University of Wisconsin - Stout

Course Credit Option

Course Title: FCSE 720 Family and Consumer Sciences Education:  Teaching with Style

Instructor: Diane Klemme, Home Economics 120, 715.232.2546

Credits: One graduate credit

Course Description: Resources and trends in Family and Consumer Education content for middle and high school teachers. Attendance at the 2009 FCSE Conference at UW-Stout is mandatory.

Tuition: Wisconsin or MN resident (as qualified for tuition purposes) is $322.47; Other students interested in credit need to contact 715.232.2693 for tuition amount.

Course Objectives:

  1. Describe resources and content trends in family relations, child development, child care, parenting, consumer economics, family housing, foods and nutrition, food service, and clothing and textiles.
  2. Explain recent FCSE curriculum trends, practical reasoning and authentic assessment strategies.
  3. Design a plan to update Family and Consumer Education middle and high school courses using current trends and resources in subject matter content, practical reasoning and authentic assessment strategies.

Course Evaluation:

  1. Develop a written paper summarizing current trends in FCEd subject matter content, resources, curriculum, assessment and practical reasoning.
  2. Develop a written plan to update/revise middle and/or high school courses using trends in content, curriculum and assessment.
  3. Summary paper and written plan is due on December 1st, 2009.

Credit students must register for both the course and the conference.

Required Readings:

Assessment for Learning Around the World: What Would it Mean to be Internationally Competitive?

Becoming Family Literate: A New Construct and Platform for Practice

Exploring Consumer Shopping Preferences: Three Generations

Fashion Design: Designing a Learner-Active, Multi Level High School Course

Going Green

Literature to Help Children Cope with Family Stressors

Nutrition Updates

Policy Approaches to Offset Childhood Food Insecurity and Obesity

Poverty: Invitation to Action

Project M.O.M. — Mothers & Others & MyPyramid

Reminiscences: Impact of Textiles and Apparel Technology on Our Lives

Resocializing Adults for Their New Role as Consumer-Citizens

Sacred Places: Culturally Sensitive Housing Designs for Hmong and Somali Refugees

Twelve Characteristics of Effective Early Childhood Teachers

What Television Can (and, Can't) Do to Promote Early Literacy Development

Work-Family Conflict and Job Satisfaction: Family Resources as a Buffer