The overall goal of the National Coalition for Family and
Consumer Sciences Education is to increase communication and project a
unified voice and focus on family and consumer sciences issues.
Great
Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (http://www.gpidea.org)
- A multi-state alliance offering fully online graduate programs.
The
Family and Consumer Sciences Education Program Consortium universities
collaborate to help students find online courses to meet teacher certification/licensure
requirements. The universities involved in the consortium include
Colorado State University, Iowa State University, Kansas State University,
Texas Tech University
Michigan State University, University of Missouri, Montana State University,
University of Nebraska
North Dakota State University, Oklahoma State University, and South
Dakota State University.
National Meetings
Association
of Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
http://www.acteonline.org
- 2007
National Policy Seminar, March 5-7, Washington, D.C.
- 2007
Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo, December 13-15, Las Vegas,
NV
- 2008
Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo, December 4-6, Charlotte,
NC
American
Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
http://www.aafcs.org
- 2007
98th Annual Conference and Expo, June 21-14, Reno, NV
- 2008
99th Annual Conference and Expo, June 19-22, Milwaukee, WI
- 2009
100th Annual Conference and Expo, June 25-28, Knoxville, TN
Family
and Consumer Sciences Education Association (FCSEA)
http://www.cwu.edu/~fandcs/fcsea/
- National
meetings held during the ACTE and AAFCS annual conferences
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)
http://www.fcclainc.org
National
Leadership Meeting
- 2007
National Leadership Meeting, July 8-12, Anaheim, CA
- 2008
National Leadership Meeting, July 13-17, Orlando, FL
- 2009
National Leadership Meeting, July 12-16, Nashville, TN
National
Cluster Meeting
- Professional development for teacher educators and FCCLA advisors
- 2007
Cluster Meeting, November 9-11, Atlanta, GA and Buffalo, NY
- 2007
Cluster Meeting, November 16-18, Minneapolis, MN and Denver, CO
- 2008
Cluster Meeting, November 14-16, Jacksonville, FL
- 2008
Cluster Meeting, November 21-23, Dallas, TX and Cincinnati, OH
Certification
Certified
in Family and Consumer Sciences (CFCS) - Information on
this certification program is available at the AAFCS website (http://www.aafcs.org/certification/index.html)
National
Board Certification - Information
on the National Board Certification, a voluntary assessment program
that certifies educators who meet specified standards, is available
at the National Board for Professional Teacher Standards website.
(http://www.nbpts.org/)
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