Course Credit Option

Course Credit Option

Course Title: FCSE 720 Special Topics, Family and Consumer Sciences Education:  Leadership and Teaching in a New Era

Instructor: Diane Klemme, Heritage Hall 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 2012 FCSE Conference at UW-Stout is mandatory.

Tuition: Wisconsin or MN resident (as qualified for tuition purposes) is $418.32; 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 FCSED 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, 2012.

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

Course Outline

  1. Content Update in Family and Consumer Education
    • Family Relations
    • Child Development
    • Parenting
    • Foods and Nutrition
    • Consumer Economics
    • Housing
    • Family and Consumer Services
      • Food Service
      • Child Care Service
      • Family and Community Service
  2. Curriculum Update in Family and Consumer Education
    • Curriculum trends
    • Authentic assessment trends
    • Practical reasoning/critical thinking
    • Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)