

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Area Meetings _at_ 400 700 p.m.

• All start at 400 p.m.
• On line Registration at conferences.ksde.org
• Registration available August 4, 2008.
• 5.00 cost for light meal
• Agenda
• Human Services Career Cluster Kick Off
• Articulation Agreements
• Celebrations Conundrums
• FCCLA

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This That

• Listserv changes send additions to
  dwenzel_at_ksde.org
• Blog http//conferences.ksde.org/facsforum
• Same user name and password
• Other

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Listserv

• Cannot Reply to it
• Names added as requested
• Tried to update by visiting schools websites
• Send me an email dwenzel_at_ksde.org if someone is
  missing
• Purpose is to keep you updated with bulleted
  topical items

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Blog

• Dialogue
• Blog Same User Name and Password
• Professional atmosphere
• Anyone may join educators, administrators, CTE
  coordinators, etc
• Also a place to stay informed about each other

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Debra WenzelFACS Program Consultant120 SE 10th
AvenueTopeka, KS 66612785-296-4912dwenzel_at_ksde.
orgwww.ksde.org

• Thank you!
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