CONS 3400 - Teaching of Family and Consumer Sciences

• Students will be able to apply understanding of theory and research in the creation of integrated units and lesson plans with a problem-based approach to address contemporary issues of individuals, families, communities and the workplace.
• Students will be able to apply a variety of approaches to the teaching of Family and Consumer Sciences content.
• Students will be able to locate and generate local to global data that will impact Family and Consumer Sciences program development, unit and lesson planning, and identifying issues facing students.
• Students will be able to use technology related to laboratory learning, software and computer programs, planning, assessing and organizing for teaching.
• Students will be able to develop attitudes and dispositions appropriate for highly proficient family and consumer sciences educators.
• Students will be able to develop critical thinking learning and assessment strategies that will generate newsworthy events in the classroom and student organization.
• Students will be able to identify and explain the curriculum structure of Family and Consumer Sciences education at the middle and high school level utilizing content language within the structure, including Family, Career and Community Leaders of America