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Teacher Links
FCS Module Suppliers
Teaching Resources for Foods,
Nutrition, and Wellness Links
Teaching Resources for Culinary Arts/Food
Service
Teaching Resources for Child
Development and Parenting
Teaching Resources for Child Care/Adult
Care
Teaching Resources for Comprehensive
FCS
Teaching Resources for Consumer Education
and Family Living
Teaching Resources for Clothing/Fashion
Teacher Resources for Housing/Interiors
General Teaching Resources
FCS Module Suppliers
Applied
Educational Systems, Inc.
This company provides modules for Family & Consumer Sciences
Education.
DEPCO,
LLC
DEPCO provides modules for Family & Consumer Sciences
Education.
Hearlihy
Hearlihy provides modules for Family & Consumer Sciences
Education.
Lab-Volt
Lab-Volt Systems provides Tech-Design® modules for Family
& Consumer Sciences Education.
Synergistic
Systems
This company provides modules for Family & Consumer Sciences
Education.
Paxton/Patterson
This company also provides modules for Family & Consumer
Sciences.
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Teaching Resources for Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness
Society
for Nutrition Education
The Society for Nutrition Education (SNE) represents the professional
interests of nutrition educators in the United States and
worldwide. Members of SNE educate individuals, families, fellow
professionals, and students, and influence policy makers about
nutrition, food, and health.
American
Baker’s Association
The ABA represents all segments of the baking industry before
the United States Congress, State Legislatures, and international
regulatory authorities.
Institute
of Food Technologists
The IFT is for professionals working in food science, food
technology, and related professions in industry, academia,
and government. The group works to attract new students to
food science careers.
Food
and Nutrition Information Center
This Web site includes a Consumer Corner, as well as numerous
resources for teachers.
Blue
Web’n
This Web site from SBC provides links to on-line projects
and educational web sites in health and nutrition.
Food
Australia
The Australian food industry's food science and technology
publication provides information on key aspects of the food
industry, ranging from factory profiles, new products, and
equipment to conference and technical papers. Articles are
provided by subscription only.
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Teaching Resources for Culinary Arts/Food Service
Atlantic Publishing Company
This Web site provides materials for foodservice professionals,
including books, videos, tools, unique and new products, posters,
training materials, computer programs for the hospitality
industry, etc.
Council
of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers
CHART provides this site for hospitality training professionals.
The site includes resources, links, and publications.
International
Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education
The CHRIE Web site offers information on resources for educators,
accreditation, membership, and internship programs.
The
ADDS Center
The Agricultural Database for Decision Support (ADDS) includes
The Dairy InfoBase, a large collection of publications on
dairy production available from across the United States.
Top dairy experts have reviewed all publications. Registration
is required for the trial version.
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Teaching Resources for Child Development and Parenting
Head
Start
Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development
programs that serve children from birth to age 5, pregnant
women, and their families. They are child-focused programs
and have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness
of young children in low-income families. This Web site contains
information regarding programs and services of the Head Start
Bureau.
Learning
Disabilities Association of America
The LDA Web site provides information for people with learning
disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals.
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Teaching Resources for Child Care/Adult Care
National
Coalition of Campus Children’s Centers
The NCCCC is a nonprofit educational membership organization.
It supports research and activities affecting college and
university early childhood education and service settings,
family and work issues, and the field of early childhood education
in general.
The
Project Approach
The Project Approach refers to a set of teaching strategies
that enable teachers to guide children through in-depth studies
of real world topics.
The
High/Scope® Approach
On its Web site, the High/Scope® Educational Research
Foundation outlines information concerning this educational
approach to active learning.
The
Reggio Emilia Approach
Go to the site for the Clearing House on Early Education and
Parenting (CEEP), click on Popular Topics, then click on The
Reggio Emilia Approach. The Web site contains information
and resources related to the approach to early childhood education
developed in the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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Teaching Resources for Comprehensive FCS
Social
Security Online
This Web site of the Social Security Administration includes
a Kids link, which provides information for children, teens,
parents, and teachers.
BAM!
Body and Mind
Created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), the BAM Web site is designed to give youth the information
they need to make healthy lifestyle choices. BAM also provides
teachers with interactive activities that fulfill national
education standards for science and health.
Character
Counts!
Character Counts! is an alliance aimed at strengthening the
character of young people. Their Web site provides teacher
resources, including lesson plans and handouts.
National
Service-Learning Partnership
The NSLP is a national service learning organization aimed
at advancing service learning as a core element of education
across the United States. Their Web site provides teacher
resources, such as curriculum, instructions for aligning service
learning with academic standards, and instructions regarding
how to assess service-learning experiences.
Learn
and Serve America
Learn and Serve America supports community service projects
in schools and community organizations. The Web site provides
resources for programs and grant information.
Simplicity
Simplicity’s Web site takes a look at teaching tools,
lesson plans, and sewing basics and techniques.
Internal
Revenue Service
This Web site offers information on taxes and an interactive
tax education program for high school classrooms, which includes
lesson plans, educational standards, and links to other resources.
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Teaching Resources for Consumer Education and Family Living
EconEdLink
This program of the National Council on Economic Education
provides tested economics lessons for K–12 teachers
and students.
It
All Adds Up
This site was developed for youth by the National Council
on Economic Education. The site includes online games and
simulations in all areas of financial management and also
includes a Teachers Guide with lesson modules.
Jump$tart
Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy is a coalition
of government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and corporations.
It seeks to improve the financial skills of young adults by
evaluating their financial literacy; developing, disseminating,
and encouraging the use of standards for grades K–12;
and promoting the teaching of personal finance.
National
Endowment for Financial Education
Their Web site includes information on NEFE’s High School
Financial Planning Program, designed to increase the financial
literacy of America’s youth.
National
Endowment for Financial Education Teen Resource Bureau
NEFE’s financial Web site is designed for teens in a
magazine format updated every three months. The site includes
a Teachers Section.
Social
Security Online
This Web site of the Social Security Administration includes
a Kids link, which provides information for children, teens,
parents, and teachers.
Internal
Revenue Service
This Web site offers information on taxes and an interactive
tax education program for high school classrooms, which includes
lesson plans, educational standards, and links to other resources.
International
Childbirth Education Association
The ICEA is a site for providers of programs for expectant
parents and new families.
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Teaching Resources for Clothing/Fashion
Sewing.org
The Home Sewing Association provides this site for the home
sewing industry. The site includes a Sewing Educator section.
Virtual
Tourist.com
Go to this site for a source of travel information, as well
as cultures and lifestyles around the world. Online international
chat rooms allow students to learn about life in another country.
Teacher supervision is recommended.
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Teaching Resources for Housing/Interiors
BUILDING
BIG
This is an interactive site with virtual labs and building
challenges to get students thinking about the large structures
they see everyday. This site also includes an educator's guide.
IDClic
This site allows users to plan a kitchen online and view a
gallery of designs finished with the 20-20 software. Users
must register.
Metroplis Magazine
Go to this Web site for various articles about home design and society.
Broderbund®
This site features demos for three-dimensional home design software.
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General Teaching Resources
Job
Shadowing
Job Shadowing is sponsored by a coalition of government and
private industry. Guidelines are provided for setting up job
shadowing, plus a link to virtual job shadowing.
Family
and Consumer Sciences Education Association
This voluntary organization is composed of family and consumer
sciences educators and others associated with or interested
in family and consumer sciences instruction in schools and
colleges.
American
Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
AAFCS is a national forum where K-12 teachers, university
educators, and corporate executives collaborate to improve
the quality of individual and family life.
Association
for Career and Technical Education
ACTE is the largest national educational association for career
preparation. Their Web site includes professional development
opportunities as well as a lesson plan library.
ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center database of journal
and non-journal literature contains a wealth of information
for educators.
Federal
Resources for Educational Excellence
This Web site provides access to educational resources on
a variety of subjects (including vocational education and
health and safety) supported by federal government agencies.
Gateway
to Educational Materials
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, this Web site
offers a searchable database of lesson plans, curriculum units,
and other educational resources.
Learning
Seed
This company produces educational media programs used in classrooms
and for individual study.
eNasco
This site for NASCO provides information about teaching aids
available for classroom use.
Curriculum
Web
The Curriculum Web offers on-line projects, government resources,
interdisciplinary resources, and library information.
Public Broadcasting Service
This site offers lesson plans and activities.
International Council of Museums
Directory of online museums.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: The Internet
sites referenced here are not under the control of Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
and therefore Glencoe makes no representation concerning the
content of these sites, their ongoing availability, or links
their hosts and/or sponsors may choose to add or delete. We
encourage teachers and parents to preview the sites before
students access them.
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