2025 Iowa Family and Consumer Sciences Educators Conference

Please join us for an overview of a High School CDA program.  Topics will include an overview of how the program functions, CDA requirements and how to fund your program if you did not receive the C4 grant.

FCCLA Program of Work
- Sherry Vogel, Iowa FCCLA Executive Director

Knives and Fire ~ What Could Go Wrong: Management  Strategies in the Culinary Classroom
-Glenda Seward, Mid-Prairie High School
Looking for ideas to help organize your culinary arts classroom and streamline management? This session will share tips and tricks for setting up and managing your lab/classroom, and supporting students in gaining real-world experience, confidence, and independence as they work and learn there. Topics include lab operating procedures, orientation, ongoing management,  recipe management, lab work assessment,  and curriculum. Attendees will learn time management strategies for improving work-life balance while working as a culinary teacher.
Attendees will gain confidence in leading culinary lab experiences.
Attendees will learn strategies for orienting students to the work in a culinary classroom setting.

From STICS and CIP codes to Perkins performance indicators, FCS teachers have to navigate a dense alphabet soup of accountability and reporting tools. But how do these acronyms actually connect to what makes a high-quality Program of Study (POS)? In this breakout session, we’ll demystify the jargon and dive into the systems that drive funding, compliance, and continuous improvement in CTE. You will explore how not just to satisfy compliance requirements, but to advocate for resources, equity, and student success. Whether you’re new to Perkins reporting or a seasoned CTE professional, this session will help you decode the systems and make them work for your FCS program, not against it.

Vendor Spotlight:  Finding My True North: Career Readiness Curriculum
- Jo Ann Lee, Parenting It’s A Life
Dive into "Finding My True North: Career Readiness," the latest addition to the PIAL curriculum, designed to invigorate students' exploration of potential career paths. This module engages students directly with interactive activities that encourage them to assess their current employable skills, identify the skills they still need, and outline actionable steps to enhance their capabilities. It’s more than just planning; it’s about empowering students to bring their 'A' game and confidently pursue their dream job.Equip teachers with strategies to facilitate student engagement in self-assessment of employable skills, identification of skill gaps, and development of personalized action plans for career readiness.