Becki Louden » Mrs. Louden's Human Services - Nutrition and Dietetics Career Pathway

Mrs. Louden's Human Services - Nutrition and Dietetics Career Pathway

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Location: G-5

1st Intro to Human Studies

2nd Nutrition Across the Lifespan (Dual Credit)

3rd Planning 

4th Dietetics and Nutrition (Dual Enrollment) & Nutrition Science & Diet Therapy

5th Intro to Human Studies

6th Nutrition Across the Lifespan (Dual Credit)

7th Intro to Human Studies

8th Planning

 

TAKE CLASSES IN THIS ORDER (Please see attached Syllabus for info about each course)

1. Introduction to Human Studies (Level 1)

2. Nutrition Across the Lifespan (Level 2) (Dual Credit)

3. Nutrition Science & Diet Therapy (Level 3)

4. Dietetics and Nutrition  (Dual Enrollment) (Level 3 or 4)

 

GRADES Skyward Manual - Carroll Independent School District

Check your grades regularly through Skyward using your assigned username and password.

· If you need assistance with your login information, visit or call our attendance office at 615-890-6450.

 

All students have been added to Teams for their class period.

 

TEXTBOOKS

There is a classroom set of textbooks for each class that must remain in class with the exception of Nutrition Across the Lifespan which is online.

 

****All students must pass the safety test with 100% and get the Parent Authorization and Acknowledgement form signed and returned before using kitchen equipment. (See attached form)

 

Teacher Contact Information                                                                                                                                              [email protected]

 

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  • Composition or Spiral Notebook (This notebook must stay in the classroom)
  • Markers
  • Colored Pencils
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors

 

CLUB    FCCLA / About FCCLA

Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)

Dues $30 -  You can pay online through the schoolcash online or check payable to Riverdale High or Cash. 

For more about Tennessee FCCLA see: https://www.tennesseefccla.org/

For more about the National FCCLA see: https://fcclainc.org/

 

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION  ServSafe

Students in Introduction to Human Studies and any other Nutrition student that does not have the ServSafe Food Handler Industry certification will be taking the online course and assessment in October. They have 3 chances to pass and the certification is valid for 3 years. Having an industry certification out of high school is very valuable! It is great for your resume but also you could get distinguished graduate your senior year. Even if you earn the Food Handler your freshman year you will still get distinguished graduate your senior year if you meet the other criteria. If you would like to know more about the Food Handler industry certification please see this website: https://www.servsafe.com/

DUAL ENROLLMENT (DE)  Textbook Brokers - MTSU: Middle Tennessee MT Logo 2-pack Magnet

You can sign up for dual enrollment through the counseling office in the spring semester of the year before (This will prob be in March. The instructor from MTSU will come speak to my students. But they have to register through the Riverdale counseling office). Juniors or Seniors but you will need to have your ACT taken before signing up. This is an online course you will complete in the fall semester through MTSU. The class follows a 15-week college semester schedule, which typically begins in late August with the final exam given the first week of December. When completed you will have 3 college credit hours for NFS 2220 Nutrition for the Health Sciences. Also, you could earn 104 points for your high school GPA as well. You will work on your online class during Mrs. Louden's Nutrition Science & Diet Therapy class period. Please see Mrs. Louden and your school counselor for more info about this great opportunity!

To learn more about MTSU Nutrition Dual Enrollment see this website: https://www.mtsu.edu/humansciences/pdfs/2020DualNutritionHandbookPDF.pdf

 

DUAL CREDIT (DC) Textbook Brokers - MTSU: Middle Tennessee MT Logo 2-pack Magnet

Mrs. Louden's Nutrition Across the LifeSpan is a Dual Credit course. You can earn 103 points for high school and you can also take the DC test through MTSU for $60. If you pass the Dual Credit Challenge Exam you will earn 3 hours of college credit for NFS 1240 Principles of Nutrition posted at MTSU. A passing score is 70% of the 100 questions answered correctly. Students interested in receiving 3 credit hours of college credit after completing Nutrition Across the Lifespan should complete a Request for Permission for Dual Credit form and give to their classroom teacher which has to be turned in by April. All forms and fees must be received at MTSU by April 15 so students can take the exam between May 1 and May 15.

To learn more about the MTSU Dual Credit Nutrition Across the Lifespan course see this website: https://www.mtsu.edu/humansciences/pdfs/2020DualNutritionHandbookPDF.pdf

 

TENNESSEE SPECIFIC INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION (TSIC) TEST  2018-19 Programs of Study

Students that have had 3 years of Nutrition career pathway classes (Intro to Human Studies, Nutrition Across the Lifespan, and Nutrition Science & Diet Therapy) can take the Tennessee Specific Industry Certification (TSIC) - Dietetics and Nutrition Exam. Here is the website for more info: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/ccte/ag/cte_sic_TSIC_Dietetics%20and%20Nutrition.pdf

Here is a Quizlet study site:

https://quizlet.com/613227323/tsic-dietitian-and-nutrition-certification-test-flash-cards/