FoodChoices® Curriculum Resource

The FoodChoices® Curriculum Resource is an ICT - based resource for secondary schools. The resource aims to increase students' food literacy by engaging them in rich and challenging tasks, while making lesson preparation and delivery easy for the busy teacher.

Announcing the new edition

The FoodChoices® Curriculum Resource is the successor to the popular Food choices the IT way used in over 1000 Australian secondary schools for more than 5 years.

Fully revised and updated in collaboration with the Home Economics Institute of Australia (HEIA), this new edition is inspired by feedback from practitioners.

The FoodChoices® Curriculum Resource is now delivered online. Subscribers access the teaching resources by logging into the secure area of this website.

Highlights of the new FoodChoices® resource include:

  • Topical new teaching ideas for teachers
  • Updated FoodChoices® software
  • New Australian food data (latest AusNut)
  • The new Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) for Australia
  • Full-colour graphical designs for the student resource sheets
  • Student resource sheets (fillable PDF forms) can be filled in electronically
  • Free download of the FoodChoices® software for students to use at home

More about the FoodChoices® resource

What's new in the FoodChoices® resource


Brochure

Printable brochure with order form


NEWS—Upcoming HEIA workshops

It [the workshop] was fantastic—I have used the program before, however, it was an excellent refresher to remind and reinforce what you can do with the program. It was great to work with others and share new ideas. — Participant Perth workshop (February 2010)

South Australia

Monday 3 May, 3pm–5pm
Contact Christina Tassell
tinatrev@bigpond.net.au

Saturday 8 May, 9am–11am
Contact Christina Tassell
tinatrev@bigpond.net.au

Victoria

28 April 4pm–6pm
Contact Leanne Compton
lea_compton@yahoo.com.au

Western Australia

Tuesday 10 August
Contact Jenny McGillivray
jmcgillivray@mlc.wa.edu.au

More workshop reviews in this extract from the HEIA Newsletter (May 2010) (PDF)