Sessions of 2024 Summer Conference: Joseph Kalfus

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Mr. Kalfus, Joseph

Residential Faculty

Education M.A. Ed, Career Technical Education Northern Arizona University B.S. Hotel and Restaurant Management Northern Arizona University Biography Chef Kalfus' experience in the hospitality field spans 30+ years. Beginning with working in independent restaurants as a teenager. Chef Kalfus went on to earn a degree at Northern Arizona University in Hotel and Restaurant Management. With that degree he had the opportunity to work for Marriott Properties (Fairfield Inn and Camelback Inn). He also spent time operating restaurants, spending 9 years working for The Old Spaghetti Factory. There he learned the skills needed for managing all aspects in hospitality related fields, working as a Kitchen Manager, Dining Room Manager, and General Manager. Chef Kalfus has spent the last 20+ years teaching culinary and hospitality at both the high school and college level. During this time, he returned to Northern Arizona University to earn a Master's Degree in Vocational Education. Chef Kalfus has had the opportunity to teach across the Maricopa County Community College District System, spending time at Estrella Mountain CC, Scottsdale, CC, Mesa CC, as well as Phoenix College. Additionally, Chef Kalfus spent four years teaching for Le Cordon Bleu as an Associate Online Professor of Hospitality Management. Since 2014, Chef Kalfus was the Culinary, Commercial Baking, and Hospitality Program Director at the East Valley Institute of Technology in Mesa, Arizona. There he also coached the FCCLA culinary competition team. Chef Kalfus joined the residential faculty at Estrella Mountain Community College's Culinary Institute during the summer of 2021. College Service AY 23- AY 25 - Faculty Liaison for Dual Enrollment 2011-2014 OYO: Phoenix College 1998- Spring 2021t: Adjunct Faculty Member (Scottsdale Community College, Mesa Community College, Estrella Mountain Community College) District Service Multiple Attendance Options District Cohort

Sessions:

4520 - Creating Standards-Based, Written Assessments

07/15/2024

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Hilton El Conquistador

  • Education and Training
  • Family And Consumer Science

This session will help Family & Consumer Science teachers understand how to use Bloom's Taxonomy to write effective test questions that can help create formative and summative assessments. Whether it is a final exam, unit test, or daily check for understanding, this format can be used to identify points of remediation in lesson planning and student learning.

4519 - Establishing and Maintaining Quality Dual Enrollment Partnerships with Post-secondary Institutions

07/15/2024

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Hilton El Conquistador

  • Community College
  • Interdisciplinary

Hear from the Dual Enrollment Faculty Liaison from Estrella Mountain Community College for best practices for setting up dual enrollment partnerships to include: -Reviewing teacher qualifications. -Course eligibility -Dual Enrollment teacher expectations and responsibilities -Analyzing and comparing HS standards with college competencies. -Post secondary resources.