1. 2014 FCS Fall Update Linda Walker, Curriculum Revitalization Project Debbie Hopper, Illinois State Board of Education Special Guests

2. Business and Industry Guests St. Louis Dairy Council Dave Gillett, Galesburg Sewing

3. 2014-2015 PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES October 23-25, 2014 Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children, Crowne Plaza, Springfield November 10, 2014, Elite Conference, Bloomington January 21-25, 2015, Opening Minds Conference (Early Childhood), McCormick Place, Chicago February 12-13, 2015 IACTE, Paradise Hotel,East Peoria

4. February 24-27, 2015 ICE (Illinois Computing Educators Conference), Pheasant Run, St. Charles http://www.iceberg.org/ice_conference http://www.iceberg.org/ice_conference March 13, 2015 ILFCS Conference, I Hotel, Champaign-Urbana March 25-26, 2015, Connections Conference, Pheasant Run, St. Charles http://www.connectionsproject.ilstu.edu/http://www.connectionsproject.ilstu.edu/ April 16-18, 2015, FCCLA State Leadership Conference, Capitol Area Convention Center Springfield http://www.ilfccla.org/http://www.ilfccla.org/

5. May 13-16, 2015 Leadership Connections (Early Childhood leaders), McCormick Place, Chicago http://cecl.nl.edu/http://cecl.nl.edu/ May 16-19, 2015 NRA (National Restaurant Association) McCormick Place, Chicago http://www.restaurant.org/ http://www.restaurant.org/

6. June 15-17, 2015, NeoCon (Interior Design) Merchandise Mart, Chicago http://www.neocon.com/http://www.neocon.com/ July 5-9, 2015, FCCLA National Leadership Meeting, Washington D.C. http://www.fcclainc.org/http://www.fcclainc.org/ July 14-15, 2015 IFACSTA, Lisle http://ifacsta-info.weebly.com/http://ifacsta-info.weebly.com/

7. Elite Conference FREE November 10, 2014, Bloomington High School Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Keynote speaker University Representatives Professional Development for teachers New Networking opportunity 5 CPDU’s

8. Pilot Culinary Boot Camp July 11, 2014

9. POSSIBLE TOPICS Knife Skills Yeast Breads in an hour Cake Decorating Candy Making New equipment available Align new skills with CR Culinary Arts Lessons Do YOU have any requests??

10. Culinary Boot Camp SAVE THE DATE! February 27, 2015, Technology Center of DuPage June 12, 2015 Lincoln Land Community College June 19, 2015 Rend Lake College

11. INCCRRA www.inccrra.org

12. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/fdd/fddintr o.htm#FDD_FoodHandler_Training http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/fdd/fddintr o.htm#FDD_FoodHandler_Training Questions about Food Sanitation Certificate: Call, April Caulk 217-785-2439

13. Changes in FSSMC Now a 7 hour training instead of 15 hours There is no state exam, only a national exam. Must be renewed every 5 years. Must retake class and exam—no refresher course. Still $35 for exam.

14. National Tests for FSSMC ServSafe (National Restaurant Association) 360training.com Environmental Health Testing Prometric

15. CURRICULUM REVITALIZATION PROJECT www.ilcte.org www.ilcte.org Check new lessons and e-units Check new Helpful Links Update your profile Webcasts under “About” Survey Monkey Newsletter

16. Mycaert Update your profile Search MYcommunity Share Mycommunity ECE course outline

17. FCS Pinterest Boards www.pinterest.com www.pinterest.com Go to Pinterest.com Search “Using Pinterest in the FCS Classroom” Click on “boards” Go to Pinterest.com Seach “FCS videos” or “Augmented Reality” Click on “boards”

18. ISBE Update www.isbe.net www.isbe.net

19. College and Career Readiness CTE Fact Sheet CTE Content Areas Education for Employment Directory CTE Legislation

20. Family and Consumer Sciences

21. ISBE Update NSLP Schools – Smart Snacks in Schools (NSLP Schools Only) New Illinois Learning Standards – Common Core Standards ELA/Math (CC ELA/Math) – Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Student Assessment – PARCC; ACT; WorkKeys Educator Licensure Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) – Student Growth

22. ONLINE EVALUATION See instructions in packet Return questionnaire for chance in drawing