CAFE NEWS

February 2, 2015

THANKS TO THE MANGO BOARD!

The Mango Board wants to hear from you!

In a paragraph (or more), describe how you use mango in your curriculum (or class). Be specific and if you want to attach a picture or lesson plan or other explanation, feel free. That's it!

THREE WINNERS will be chosen by a drawing and they will receive

A Box of Mangos
Towel
Cutting Mat
And Lip Balm!

You have one week to submit your description to Susan Hughes (susan@susan-hughes.com) with the Deadline of Monday, February 9th.

All instructors are eligible.

IT'S NOT TOO LATE!

The hotel block in Chicago for the Deans and Directors Award has been extended to February 6th. Registration, agenda, and hotel information ($119/night) can be found by going to http://www.cafemeetingplace.com/pdf/events/chicago_hotel15.pdf.

This Retreat is geared towards professional development for leaders of programs. Call the CAFÉ office with any questions at (410) 268-5542.

EDUCATIONAL BEST PRACTICES

Topics have been chosen for the 11th Annual Leadership Conference's "Educational Best Practices Day." Here are some working titles!

Student Motivation
Sous Vide Cooking
50-minute classroom
Self-discovery
Collaborative Learning
Molecular Gastronomy
Culinary Arts as an Art
Baking Boot Camps

The conference will be June 18-20, 2015, hosted by Niagara Culinary Institute in New York.

If you are flying, Buffalo is the nearest airport. The hotel and the school are within a block of each other and they are both 2-3 blocks from the Falls. So there is no need for a rental car. You can even walk into Canada! (but you must have your passport).

You can register and request to be invoiced by going to http://cafemeetingplace.com/cafe-events/2015-leadership-conference . Hotel information (and this is high season for Niagara Falls, so don't wait) can be found at http://www.cafemeetingplace.com/pdf/events/hotel_leadership15.pdf

The working agenda is at

http://cafemeetingplace.com/pdf/events/agenda_leadership15.pdf

AWARDS/CONTESTS AND OTHER WAYS TO PAY FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT!

	The Idaho Potato Commission and its annual Innovation Award recognizes programs and/or individuals who have designed a part of their program to be something different or something bigger than what was required.
	The CAFÉ/Kendall College Green Award is an exciting boost each year to the many programs who have reached out to farmers or to new markets or to methods that all help us teach in a more sustainable fashion.
	The (new) Sysco Educator of the Year Award is designed to recognize that individual who has gone above and beyond in their thinking, their energy, their devotion to foodservice education.
	The (new) Unilever Foodsolutions Contest is recognizing that healthful food preparation is here to stay and we should recognize someone who can re-engineer a familiar recipe and then write a Lesson Plant to help other teachers with that same goal.

Go to www.CafeMeetingPlace.com for details of these Awards and Contests. There are significant benefits and note that they are open to both high school and college-level programs and individuals!

CAFÉ CALENDAR

February 20-22, 2015	Deans and Directors Retreat Hosted by Kendall College, Chicago
April 1, 2015	Deadline for Program and Instructor Awards and Scholarships. Go to http://cafemeetingplace.com/scholarships-awards for more info
June 18-20, 2015	11th Annual CAFÉ Leadership Conference Hosted by Niagara Culinary Institute, Niagara Falls, NY
October 16 to 18, 2015	Dessert Trends Charleston, SC

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