Grand Carousel & Curriculum Showcase
Tuesday, August 1, 2017

The Virginia Association for Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences, Inc. invite educators to participate in the Grand Carousel and Showcase at the 2017 VATFACS Professional Development Institute to be held Tuesday, August 1 in Roanoke, Virginia. The Grand Carousel and Showcase provides an opportunity for middle and high school teachers to share their best practices with fellow educators.

Description of Event

• The Grand Carousel is set up at round tables. Each presenter has twenty minutes to share an effective class activity, lesson plan, project, and/or teaching strategy with 10 participants. Every twenty minutes participants will rotate to another presenter with four rotations completing this event.
• The Showcase area is for presenters who prefer to setup a display and share their best practice in a more informal, non-timed atmosphere. Non-profit organizations may participate in the Showcase.
• The Grand Carousel and Showcase event has proven to be a wonderful opportunity to network with other teachers while allowing attendees to leave the institute with fresh, exciting ideas for future use in the classroom.

Share your best practices. Teachers may receive 15 recertification hours for presenting during this event.

Submit the completed Grand Carousel & Showcase application by May 15, 2017 to:

Regina Morrone 
President-Elect
Virginia Association for Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences, Inc.
Email: remorrone@fcps.edu

Presenters are encouraged to email e-file(s) of handouts to remorrone@fcps.edu .

Presentation materials will be posted on the VATFACS website http://vatfacs.squarespace.com/ for future downloading. If you choose to provide paper handouts, you will need to bring 250 copies with you.