Kick off the school year with the latest updates in Family and Consumer Sciences and Kentucky FCCLA! This combined session will share important news, program updates, new resources, upcoming initiatives and events, student leadership opportunities, and key changes to support your teaching and chapter success. Join us for an engaging and energizing back-to-school update designed to help you feel prepared, informed, and inspired as you connect classroom learning with meaningful FCCLA experiences throughout the year.
The FCS Nook is designed to provide FCS teachers with a space to ask questions, pay membership dues, pick up resources and fellowship with FCS colleagues. Scholarship baskets will be showcased.
Ready to take your culinary skills beyond the classroom? This session highlights exciting competition opportunities available to students through FCCLA and beyond. Participants will learn about FCCLA STAR Events, including Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry, as well as FCCLA Skill Demonstrations that allow students to showcase individual talents. We’ll also explore fun and competitive events such as Junior Chef, Burger Battle, and the Kentucky ProStart Invitational. Whether students are just getting started or already passionate about food service and culinary arts, this session will provide ideas, resources, and pathways to help them compete, grow, and succeed.
A practical, teacher-friendly session for FCS educators on how to use Kentucky's ECE-TRIS program to guide students, support stackable credentials, and strengthen early childhood career pathways.
What does it truly mean to be a well-rounded educator? This session breaks down the core components of effective teaching from strong instructional strategies and classroom culture to communication, adaptability, and professional mindset. Participants will reflect on their own practice and identify key areas that strengthen their impact in the classroom.
This session will provide educators with ready-to-use activities to move from traditional, simulated assignments to authentic, project-based learning experiences for Fashion and Interior Design, Culinary and Food Services and Early Childhood Education. Projects include: HGTV Design Challenges, Child Subscription Box, Preschool Sensory Bins, Personal Stylist Project, Cooking with Kids Collab, Wok Around the World, Tuesday Treats, Color Consults, Children's Literature Ornament Project, and more! We will demonstrate some of the activities, but give standards, rubrics and directions for all so you can implement them in August with minimal prep!
Are you new to sewing and ready to build your skills? Bring your sewing machine, four coordinating fat quarters, and your thinking cap! In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to construct sawtooth stars by creating a functional pot holder. This beginner friendly project is ideal for FCS essentials and Fashion 1, offering a practical way to teach foundational sewing skills, precision, and design concepts while producing a classroom ready sample.
Before students master recipes, they must first master culture. This session explores how intentionally building expectations around respect, responsibility, communication, and professionalism creates a kitchen classroom that runs smoothly and develops confident, capable leaders. Learn how setting the bar high from day one transforms both behavior and student success.
Ditch the worksheets and lecture and spend a week playing Interview Bootcamp in your classroom! During this session I will lay out your week of interview bootcamp that consists of stations, guest speakers, role playing, job search, and mock interviews to transform your students into top notch candidates in todays job market!
What if one intentional change to your instructional approach could dramatically improve student outcomes? After implementing one focused adjustment, my EOP results improved from 60% proficiency to 100%. This session breaks down the strategy, the reasoning behind it, and how you can replicate the process to increase rigor, engagement, and assessment readiness in your own classroom.
