Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher

1. Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Dane Salabak www.pittstate.edu

2. Career Description • Teach specific subjects (Food and Nutrtion, Personal Finance, Life Planning etc.) to students between 13 and 18. • Assist in the guidance of young adults in important life decisions. • Help students study subjects more closely than they did in elementary school. • Requires 4 year undergraduate degree and a masters in many states twiniversity.com

3. Job Duties and Responsibilities • Teach others. • Organize, plan, and prioritize work. • Communicate with supervisors, peers, or subordinates. • Update and use job-related knowledge. • Think creatively. • Document and record information. • Use computers.

4. Skills and Abilities Required for Success • High school teachers need to be able to: • Communicate • Listen to others, understand, and ask questions. • Reason and Problem Solve • Develop rules for student behavior. • Think of new ideas and original or creative ways to solve problems. • Identify ways to measure and improve student performance.

5. Skills and Abilities Continued • High school teachers need to be able to: • Manage Oneself, People, Time, and Things • Check on student learning or doing something, and modify assignments • Work with People • Be aware of others' reactions and change behavior in relation to them. • Solve problems by bringing others together to discuss differences (Both Staff and Students) Blackboard Online Collaboration Platform www.blackboard.com

6. Recommended / Required High School Courses • Helpful electives to take in high school (HSTeacher) • Child Development -Computer Applications • Keyboarding -Psychology • Public Speaking -Teacher Assisting • For FCS: • Current FCS Courses • Consumer science, nutrition, food preparation, parenting, early childhood education, family economics and resource management, human development, interior design, textiles, apparel design, Extension Family & Consumer Science Programs - www.montanafamilies.info

7. College I’ll Attend… • Ohio University woub.org

8. Admission Requirements and Cost of School • From Ohio.edu: • Middle 50 percent range Fall 2010 class: • Top 17-49% of their graduating high school class. • The average composite ACT score range was 21-26. • The average combined SAT score range was 960-1190 (math and critical reading). • The average high school grade point average was 3.3 (on a 4.0 scale).

9. Admission Requirements and Cost of School • Four year Program • Undergraduate Admissions considers the following criteria in granting admission: • Strength of curriculum • Performance in curriculum • Class rank • Grade Point Average • ACT and/or SAT scores • Activities and Extracurriculars • Internships / Professional experience http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/fresh.cfm

10. Admission Requirements and Cost of School • $21,264/yr x 4 years $85,056

11. Salary and Employment –Job Posting http://ocis.ode.state.oh.us

12. Salary and Employment –Job Posting http://ocis.ode.state.oh.us

13. Job Posting https://re22.ultipro.com/CON1019/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*C426D4625EF07141

14. Three things I like about this career… • Summer! • Helping students in and out of the classroom • Opportunity to coach / participate in extracurriculars

15. Two things I don’t like… • Getting up early! Gross! • Not a typical 9-5.

16. Three questions for the class… • What is something an FCS Ed Teacher can teach? • How much schooling is required? • What is a good skill for a HS FCS Ed Teacher?

17. Bibliography • http://ocis.ode.state.oh.us/info2.aspx?FileID=Occ&FileNum=100096&TopicNum=0 • http://www.aafcs.org/AboutUs/FCS.asp • http://www.teachersalary.org/ • http://www.pittstate.edu/department/family/ • https://re22.ultipro.com/CON1019/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*C426D4625EF07141

18. Pictures • www.pittstate.edu • twiniversity.com • Blackboard Online Collaboration Platform www.blackboard.com • Extension Family & Consumer Science Programs - www.montanafamilies.info • woub.org