HUNTERDON CENTRAL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE
Curricular Highlights
Every member of the department has contributed to the substantial progress made in addressing the following
Department Goals:
• Infuse the use of innovative learning strategies by integrating supportive technologies, inquiry-and problembased
approaches that contain elements that integrate 21 st century skills and themes into the refinement of
curriculum.
o Refine existing curriculum/instructional strategies as a result of participation in the 1-to-1 pilot
program. (expanded course resources, student projects, individual portfolios, etc.)
o Infuse service-learning activities, measure impact on student mastery.
o Teacher teams completed the design of a LMS or Moodle template for two new courses, and
refined the model during the school year. All course assignments, homework and project
materials are to be posted on the site. Teachers involved will compare the completion of work
assignments, frequency of student problems accessing work and the consistency of student
performance to previous years. This technology, coupled with the analysis of formative
assessment practices and existing student-learning activities, will enable teachers to provide
closer attention to the diverse needs of their students and ultimately design self-paced curricular
modules. Teachers will be able to provide timely feedback on student work and give individual
comments on more assignments. The number of interactive student assignments is expected to
increase using this model.
o Teams of teachers complete a gap analysis of NJSCCCS utilizing a departmental summary of all
courses. This electronic format provides a complete overview of what standards are being
covered and what remain to be addressed through our curricular refinement process. This
departmental curriculum map will be used to inform future planning for teams and summer
work.
o The new course of Real World was introduced this year and a second year model will be
proposed for the following year that will provide opportunities for them to apply their own
leadership and learning styles, study local community needs and resources, identify service
projects and facilitate plans to address the identified problems. Food insufficiency and
homelessness will be the common threads/focus. The Community Shelters, SAFE in Hunterdon,
Interfaith Hospitality, and Hunterdon County Food Pantry are some of the service agencies that
will be examined.
• Establish and participate in a community of learners that functions as a collaborative inquiry group that is
continuously learning and refining curriculum and instructional strategies that support high student
achievement for all students.
o Every teacher worked in ongoing cross-disciplinary collegial inquiry groups to research selected
topics for the Pathway groups as part of the District professional development time. This
information was used to refine existing curriculum and enhance instructional strategies
introduced in emerging UbD units.
o Ongoing participation in Department Curriculum Teams that produce/refine UbD model units.
Teams of teachers completed alignment to new NJSCCCS, transitioned to UbD template and
revised existing Cycle Plans for five courses.
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