FCS FLASH ISSUE 103: April 28,
2009
Apr 29: Downey:
Is Your Foodservice Kitchen
Safe?
Apr 30: CCC Confer Webinar: “
Have You Talked to Your Students
Lately? ”
Apr 30: Washington DC:
Financial Literacy Day on
Capitol Hill
May 1: Los Angeles:
CCCECE Spring Region 7 , LA
City College, 9am-1pm
May 1: Chico:
CCCECE Spring Region 1 ,
Chico College, 1pm-4pm
May 1: Cupertino:
CCCECE Spring Region 4 ,
DeAnza College, 10am-4pm
May 2: Northridge:
Careers in Aging (Re)Boot Camp
May 7: Mission Viejo: Annual
Fashion Show:
La Mode Du Cirque
May 7: San Ramon:
Efficient Cooking Free
Seminar at the Food Service
Technology Center
May 8: Livermore:
CCCECE Spring Region 3 , Las
Positas College, 10am-2:30pm
May 8: San Luis Obispo:
CCCECE Spring Region 6 ,
Cuesta College, 9am-1pm
May 15: Sacramento:
CCCECE Spring Region 2 ,
Cosumnes River College, 9am-12pm
May 16: Redwood City: Student
Fashion Show: “
BAM - Beauty, Art, Madness ”
May 22: Long Beach:
CCCECE Spring Regions 8 & 9
, Long Beach City College,
9am-12pm
May 22: Pasadena:
CCCECE Spring Regions 8 & 9
, Pasadena City College,
9am-12pm
September 25-26: Sacramento: CSA
Western Region, 2009 Symposium
“Costume in the American West”
Call For Papers
FCS News: A
recent
contribution from Lisa
Ledeboer, Mt. San Antonio
College, is a must read and
pertinent to every discipline.
She breaks down the intricacies
of the Basic Skills Initiative
(BSI) in relation to Career
Technical Education (CTE). Alan
Guttman’s article “
DisPosition Paper ” stemming
from a discussion among
colleagues regarding hiring
competencies, delves into the
important, intangible qualities
that need be considered when
making hiring decisions in ECE.
Finally, take a look at this
article in the Los
Angeles Times by Mary
MacVean. It features a unique
environment in
Los
Angeles that allows potential
food entrepreneurs the space and
equipment to develop and realize
their food dreams.
FCS FLASH Activity: Try
Neurobics!
Just like we do aerobics to
strengthen our bodies, we can do
neurobics to keep our brains
fit . Neurobics
are scientifically based brain
exercises that produce natural
growth factors called
neurotrophins in our brains.
Neurotrophins help improve brain
performance by activating and
building new circuits. Routine
activities can become so
automatic that they are largely
done unconsciously and require
little thought. Neurobics
challenges us to break our
routines and do things
differently in ways that make us
think.
Neurobic exercises call on
us to
use our five physical senses
and our emotional sense in
unexpected ways to engage and
build new brain pathways. Take a
few minutes to introduce your
students to another tool they
can use to become more effective
learners -- neurobics.
Do
this:
-
Ask:
If we do aerobics to
strengthen our bodies, what
do we strengthen when we do
neurobics?
-
Share
the
neurobics video clip
(the 4 minute video from
above) or briefly introduce
neurobics in your own words.
-
Distribute
the
Neurobics for the Brain
activity and have
students review and complete
it.
-
Discuss
some of your
students’ responses.
-
Try
at least one neurobic
exercise in class, changing
up the regular routine, and
discuss the outcomes.
FYI:
Expanding your comfort zone
makes you feel good about
yourself. It gives you extra
confidence and keeps you
learning and growing .
This newsletter was brought to
you by a grant from the
California Community College
Chancellor's Office Family and
Consumer Science Collaborative
Grant (#08-0160).
Please contact Joann Driggers (
jdriggers@mtsac.edu ) with
any questions.
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