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2018 MAFCS Conference

Welcome to the 2018 Minnesota Family & Consumer Sciences Conference Schedule Febuary 7-9th at the Kahler Grand Hotel in Rochester, Minnesota.

Please visit our website to register or email us at mafcsstateconference@gmail.com with questions.

7:30am CST

Conference Registration Elizabethan Breakfast in the Elizabethan Elizabethan

8:45am CST

Educational ExcursionLIMITED ElizabethanGerry Luepke

9:00am CST

FCCLA Chapter Adviser Cadet Training Heritage Hall IIWendy Ambrose • Ashley Nelson ServSafe Class & TestLIMITED Heritage Hall III

7:00pm CST

Modern Calligraphy Class, Mingle & Networking Fundraiser ElizabethanCarrie Moscho

7:00am CST

Conference Registration: WIFI Password- Service Elizabethan

8:00am CST

Exhibits Open Windsor Hall II Silent Auction Windsor Hall III

8:30am CST

Welcome, Opening Remarks & Breakfast ElizabethanAlyssa Ambrosius • Amy Friedrichs • Ashley Nelson

9:00am CST

Keynote Presenter: CAKE- Caring Acts of Kindness Everyday ElizabethanDanielle Teal

10:15am CST

Create a Career-Ready Program with RealCare™ Experiential Learning Tools Windsor Hall IReality Works Understanding the Challenges of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Centennial HallShauna Feine "Everyday is Fun in FACS" Heritage Hall IILori Brumbaugh • Sadie Oraskovich • Martha Pedina • Kathy Sylvester Connecting Your Students to Careers and Skills for Life Heritage Hall IJonathan Filzen Food Safety and Defense in Action Heritage Hall IIIDebra Freedman • Stephanie Love • Allison Zaccardi

11:15am CST

Visit Exhibitors and Silent Auction Windsor Hall III

11:45am CST

Understand the “Why do FCCLA?” The “How to do FCCLA?” and discover “What’s Possible!” Heritage Hall IWendy Ambrose • Ashley Nelson Dexter Knives: Knife Skills for the Classroom Centennial HallJane Hempel Experiences at White Dove Girls School in Kigali, Rwanda Windsor Hall IMarian Dombrock FACS Online: What’s the Right Balance for your Classroom? Heritage Hall IIINDSU FACS Professors Ideas for FACS Clubs at Your School Heritage Hall IIAmanda Herman

12:45pm CST

Lunch & Networking in the Elizabethan Elizabethan

1:00pm CST

Lunch Keynote: Annual Meeting with MAFCS President, WindowsWear & Learning to Bake for Good with King Arthur Flour ElizabethanAmy Driscoll • Lois Lewis • Mike Niemtzow

2:30pm CST

Culinary in the 21st Century & the Modern FACS Classroom Heritage Hall IJenny Breen • Emily Paul E-Textiles: Engaging and EnLIGHTening for FACS Heritage Hall IIIDr. Jill Conlon Ready to Live on Your Own: What Young Adults Need to Know about Renting Windsor Hall ILori Hendrickson • Becky Hagen Jokela TOY: Google in the FACS Classroom- Part 1 2:30-3:00 Intro Part 2 3:00-3:30 Advanced Heritage Hall IILynsee Mattson

2:35pm CST

Middle School: Birds of a Feather Brainstorm & Share Centennial HallMichelle Brown

3:45pm CST

The Power of Protein for a Healthy Lifestyle Centennial HallRenee Korczak PhD, RD, LD Career Planning Using the Minnesota Career Information System (MNCIS) Windsor Hall IMCIS Fraud Watch: Protecting your Family’s Identities, Credit and Savings Heritage Hall IIJay Haapala Healthy Seeds & Healthy Recipes for Culinary Today Heritage Hall IAlyssa Ambrosius • Karen Smith Tiny Houses: The Benefits & Challenges of Living in Small Spaces Heritage Hall IIIDr. Diane Klemme Retirement Mingle & Catch Up! Heritage Hall Foyer

4:45pm CST

Cocktail Hour and Hors d'oeuvres Elizabethan

5:00pm CST

Silent Auction Bidding Ending Windsor Hall III

6:00pm CST

Introduction of Elected Officers & Keynote: Max Peterson- “A Prescription for Student Success – ESSA and FACS” ElizabethanMaxine Peterson

6:30pm CST

Dinner & MAFCS Annual Awards Elizabethan

8:00pm CST

Award Recipient Reception in the Elizabethan Elizabethan

7:00am CST

Conference Registration: WIFI Password- Service Elizabethan

8:00am CST

Opening Remarks & Breakfast Elizabethan Exhibits Open Windsor Hall II

8:30am CST

Keynote: Joe Powers- The POWER of You ElizabethanJoe Powers

9:45am CST

Understand the “Why do FCCLA?” The “How to do FCCLA?” and discover “What’s Possible!” Heritage Hall FoyerWendy Ambrose • Ashley Nelson FDA: Science & Our Food Supply Heritage Hall IChristina Kurhajetz Middle School: My Classroom Economy Heritage Hall IIIMolly Garand Styling, Staging, and Sourcing: Using Interior Design Skills in Non-Traditional Setting Heritage Hall IICarrie Moscho Using the Power of Play to Teach Child Development Concepts Windsor Hall IHeather Von Bank

9:50am CST

New Teacher Workshop Round Table Discussion Centennial HallLynsee Mattson

11:00am CST

Multiculturalism in the FACS Classroom (1 Hour Breakout) Centennial HallAyenna Davis Boys in FACS! Heritage Hall IIAmy Friedrichs Fabric Arts! Discover the Possibilities! Windsor Hall IConnie Reski STEAM Ideas for the FACS Classroom Heritage Hall IILaurie Jensen You Betcha Cupcakes Heritage Hall IJulie Herrera-Lemler Special Tour of Local Business: Carroll's CornLIMITED Meet Outside Heritage HallCarroll's Corn

12:15pm CST

Lunch & Networking in the Elizabethan Elizabethan

12:45pm CST

Keynote- Indigo & Snow- “The World Doesn’t Need You To Be Another Lawyer, The World Needs You To Be An Artist.” ElizabethanAnnabella Sardelis

2:00pm CST

Safe Talk: Suicide Prevention ( 1 Hour Breakout) Centennial HallKara Bennett Alexandria Tech. Interior Design Resources Heritage Hall IRobyn Stepaniak How Can Interior Designers Positively Impact The Enviornment? Heritage Hall IIAnne Farniok Textile Internship & Bridal Trends: UW-Stout Apparel Design and Development Student Internship Presentation Heritage Hall IIISusanna Bordelon What's Trending in CTE, Financial Literacy & Community Connections Windsor Hall ILori Brumbaugh • Larissa Oliphant

2:05pm CST

Kahler Grand Hotel Kitchen Tour w/ Chef TommieFULL ElizabethanChef Tommie Tran

3:15pm CST

Healthy Relationships in Adolescence and Young Adulthood (1 Hour Breakout) Centennial HallDr. Jennifer Reinke, Ph.D, LAMFT, CFLE "Hospitality: It's more than Changing Sheets" Tourism & Hospitality Today Heritage Hall IIIMichelle Pyfferoen How to Engage your Community, Work with your Volunteers, and Manage a Non-Profit Business Heritage Hall IIKari Beran Motivating Student Involvement in Culinary and Management Competitions Windsor Hall ILois Lewis TEACHER CADET –Addressing FACS and Other Teacher Shortages Heritage Hall IMaxine Peterson