- Prerequisite Course(s): None
- High School Credit = 1/2 credit per semester (Postsecondary credit = 0)
- This course will be offered: every year
- Pathway (Optional): Production
- Career Cluster Area: Manufacturing
- Source of Occupational Skills Standards: Alaska Family and Consumer Science (AKFCS)
- Eligibility for Nationally Recognized Skill Certificate(s)/State License? No
- Tech Prep: No
- Is this course brokered through another institution or agency? No
- Course Description: This course focuses on fashion, textiles, and sewing with an emphasis on student planned and produced projects.
- Content Headings/Topics
- Clothing decisions
- Elements and principles of design
- Fabrics
- Fashion textiles, selection and purchasing
- Safety
- Equipment
- Sewing techniques
- Project planning and production
- Fashion textiles industry
- Fashion textile careers
| Performance Standards (Learner Outcomes) | Specific Occupational Skills Standards | Alaska Reading, Writing, Math, Science Performance Standards | Alaska Content Standards | Alaska Employability Standards | Alaska Cultural Standards | All Aspects of Industry | Assessments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Identify factors that influence clothing decisions. | AKFCS D3 | A4-6 E7 | Pre / Post Test | ||||
| 2. Apply the elements and principles of design to fashion and textiles. | R3.6 | Planning | Lab Assignment | ||||
| 3. Distinguish between the various characteristics of fibers, fabrics, and finishes. | AKFCS D2 | C3 | Pre / Post Test | ||||
| 4. Identify factors to consider when selecting and purchasing textiles and fashions. | AKFCS D6 | A6 E7-8 | Pre / Post Test | ||||
| 5. Demonstrate the safe and proper operation of textile equipment. | AKFCS E8 | HLA | C3 | Technical and Production Skills | Lab Assignment | ||
| 6. Demonstrate a variety of sewing techniques. | AKFCS D2 | A6 C1 D2 | Technical and Production Skills | Lab Assignment | |||
| 7. Plan and produce a textile construction project(s). | Math E | A6 C1 D2 | Planning | Lab Assignment | |||
| 8. Trace a garment through the fashion and textile industries from design to customer. | LA A | A7 | Lab Assignment | ||||
| 9. Research career opportunities, education, and training needs for various fashion and textile careers. | AKFCS E9 | R4.10 | B2 | B4 D6 | Lab Assignment |