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Sunday, July 20
 

3:00pm EDT

Registration
Sunday July 20, 2025 3:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Atlantic Foyer & Catwalk
Sunday July 20, 2025 3:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Atlantic Foyer & Catwalk

6:00pm EDT

Opening Session
Sunday July 20, 2025 6:00pm - 6:15pm EDT
Rappahannock & James Ballroom
Sunday July 20, 2025 6:00pm - 6:15pm EDT
Rappahannock & James Ballroom

6:15pm EDT

Board Games In The Classroom
Sunday July 20, 2025 6:15pm - 7:15pm EDT
False Cape B
In this session we will discuss the benefits of encouraging students to play board games- not video games- during free time in the classroom. I will also provide a lesson based on a board game to allow students to play a game as part of the curriculum. Board games can also be an excellent way for Multi Language Learners to build positive peer relationships and build confidence in the classroom.  
Speakers
SU

Sarah Ummen

FACS Teacher, Fairfax County Public Schools
I teach Family and Consumer Sciences at Poe Middle School in Fairfax County Public Schools. I am going into my 8th year of teaching. I love board games, sewing, cooking, watercolor, ceramics, audiobooks, and kayaking.  
Sunday July 20, 2025 6:15pm - 7:15pm EDT
False Cape B
  Educational Session
  • global Y

6:15pm EDT

Empower Your Innovation
Sunday July 20, 2025 6:15pm - 7:15pm EDT
Mariner B
As educators, we are always looking for opportunities to grow professionally and bring new ideas to the classroom. Being a mentor will help other FCS teachers feel “Empowered” through the many “Innovative” classroom strategies. Being a mentee invites professional growth but also less confusion of delivering classroom content. Being a           mentee/mentor allows mentors to advise a mentee on big-picture issues like career path, while also helping to        negotiate more day-to-day issues like office politics, processes, and relationships with peers and superiors. This      session will  be geared towards goal setting and achievement strategies; communication and interpersonal skills;   problem-solving and critical thinking; and leadership and teamwork. We will also focus on building strong                  relationships, securing and developing resources, leading change amid ambiguity, and driving vision and purpose to motivate others.
Speakers
CC

Catrina Cheek

2025 President, VATFACS
Collabration among seasoned and nolvitity FCS educators. 
Sunday July 20, 2025 6:15pm - 7:15pm EDT
Mariner B
  Educational Session
  • global Y

6:15pm EDT

Teacher’s Toolkit
Sunday July 20, 2025 6:15pm - 7:15pm EDT
York
This workshop will focus on creating  tools for use in the FCS classroom to enhance 
student engagement. Tools will focus on improving interpersonal communication 
skills, fostering collaboration within teams, enhancing active listening abilities, and 
developing strategies for measuring mastery.
Speakers
avatar for Diane Breinig

Diane Breinig

FCS Teacher at Briar Woods High School, Loudoun County Public Schools
Loudoun County FCS Teacher and Teacher Cadet Curriculum Trainer.
AB

Allison Burns

ECE Instructor at Susie G. Gibson Science and Technology Center, Bedford County Public Schools
FCS/ECE Teacher 
Sunday July 20, 2025 6:15pm - 7:15pm EDT
York
  Educational Session
  • global Y

6:15pm EDT

The Shark Tank Food Truck Project
Sunday July 20, 2025 6:15pm - 7:15pm EDT
Cape Charles A
The Shark Tank Food Truck Project 
B.E.A.S.T. Champions! (Best Ever Acclaimed Street Threat)
This food truck summative presentation of learning is an excellent opportunity for students to demonstrate WRS and course standards in several FACS classes. Leave this session with a hand-on project-based assessment your student entrepreneurs would love! 
Speakers
avatar for Toshieba Ragland

Toshieba Ragland

FACS Teacher, Fairfax County Public Schools, Lake Braddock Secondary
The Shark Tank Food Truck Project B.E.A.S.T. Champions! (Best Ever Acclaimed Street Threat)This food truck summative presentation of learning is an excellent opportunity for students to demonstrate WRS and course standards in several FACS classes. Leave this session with a hand-on... Read More →
Sunday July 20, 2025 6:15pm - 7:15pm EDT
Cape Charles A
  Educational Session
  • global Y

7:20pm EDT

Board Games In The Classroom
Sunday July 20, 2025 7:20pm - 8:20pm EDT
False Cape B
In this session we will discuss the benefits of encouraging students to play board games- not video games- during free time in the classroom. I will also provide a lesson based on a board game to allow students to play a game as part of the curriculum. Board games can also be an excellent way for Multi Language Learners to build positive peer relationships and build confidence in the classroom.  
Speakers
SU

Sarah Ummen

FACS Teacher, Fairfax County Public Schools
I teach Family and Consumer Sciences at Poe Middle School in Fairfax County Public Schools. I am going into my 8th year of teaching. I love board games, sewing, cooking, watercolor, ceramics, audiobooks, and kayaking.  
Sunday July 20, 2025 7:20pm - 8:20pm EDT
False Cape B
  Educational Session

7:20pm EDT

Teacher’s Toolkit
Sunday July 20, 2025 7:20pm - 8:20pm EDT
York
This workshop will focus on creating  tools for use in the FCS classroom to enhance 
student engagement. Tools will focus on improving interpersonal communication 
skills, fostering collaboration within teams, enhancing active listening abilities, and 
developing strategies for measuring mastery.
Speakers
avatar for Diane Breinig

Diane Breinig

FCS Teacher at Briar Woods High School, Loudoun County Public Schools
Loudoun County FCS Teacher and Teacher Cadet Curriculum Trainer.
AB

Allison Burns

ECE Instructor at Susie G. Gibson Science and Technology Center, Bedford County Public Schools
FCS/ECE Teacher 
Sunday July 20, 2025 7:20pm - 8:20pm EDT
York
  Educational Session

7:20pm EDT

The Shark Tank Food Truck Project
Sunday July 20, 2025 7:20pm - 8:35pm EDT
Cape Charles A
The Shark Tank Food Truck Project 
B.E.A.S.T. Champions! (Best Ever Acclaimed Street Threat)
This food truck summative presentation of learning is an excellent opportunity for students to demonstrate WRS and course standards in several FACS classes. Leave this session with a hand-on project-based assessment your student entrepreneurs would love! 
Speakers
avatar for Toshieba Ragland

Toshieba Ragland

FACS Teacher, Fairfax County Public Schools, Lake Braddock Secondary
The Shark Tank Food Truck Project B.E.A.S.T. Champions! (Best Ever Acclaimed Street Threat)This food truck summative presentation of learning is an excellent opportunity for students to demonstrate WRS and course standards in several FACS classes. Leave this session with a hand-on... Read More →
Sunday July 20, 2025 7:20pm - 8:35pm EDT
Cape Charles A
  Educational Session

8:25pm EDT

Closing Session & Networking
Sunday July 20, 2025 8:25pm - 8:50pm EDT
Rappahannock & James Ballroom
Sunday July 20, 2025 8:25pm - 8:50pm EDT
Rappahannock & James Ballroom
 
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