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Expanding FCS Educator Impact Through Cross-District Mentorship YorkCatrina Cheek Second-Hand Comes First False Cape BSarah Ummen-Miller Spice Up Your Classroom Mariner ABrittany Jones Story-Based Math: Developing Number Sense Through Children’s Literature Cape Henry CLynnette Coles Memory Boards Mariner BElaine Lombardi Textile Triangles: A Versatile Hands-on Classroom Project or Fundraiser Cape Charles AMichelle Williams

7:20pm EDT

From First Job to Career Pathway: Financial Skills Students Need at Every Stage Cape Henry CLynnette Coles Second-Hand Comes First False Cape BSarah Ummen-Miller Spice Up Your Classroom Mariner ABrittany Jones TfT Update and Sharing Session YorkDr. Amber Tiernan • Kimberly M Wilson • Diane Breinig

9:00am EDT

Adding Electricity to Hand Sewing Projects Part 2 Cape Henry CAngela Stouffer Are You Ready for It? Unpacking the FCS Standards with Confidence Cape Charles ADiane Breinig Rubric-Based Assessment: Exploring Teacher Perceptions of Evaluation Practices in Applied Learning Mariner AThomas DeRosa Sustainable Fashion & Consumer Responsibility: Upcycling in the Fashion Classroom YorkCourtnie Ward Valuable Life Lessons from the Past into the Future False Cape BMary Tate Virginia’s Quality Measurement and Improvement System (VQB5) Overview Mariner BLucy Mitzner

10:15am EDT

Early Childhood Classroom Learning Overview Mariner BLeslie Fenton Grow Your Own with Educators Rising False Cape BTariq Ahmed KFK Workshop to Working Kitchen. Kids Feeding Kids Sparking Community Impact YorkLincoln Marquis Personal Finance Game Show and Free Resources from Federal Reserve Education Mariner AJackie Morgan Step into a New Era of FCCLA Cape Henry CBobbi Comer • Connie Rhoton • VA FCCLA Understanding Young People: What Makes Them Flourish? Cape Charles ADr. Donna Hoskins

1:15pm EDT

Check Out the New Season of Student Body Cape Henry CBobbi Comer • Connie Rhoton • VA FCCLA Children's Fundamental Needs: Activities Designed to Build Strong Families Cape Charles ADr. Donna Hoskins Getting Started with ChatGPT in the Classroom Mariner AMelissa Martin Integrating Pork into the Classroom: Food Safety, Culinary Skills & Nutrition Applications YorkSal Valenza Office of Child Care Health and Safety Overview Mariner BTrish Meyer Personal Finance That Makes Sense: Teaching Money Through the Six Principles of Economic Reasoning False Cape BPatrick DeRosa

2:30pm EDT

Helping Families Talk About Money and Work False Cape BStephen Day Helping Students Make Better Decisions About Careers, Money, and Life Cape Henry CCharnell Thweatt Meet and Greet with Virginia’s Ready Regions and VDOE Mariner BDevyn Keller • Sharon Howell • Jodi Roberts • Lauren Gray • Lucy Mitzner • Trish Meyer Noodles for Noobs: Low-Tech Pasta as a Teaching Tool YorkDavid Miller Powered by Purpose: Elevating Future Educators with Educators Rising Mariner AAllison Burns • Kimberly M Wilson Rainbow Bean Soup Cape Charles AElaine Lombardi

3:45pm EDT

Building a Strong Foundation: Creating Positive Learning Environments in High School FACS While Mending the Bridge Between Middle and High School Cape Henry CHawah Kamara Nyenswah Families Are Like Clay Pots Cape Charles AElaine Lombardi Growing Food Systems Leaders at Sweet Briar College YorkLisa Powell Life Skills for Teens- Through a SEL Lens False Cape BJakeLynn Ellis Thriving Through Years 2–5 and Beyond: Strategies That Last Beyond the Classroom Mariner BJarrod Saunders Turning Your Teaching Story into Your Leadership Legacy Mariner ADr. Cynthia R. Tyler

9:00am EDT

FCCLA Competitions: Where Leaders Are Made Cape Henry CBobbi Comer • Connie Rhoton • VA FCCLA From Apathy to Accountability - Reframing School as the Workplace Mariner BLeslie Robinson From Farm to Table: A Butcher's Craft Demonstration YorkChef Hugh Cossard In My PBL Era: Real-World Learning in High School ECE Cape Charles AKatharine Jackson Stronger by the Dozen Mariner AMary Rapoport, CFCS

10:15am EDT

Integrating Social Work Perspectives into Family and Consumer Sciences Education Cape Henry CAmy Herrmann Save Your Time, Save Your Sanity (AI + Classroom Workflow for Collaboration (With or Without Ipads) Mariner BCassey Jones Teaching with Joy: Empowering Students to Learn, Lead, and Lift Each Other Cape Charles ALea Behanna The Other (Other) White Meat: Exploring Pork from Snout to Table YorkTanya Cauthen Virginia is for ProStart Lovers Mariner ALeah Schuler PCEC, CDM, CFPP • Dr. Jai Girard

1:15pm EDT

Breaking the Cycle Before It Becomes Culture Mariner BKelli Stenhouse Level-Up Language: Equipping K–12 Educators to Support English Learners in a Globalized World Mariner AJo-el Cox • Nicki Saunders

2:30pm EDT

Planting Seeds to Foster Environmental Stewards for a Better Tomorrow Mariner ATarneshia Evans The Teacher Toolbox: Activities That Bring FACS to Life Mariner BJarrod Saunders

2:45pm EDT

Learning Just Got Sweeter – Print Graphics onto Cookies with Eddie®, the Edible Ink Printer Cape Henry CKelli Gedart

3:45pm EDT

Affordable Excellence: Expanding Access to High-Quality Culinary Education Mariner AChef Hugh Cossard Knife Skills Mariner BLeah Schuler PCEC, CDM, CFPP

4:00pm EDT

In my FCS Era: Baby Steps to Big Learning - Using 35 Years of Infant Simulation to Share the Future of Teaching Cape Henry CLaura Brawley

9:15am EDT

Anyone Can Cook! Teaching Culinary Concepts with Ratatouille. YorkKelly Earley Level Up Your Leadership: Inside the Virginia ACTE Fellowship Cape Charles ACynthia Chambers • Allison Burns Strengthening Teachers for Tomorrow Through Collaboration and Reflection Mariner ADenny Keffer Where is My Curriculum Framework? Mariner BCTE Resource

3:00pm EDT

Virginia FCCLA Boot Camp Part I - Pre-registration Required Mariner A

8:00am EDT

Teacher Cadet, 12th Edition Curriculum Training Post Institute - Pre-registration required Rappahannock

9:00am EDT

ServSafe Food Protection Manager Training and Testing James