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Welcome to the FACS Classroom Solutions™ e-Newsletter


Perhaps never before has professional development for FACS educators been as vital as it is today. Now, as your students adjust to the rigors of a new school year, this edition of Glencoe's FACS Classroom Solutions offers you valuable and relevant material to do the same. Here, we share the discoveries and insights we hear from FACS teachers and experts around the country. And, as always, we tell you about the new programs we have designed to support you as you build upon your students' daily accomplishments and long-term achievements.


Spotlight: FACS Educators Vikki Jackson & LeeLinda Baggett

These experienced middle school teachers are discovering that FACS education is more challenging-and more important-than ever before.

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Professional Development

Designing Instruction for a Diverse Classroom

Teachers have known for years that it is crucial to find ways to meet the diverse learning needs of students. Many find that some of the conventional methods of sorting and separating students may have a negative backlash effect. Differentiated instruction offers a positive and systematic approach to the challenge of designing lessons and techniques to meet individual needs.
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Rigor, Relevance, & Relationships

Seeking Technical Excellence

Educator Gayle Mindes, Ph.D., has strong beliefs about upholding the relevance of FACS education. The former Chair of University Teaching, Learning and Technology Committee (2000 to 2007) and current Professor of Education at DePaul University in Chicago has devoted her career to studying and teaching child development in a context that is always cognizant of the role of social relevance. Classroom Solutions asked Gayle about the challenges that FACS teachers face today. Her responses reflect a passion for empowering students with the tools and knowledge they need to succeed in a world in which respect, tolerance, and controversy must coexist.
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Technology Solutions

Presentation Plus! PowerPoint® Presentations

PowerPoint presentations are proving invaluable as classroom and at-home learning tools, providing the visual cues and key concepts that students need to learn and stay motivated. Glencoe's Presentation Plus! PowerPoint presentations on CD work as lesson aids for teachers and study aids for students, offering an effective way to reinforce key concepts from their accompanying textbooks.
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Perkins & Funding

Bring Multimedia to Your Classroom Using Perkins Grants

Need fresh teaching materials but can’t get local funds? Use Perkins grants to buy videos, simulations, workbooks, and more for your FACS courses.
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Glencoe FACS e-Catalog

Featured Products

New!

Provide students with a comprehensive overview of the ages and stages of child development with The Developing Child. Focusing on an observation and scientific approach, the program combines Expert Advice tips with activities such as The Developing Brain, Learning Through Play, and Safe Child / Healthy Child, and provoking critical thinking exercises such as What Would You Do? and Parenting Skills. Cross-cultural content is included, and information on special needs children is integrated. Point-of-use academic integration and correlation is provided throughout.
The Developing Child

Put students on the path to discovery and excellence with Discovering Life Skills, a new program designed to encourage students to forge paths and set goals through learning. Stay in School features support solid study skills and behaviors that determine success and have a positive impact against dropout risks. New and revised academic integration with relevant standards are cited at points of use throughout the book.
Discovering Life Skills

Designed to guide students toward their own strong future, Families Today focuses on family skills and relationships in a relevant context designed to encourage student competence in every arena. Writing Activities, Math in Action, or Science in Action features are included in every chapter to support the mandates of Perkins legislation. Group activities and project-based learning offer opportunities to apply concepts.
Families Today

Glencoe FACS e-Catalog