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NATEFACS
National Association of Teacher Educators for Family and
Consumer Sciences
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Beginning in 2002, the officers of the National Association of Teacher
Educators for Family and Consumer Sciences (NATEFACS) coordinated an
effort to develop National Standards for Teachers of Family and Consumer
Sciences. The process involved a series of meetings and communications
including FACS professionals in various roles from across the United
States. This process is outlined below.
The Standards were approved by the NATEFACS members in December
2004. An initial Standards document is available at the NATEFACS
website, at http://www.natefacs.org/nationalstandards.htm
A more formal publication with additional information on the standards
will be available early in 2006.
Project Leadership Team:
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down for further information.
2005
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Educator Conference
Implementing
the National Standards for Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences
organized by the
National Association of Teacher Educators for Family and Consumer Sciences
(NATEFACS)
An affiliate of the Family and Consumer Sciences
Division, Association for Career and Technical Education
Friday, September 30, 4:00 p.m. through Sunday October 2, 2:00
p.m.
Indianapolis Adam's Mark Airport Hotel
Registration
Deadline: September 9, 2005
$100 registration
fee includes meeting space and all meals except Saturday dinner
Hotel conference rates ($89 single or double) guaranteed only until
August 30, 2005
Registration
Form (.pdf file)
Form includes hotel
information and other details
Draft
Agenda (.pdf file)
If
you have questions about conference registration, contact Wanda Fox
at wfox@purdue.edu or 765-494-7291
Project Documents
National
Standards for Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences
This link takes you to the NATEFACS website, where a link is provided
to a 2-page .pdf document with background information and the complete
text of the approved Standards.
Project Goals
and Background Information (.pdf document)
A 1-page overview of the proposed outcomes and parameters for the
project.
Purposes
and Benefits (.pdf document)
A brief, 2-page paper that explains purposes
and benefits of developing National Standards for Teachers of Family
and Consumer Sciences. Includes references.
Summary
of Development Process
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A "Development Panel" meeting was held September 19-21,
2003 in Indianapolis. A group of 39 family and consumer sciences
educators from 25 states gathered to discuss the purpose, structure,
and content of the standards. This group built on information shared
and discussed during conference sessions at the December 2002 ACTE
meeting in Las Vegas and at the June 2003 AAFCS meeting in Washington,
D.C.
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The leadership team developed a draft version of the Standards,
based on input from a Development Panel subcommittee. This version
was provided to the Development Panel for review and input.
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Project updates were shared and information gathered from more
than 50 people who attended a conference session at the ACTE meeting
in Orlando on Saturday afternoon December 13.
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The leadership team developed a revised version of the Standards,
distributed this to the Development Panel, obtained input and continued
revision.
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Leadership team members provided an update on the project at the
National Association of State Admininstrators for Family and Consumer
Sciences (NASAFACS) meeting April 30-May 1, 2004. Participants reviewed
and provided input on the current draft.
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Over 100 people attended a 3-hour workshop, "Examining Teacher
Standards Leading to Best Practices," held in conjunction with
the 2004 American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Annual
Convention in San Diego. The session included an overview of the
Standards-development process, opportunity for individual
review and written feedback on the June 2004 version, small group
discussion, and group reports.
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Input obtained during spring and summer 2004 was used by a work
group that met in September 2004 to develop the next version of
the Standards.
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In October 2004, the revised version was distributed via an online
survey to nearly 300 people who had attended previous conference
sessions or had otherwise indicated interest in the Standards.
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A second "Development Panel" meeting was held in Indianapolis
October 29-31, 2004. The participants (36 individuals from 20 states)
examined the input from the online survey and the spring and summer
conferences. They carefully deliberated and reached consensus on
a revised version of the Standards. Subsequently, outside
persons knowledgeable of accreditation processes, Development Panel
members, and the Leadership Team further reviewed and refined the
document, resulting in a "final draft" version.
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Early in December, 2004, the "final draft" version of
the Standards was approved by members of the primary sponsoring
organization, the National Association of Teacher Educators for
Family and Consumer Sciences (NATEFACS) through an email ballot.
This approval was announced at the association's annual meeting
on December 10, 2004.
- The Standards document was distributed and discussed at an
educational session held on December 11, 2004 at the 2004 Association
of Career and Techical Education (ACTE) convention in Las Vegas and
on June 25, 2005 at the American Association of Family and Consumer
Sciences convention in Minneapolis, as part of the Family and Consumer
Sciences Education Association luncheon. (A handout with the slides
used in this presentation will be available at this site soon.)
- The Standards have been endorsed by the Family and Consumer
Sciences Division of the Association for Career and Technical Education.
They are now being distibuted to other family and consumer sciences
professional organizations for their anticipated endorsement.
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A publication will be developed during 2005 that provides the Standards,
along with background information and rationale for the Standards,
description of the development process, and implementation examples
for various types of teacher education programs.
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The next phase will be mplementing the Standards in various
state and institutional settings and fostering their use for program
accreditation. Interested individuals are invited to participate
in national collaborations related to Standards implementation.
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