Unwrapping the NEW Standards in Home Economics Careers and Technology(HECT) Education

Presentation Category: 
Career Pathways / Industry Sectors
Session Type: 
CA Career Pathways Session
Presentation Description: 
This session will focus on the newly revised Career Technical Education/HECT Model Curriculum Standards for Consumer and Family Studies (CFS) and Home Economics Related Occupations (HERO) career pathways in the three HECT Industry Sectors. Emphasis will be given to using standards in HECT courses to develop career pathway education sequences, including CFS exploratory, introductory and concentration courses and a HERO capstone course. Teachers will learn ways to implement the standards into units of study, daily lesson plans, and develop assessment strategies reflecting the new standards. Each participant will receive new resources including the Consumer and Family Studies Implementation Guide.

Session Time

March 4, 2014 9:30am to 10:45am
Venue: Sacramento Convention Center
Room: 309

Presentor/s

Tanya Wright
Education Programs Consultant
California Department of Education
Dawn Maceyka
HECT Teacher
Temecula Valley USD- Great Oak HS
Michele May-Mahorney
HECT Teacher
Yolo County Office of Education, Woodland USD- Woodland HS and Lee MS