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As a Family & Consumer Sciences teacher, you’ve been busy this school year with various activities like coaching a sports team, after school club advisor, or CTSO advisor (FCCLA, ProStart SkillsUSA), as well as attending your advisory board meetings ensuing your classes are staying relevant with various industry’s. These activities can be great assets to add to your Cover Letter and Resume. In this podcast, we’ll discuss how to highlight these experiences in a professional way, so you can stand out from other applicants.

In this episode, we discuss the process of closing down a Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) classroom at the end of the school year. We cover six key areas to consider: inventory, maintenance, communication, storage, surplus, and grants. You don't want to miss out on this episode!

In today's episode, we're talking about how a Family & Consumer Sciences teacher can effectively integrate vocabulary tiers and research-supported strategies into your classroom instruction.

During this episode, I will be speaking with Sandra Adams, Ph.D., who is set to become the Vice President for Administration with the ACTE Board of Directors in July. Sandra currently serves as a CTE administrator in a large urban district and has written four books on CTE instruction and teacher collaboration, including her popular book "But I'm Not a Reading Teacher." Sandra is highly committed to active learning and providing high-quality instruction.

In today's episode, we talk with Toni Wiese, the Associate Director of Communications and Marketing at the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS), about the Elevate FCS campaign. Toni shares the purpose of the campaign and how people can get involved in promoting the field of FCS. She also discusses the resources and materials provided by the campaign, and how FCS FRIDAYS connect to the larger Elevate FCS movement. Tune in to learn more about Elevate FCS and how you can be a part of promoting and elevating the field of FCS!

Today's episode, we're talking about a topic that's quickly becoming a hot topic in education - Artificial Intelligence, or AI. With the increasing presence of AI in our daily lives, it's more important than ever to start incorporating it into our classrooms. Therefore, discussing the benefits of integrating AI into the Family and Consumer Sciences classroom, and why we should embrace this technology in education.