Combined Hospitality & Tourism Summer Conference for BFM and FCS Teachers: Full Schedule

9:05am MDT

Family and Consumer Sciences Education for Food Literacy program LAB

Thursday June 12, 2025 9:05am - 11:10am MDT

This is a closed session is for the 2024-25 cohort accepted into the Family and Consumer Sciences Education for Food Literacy program. If you are interested in applying for 2025-26, look for the application this summer on ListServ or contact Lacee Boschetto at USU. The program provides teachers with a year-long training on incorporating STEM concepts into food and nutrition classes.

Speakers

Lacee Boschetto

Assistant Professor, Utah State University

Dr. Lacee R. Boschetto has been an educator for 19 years. Prior to her seven years teaching at Utah State University (USU), she taught high school courses for 12 years in Southern California. Lacee is currently an Assistant Professor in the Applied Sciences, Technology, and Education... Read More →

Thursday June 12, 2025 9:05am - 11:10am MDT
B123- Culinary Lab

FCS Session

12:05pm MDT

Getting Creative in the Kitchen

Thursday June 12, 2025 12:05pm - 1:50pm MDT

B123- Culinary Lab

This is a hands-on food lab. We will be creating Shakshuka and Naan. This lab uses areas from all 3 of the main culinary 1 strands. Allowing students to focus on a yeast bread, moist method cooking and a mother sauce. It's a great lab for students to practice knife skills, push them into trying other cultural foods and presenting everything as a fairly simple family meal. Come and cook with me and have fun in the kitchen.

Speakers

Maradon Nettleship

Thursday June 12, 2025 12:05pm - 1:50pm MDT
B123- Culinary Lab

FCS Session

2:05pm MDT

Forks for Faculty: Student Chefs Feed the Frontline

Thursday June 12, 2025 2:05pm - 3:00pm MDT

B123- Culinary Lab

Come see what happens when culinary students step up and serve up! In this session, we’ll share how holding students to high standards in the kitchen leads to delicious, healthy lunches for teachers—and real growth for our young chefs. It’s all about building skills, confidence, and community, one tasty meal at a time.

Speakers

Emily Willardson

Wasatch County School District

After graduating from USU in FCS/Spanish Education, I stayed home with my babies for 14 years.I own a Cottage Bread Business and a Peg People BusinessWent back to teaching middle school 2019/2020... Covid... taught for 3 yearsWent back to school to get my Masters 2nd year of teaching.Just... Read More →

Thursday June 12, 2025 2:05pm - 3:00pm MDT
B123- Culinary Lab

FCS Session

9:05am MDT

Cooking Proteins like a Pro

Friday June 13, 2025 9:05am - 11:10am MDT

B123- Culinary Lab

We want to ensure you understand gauging doneness and cooking various proteins for industry application. Help your students cook proteins like a pro! Lottery giveaways, industry discounts, and come learn from a world champion chef Nate Benson.

Speakers

Monica Milburn

Teacher, Orem High School

Monica has been involved in Family and Consumer Science Education since junior high when she joined FCCLA. Monica currently teaches Foods 1/Culinary 1/ProStart at Orem High.

Nate Benson

Friday June 13, 2025 9:05am - 11:10am MDT
B123- Culinary Lab

FCS Session

1:00pm MDT

Creating competition-ready students

Friday June 13, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT

B123- Culinary Lab

Students learn at a higher level when they are given a change to compete. Come learn from students about building a competition worthy dish and how to help students grow, learn, lead and build resilience because of their experience in FCCLA, Prostart and classroom based competitions.

Speakers

Candace Wilson

District Specialist (Math, STEM, Literacy, etc.), Alpine School District

Candace Wilson has taught FCS for 20 years. She is passionate about the restaurant industry. She is an FCCLA adviser and enjoys working with students on competitions, FCCLA activities and service projects with her students.She teaches ProStart and has traveled to 5 national ProStart... Read More →

Friday June 13, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
B123- Culinary Lab

FCS Session

2:05pm MDT

The pizza kids want, the nutrition schools need

Friday June 13, 2025 2:05pm - 3:00pm MDT

B123- Culinary Lab

This presentation would cover how pizza that kids love can also be a nutritious source of whole grains in school culinary programs.

Speakers

Amy Connors

Founder, Quail Street

Friday June 13, 2025 2:05pm - 3:00pm MDT
B123- Culinary Lab

FCS Session