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(Specific Region/District announcements are found at bottom of page.) ICAT website address http://icat.okcareertech.org/facs DIBBLE YOUTH IMPACT CONTEST - WIN AN IPOD Just what we all want to know - what do teens say relationship classes have meant to them? In their own words! The Dibble Institute is sponsoring a contest for students to explain what has changed in their lives since taking a Connections, Love U2, Love Notes, Essential Disciplines, or Art of Loving Well class. The winning student gets an iPod and the winning teacher gets an Amazon gift card. For details: Go to http://www.DibbleInstitute.org and click on the iPod.Contest ends December 8th.
REMINDER - Salary and Teaching
Schedules are due Friday, October 10.
The link to access the salary and teaching schedule report is
http://www.okcareertech.org/imd/Comprehensive_Schools.htm If you have
any questions or need assistance please contact
krand@okcareertech.org or your
program specialist. State Reports can be accessed on ICAT East Central University is offering a class in FCS 4883 History and Philosophy of Career and Technology Education on Mondays from 4:25-7 p.m. in the Spring of 2010. For admission and enrollment refer to www.ecok.edu. If you have questions please contact Diana Watson-Maile at dwatson@ecok.edu. "Stirring Up Health" Middle School Recipe Contest - Open to: 7th and 8th Graders, When: Contest opens September 1 - March 13, 2010, Winners announced April 2010, How to enter: Entry form available online at www.healthykidschallenge.com Technology Grants Please see the following for more information. Grant Letter Equipment Reimbursement Form ICAT Login Issues: If you have a login problem with ICAT and have tried to retrieve the information using the system provided on the ICAT login page ("Forgotten Username" OR "Forgotten Password") without success, FACS teachers should contact Carolyn Cotton at ccott@okcareertech.org or 1-800-522-5810 x464. Stipend/Reimbursement Notice - Effective January 1, 2010, We will no longer pay stipends for professional development to high school and Technology Center employees who are under contract at the time of the workshop or in-service activity. Summer Conference is the only exception. 2010 OCAS Codes for Family and Consumer Sciences Curriculum - OCAS Codes (pdf file) ECU scholarship opportunity for FCS - Go to the following link and then click on scholarships. FCS Scholarship Information Donna Kates Fundraising Cookbooks, Donna gives royalties to the Oklahoma FCCLA of 25 cents per book sold. Thanks Donna Invest Ed - Free Saturday Teacher Workshops - Please see the following for more information: Registration Letter Registration Form Schedule Free Fabric! Thanks to a generous donation of fabric from Cupid Intimates in Blackwell, OK, FACS teachers have the opportunity to pick up free fabric from the ODCTE Service Center at 601 N. Willis, Stillwater, OK. Fabric consists of various types of synthetic knits and yards of fiberfill lightly bonded to knits. Please plan to transport the entire long bolt (4' to 6') of fabric home as there are no cutting surfaces available. Directions to ODCTE Service Center NOTE: Teachers wishing to send a thank you note for fabric should address it to: Cupid Intimates. Attn: Marcy Montgomery Jones, 318 N. 29th Street, Blackwell, OK 74631 - If possible, please send pictures of student projects to your program specialist as an email attachment. CareerTech Sanctioned Activities National Board Certified Teachers (as of Nov 2008) 10-Day
Rule Information: The latest information regarding the 10-day
rule is linked below.
Spring 2009 East Central University Family and Consumer Sciences Newsletter. We
hope this will be a tool for FCS teachers to use in a Careers Unit to show what
is happening in FCS at the university level.
Professional Development
NATIONAL BOARD
CERTIFICATION AND EDUCATION LEADERSHIP OKLAHOMA (ELO) SCHOLARSHIP
SEMINAR -
For CareerTech instructors
interested in pursuing an ELO Scholarship and National Board Certification.
Thursday, November 2, 2009, 9:30 a.m.
to 3 p.m., Seminar Center, Francis Tuttle, Portland Campus, 3500 NW 150TH
Street, OKC, OK 73134. Directions/Map at:
http://www.francistuttle.com/about/address/campus, open to any OkACTE
member. Limited to 25 paid registrations. DEADLINE: Monday, Nov 9, 2009.
Agenda and
Registration Form
YW8 Training available:
(say it like you text....Why
Wait) It is an abstinence education group where YW8 Tulsa Community College Fall Hospitality class schedule - Schedule ProStart: Are you a high school teacher who is teaching or considering teaching Basic Culinary Skills and Advanced Culinary Skills using the ProStart curriculum? If so, please be advised that occupational certification is required to do so. Contact your program specialist for more details. Curriculum/Supplement Material/Testing Information Spring 2009
CIMC Update Newsletter is now
available at:
http://www.okcimc.com/about/index.htm Financial Literacy standards have been adopted and can be found on the Oklahoma State Department of Education website. Remember, this requirement begins with students who are in 7th grade in 2008. Financial literacy is a requirement for the Class of 2014! Revised Safety Tests - Find new versions of the safety tests on the ICAT website at http://icat.okcareertech.org/facs under "FACS Courses/Resources". Tests and answer keys are available to print as Word documents. Access FACS End-of-Instruction Tests FAQs at: Testing Information Career Activity File - Leadership and Career Clusters (K-12) is now on-line at http://okcareertech.org/guidance/CareerInfo/caf.htm. Alternative Certified Teacher Information
Alternative Certification
Occupational Certification Checklist Classes they may help Alternative Certified Teachers - Autry Tech Classes Available UCO Courses Available These following links may help teachers get the college hours you
are in search of: FACS Letterhead/Business Cards FACS Letterhead - Check out the new FACS letterhead. This WORD document can be saved or modified for your use. FACS Letterhead Other Keep checking the OATFACS eBoard New websites are added as recommended by teachers. www.oatfacs.eboard.com Oklahoma Teaching Jobs are available at: http://www.oklahomateachingjobs.org. Press Releases FCCLA
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