FCS FLASH ISSUE 123: May 18, 2010
Link to Complete FCS Calendar
May 20: Long Beach City College Fashion Show
June 16: Fashion Symposium 2011 initial planning meeting, 10am-2pm at Long Beach City College
June 24-26: Cleveland, Ohio: 101st AAFCS Annual Conference
FCS Program
Showcase
Lori Graham, Palomar College, focuses on their
Interior Design program
Los Angeles Trade Tech highlights their
Culinary Arts program.
Long Beach City College's Fashion Department features their
program.
FCS Summer Reading
Jean
Tepperman
offers a look at a Solano Community College class that gives ECE a
chance to rethink their approach to science education. Dolores Robles, Mt.
SAC,
provides instructional strategies for teaching retirement awareness to
young adults. Melanie Horn Mallers, Cal State Fullerton, presents a frank
article on Family Disruption and Foster Youth. Maria Claver
takes a
look at Evidence Based Health Promotion. In addition, check out
the links to CalSWEC Aging Initiative Surveys on
Public Services and
Community-based Services and a
report from AARP on meeting the housing needs of older adults. Carol
Lamkins focuses
on the latest trends in kitchen and bath design from NKBA. Wendy
Reiboldt, Cal State Long Beach, presents the last two in her series of
bringing research into classroom practice, this time for
Child Development and
Family Studies. In case you missed the April 16thCulinary
Event, here are links to Ted Russin’s
presentation and
hands-on exercises. If you want a recap of the May 14thProfessional
Development Symposium in San Jose, follow these
links to the presentations from all four of our speakers. Finally,
here’s a promising
ECE Job Opportunity from MiraCosta College.
FCS
Activity: Lifelong Learning…ticket to the future
While we carefully craft our beginning class activities, we often let
students out the door without an appropriate or inspiring ending. This year
we encourage you to end your course on a high note as you celebrate what
students have learned in your course and inspire them to be lifelong
learners. After all, on the average our students can expect to change jobs
or careers an astonishing 10 times in their lifetimes. For them
to succeed in today’s world of work, they must be committed to
continually learn new information and improve their skills. A commitment to
lifelong learning is one of the
key qualities employers seek. So, before you say good-bye, give students
some reasons why they should continue on their learning journey and a few
ideas on how to begin.
Do
this:
Ask questions about
lifelong learning.
What does lifelong learning mean to you?
Why is lifelong learning so important in today’s world?
What do you think employers mean when they say they expect employees to be
lifelong learners?
Distribute
Lifelong Learning…your ticket to the future activity and review
the instructions.
View Jeffrey Gitomer’s 6-minute lifelong learning video.
Give
students time to complete their responses
and ask them to highlight
3 things they will do this summer to continue learning.
Share responses from the
activity and give students additional information.
Give students information about local
Toastmaster Meetings.
Provide connections to
professional association events related to your discipline.
Suggest a good book related to your course.
Share your summer learning plans.
FYI: As the FCS FLASH team
breaks for summer, we will continue to explore and plan new events,
information, and resources for next year. Please let us know what you
enjoyed about this year’s FLASH, how you have used the information, and what
you would like to see next year. We hope this summer will be filled with
fun, sun, and opportunities to…Go
confidently in the direction of your dreams!
This newsletter was brought to you by the California Community College Chancellor's Office Family and Consumer Sciences Collaborative Grant (#09-0160). Please contact Joann Driggers (jdriggers@mtsac.edu) or at 909/594-5611 x5203 with any questions.