Dear Family Studies Educators,
As an Educational Organisation, it is so important to OFSHEEA that we respect and honour Black histories and cultures throughout the year. In February we take some extra time to reflect on our commitment to make classrooms in Ontario spaces that value Black history, Black joy, and Black excellence. We hope that some of the resources that we have shared on our social media this month have helped our community to continue this work.
Upcoming Workshop:
For our February workshop, Nicholas Ryan from the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board will be with us to present on AI in the Family Studies Classroom. We know that this is an important topic for many of our members and colleagues, so we hope you will join us for a dynamic conversation about this increasingly important topic in Education.
Podcast:
Find our Podcast Here: https://whatthefamilystudies.buzzsprout.com/
In our most recent podcast episode we interviewed Family Studies teacher Jennifer Sobec from Niagara District School Board about her transition from a new sewist to finding ways to draw students into her program through student interests like cosplay, upcycling items, and making fashion fun!
Our next episode will feature representative from Studica about RealCare Babies and other simulation tools that can be used in the family studies classroom.
Resources:
We know that some of our members might be teaching a food of a fashion class for the first time this semester, and we want to support you with this new challenge! We are making the materials from our 2023 Food and Fashion Lab workshops available to our members, including the recordings of the workshops themselves. Members can find these resources using this link: https://ofsheea.education/download/resources-ofsheea-food-and-fashion-lab-workshops/
We are also working on some great new recipe resources for our members, where we include information for food lab planning along with a lab-friendly recipe! For our first one, we have recipe that’s great for Black History Month (or any time of year), Jamaican Jerk Chicken and Rice and Peas. OFSHEEA members can find the resource here: https://ofsheea.education/download/foods-jamaican-jerk-chicken-rice-and-peas-food-lab-recipe/