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2024 Fall Course Info
Exceptional Learners in the Secondary School Classroom (Special Education)History and Philosophy of FCS EducationPracticaEducation in a Pluralistic Society (Multicultural Education/Human Relations)FCS Methods I
2024 Summer Course Info
History and Philosophy of FCS EducationReading in the Content AreaResearch Experience in Family and Consumer SciencesEducation in a Pluralistic Society (Multicultural Education/Human Relations)Teaching FCS with TechnologyProfession in Focus
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Fall 2024 Course Information
FCS Methods I
Course Description
The focus of this course is analysis and development of curriculum and methods of teaching Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) in the context of the National Standards for FCS Education, the National Standards for Teachers of FCS and the standards for the state in which the candidate will teach. This course includes these content topics: learners and the learning environment, professionalism, beginning instructional strategies, writing objectives, developing lesson plans, assessment, curriculum development, integration of technology in the FCS classroom, and the national student organization Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).
Contacts
Instructor

Bree Devlin
Office: 253-486-8581
breanne.devlin@cwu.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

Textbooks

Teaching strategies: A guide to effective instruction
Orlich, D. C., Harder, R. J., Trevisan, M. S., Brown, A. H., & Miller, D. E. (2016).
Edition: 11th Edition
Publisher: Boston, MA: Cengage Learning

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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Members of the Great Plains IDEA are universities accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Member universities recruit, admit and graduate students, teach in an academic program and contribute to the leadership and maintenance of the alliance. Membership in the alliance is a selective process that engages institutional leadership at all levels.
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Hannah Adame's headshotAs a full-time high school Ag teacher, FFA Advisor, and two-sport coach, I excelled in the flexibility and structure of the Great Plains IDEA program. This program has allowed me to balance my school workload with my profession and responsibilities at the school. I have also benefited from the ability to apply what I am learning to my classroom and have shared my teaching experiences with classmates to create an integrated, immersive learning experience for others and myself.

– – Hannah Adame, Family and Consumer Sciences Education Graduate,
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