VISION STATEMENT
SHETA is a professional association providing leadership and advocacy to strengthen, enrich, and promote quality home economics education in Saskatchewan. Through engagement in professional communication and consultation with the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation, Ministry of Education, and post-secondary institutions, we strive to encourage the development of skills for life at all levels of the educational system.
HISTORY
The Saskatchewan Home Economics Teachers Association (SHETA) is one of 25 plus Professional Growth Networks of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF). SHETA came together as an organization in the spring of 1969 as a way to allow Home Economics teachers from across Saskatchewan to network and share teaching ideas. The first President of the organization was Elizabeth Dowdswell , and the first SHETA conference was held in April 1969 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Over the last five decades, SHETA has maintained a strong membership that continues to support and commit to the idea of the importance of teaching home economics-based courses within Saskatchewan schools. Although Home Economics is now umbrella-ed under the term “Practical and Applied Arts” in Saskatchewan, the organization proudly waves the banner using the term Home Economics in order to differentiate the area of expertise that this group of teachers teach in the Saskatchewan school system.
In the fall of 2009, SHETA celebrated 40 years as a STF Professional Growth Network (PGN) by holding a celebratory conference in Regina and inviting Elizabeth Dowdswell back as their guest speaker.
In 2019, SHETA celebrated 50 years as a Professional Growth Network with the STF.
The goals of SHETA are to:
Support Home Economics education in Saskatchewan.
- Offer resource development and sharing (ex., Resource page on website)
- Provide professional learning opportunities (ex., Conference & mini-conference)
- Maintain communication with members (ex., Social media & quarterly newsletter)
Promote Home Economics education in Saskatchewan.
- Maintain an active social media presence.
- Maintain a comprehensive website.
- Connect with school divisions across the province to ensure information about SHETA is being shared with all teachers
Work collaboratively with partners who have a vested interest in Home Economics education in Saskatchewan.
- Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (re. PGN)
- Ministry of Education (re. curriculum renewal and resource development)
- Post-Secondary Institutions (re. PAA programming at post-secondary level)
- Other professional organizations (ex. ASHE, CHEF, THESA, etc.)