On Wednesday, May 6, the Department of Education (ED) held a briefing for administration staff and other interested stakeholders titled “Family and Consumer Sciences: Foundational Career Readiness Education.” The event, organized in part by the National Association for State Administrators of Family and Consumer Sciences (NASAFACS), featured speakers from the Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) community outlining the opportunities that their classrooms offer to prepare students for personal and professional success.
A major component of the briefing was identifying the ways that FACS classrooms teach skills that can give students a leg up in today’s competitive job market. The presenters noted the connections between FACS curriculum and highly sought STEM skills through teamwork-intensive and project-based lessons, as well as the unique opportunity FACS classrooms have to engage female students in nontraditional fields. In addition, NASAFACS President Gayla Randel emphasized in her remarks the employability skills that are taught through FACS curriculum, including critical thinking, problem solving and communication.
The briefing provided attendees with critical information about how FACS and CTE classrooms are preparing students to graduate college-and career-ready. To learn more about ACTE’s FACS division and the opportunities available to students in these programs nationwide, visit its webpage here.
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