Baking is a single semester course that provides instruction in, and practical application of, food production for students considering a career in the baking industry. The Baking course is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in the foodservice industry as well as for continuing education in Advanced Baking.
In this course, students will learn why safety and sanitation must be controlled at all times. The purpose of each ingredient will be explored using science experiments. Students will write recipes in a standardized format and perfect their practice of mise en place. A variety of baking techniques will be explored and used for the preparation of cakes, cookies, bread, pastries, custards, and candies.
The final laboratory experience of the semester will require students to use all that they have learned to produce a Cookie Cake Pie with Buttercream Frosting.
ALL students must take Introduction to Culinary Arts & Baking before enrolling in this course.
Chromebook - Charged and ready to go
Something to write with
Apron / Chef Jacket - You can choose to bring your own apron or chef jacket to class each day (preferably in a large ziplock bag in case it gets dirty) or use one of the school jackets.
The only thing you need is your school-issued Chromebook.
All of the technology we use will be accessible with your Chromebook and will always follow the school requirements for security and privacy.
There is not a required textbook for this course.
All materials will be provided by the instructor for each lesson.
All links to articles will be checked in advance to make sure they are approved by the school district.
Arrive on time and prepared to get started right away.
Complete your work with your best effort everyday.
Be polite and respectful to everyone in the classroom.
Listen and follow directions to ensure everyone's safety.
Follow safety and sanitation procedures for EVERY lab.
All communication in the classroom and on digital platforms will be respectful, appropriate, and constructive.
All cell phones/smartphones and other personal devices are to be silenced during the school day (7:30 AM–2:25 PM). Students can use phones to make calls and text during passing time, lunch, and study hall. Phone use must comply with the appropriate student code of conduct and must not disrupt or distract from the school learning environment.
All classroom teachers will have specific rules regarding cell phones. Cell phones are NOT to be accessible to students in any class during the class period (including restroom access). Violations of the cell phone policy will result in progressive disciplinary consequences.
Your grades should reflect what you have learned in this class. They should not be a review of your behavior. It's more important to me that you show me what you know about the topic at hand rather than when you show it to me. However, I have a life and a family, and I don't want to spend the last few days of a marking period swamped with late assignments that should have been completed months ago. There has to be balance in all policies!
Assignments will be accepted at full credit for up to two weeks after the due date.
After two weeks, the completed assignment will be accepted but may suffer the loss of a few points for tardiness.
If you are so far behind on assignments that your grade is failing or getting close to failing, we will discuss the possibility of spending lab time making up the assignments.
All assignments must be handed in during the marking period in which they were assigned. (ex. You cannot hand in a first marking period assignment during the second marking period and expect to get a grade for it.)
Labs are a very large part of our course because we learn a lot by "doing" and in my experience we remember the learning we gain from exploration longer than the learning from lectures. Every lab has an important purpose and there are learning objectives and goals attached to each of them. Even though they are important it is inevitable that students will miss a lab at some point.
For the first two labs you miss, in a marking period, you will receive a written assignment to make up for the points. The written assignment will be directly related to goals and objectives of the lab you missed.
For the third and subsequent missed labs, in a marking period, you will be required to make up the lab at home on your own time. You will document your independent work with short videos and pictures of the process.
At the beginning of a new marking period the tally of missed labs starts again.
Learning is an ongoing process that sometimes requires many iterations or attempts. Iteration is the process of doing something over and over again with the goal of improving our skills or our understanding. For example, the average person doesn't learn how to make awesome croissants in one attempt, it takes many tries!
Sometimes when we take a test or complete a big project we don't learn everything in the first attempt. Rather than give up and accept our lack of mastery we should try again with another iteration until mastery is achieved. That's how we become the best at something!
Second Chance Learning Guidelines
In order to be eligible for a second chance learning opportunity, students must do the following:
Students must have completed all assignments leading up to the assessment.
Students regularly ask questions and act upon teacher feedback to ensure their understanding.
Some assessments will not be eligible for Second Chance Learning because students have had multiple opportunities to display their understanding after receiving feedback.
Students must begin the Second Chance Learning process within one week of the assessment feedback by submitting a course specific Second Chance Learning form.
The Second Chance Learning process must be completed within two weeks of enactment of the plan of action by demonstration of understanding on a subsequent assessment.
Students must have a conference with the teacher discussing a plan of action and provide evidence they have completed the plan of action prior to the second chance learning.
Students must have a post assessment conference with their teacher discussing their takeaways from the experience.
Please be aware that using second chance learning opportunities will be noted in Genesis and may impact future placement decisions.
Academic Integrity Expectations: For all assignments, unless stipulated otherwise by your teacher, your responses must be in your own words (not cut/pasted), even when permitted to collaborate with others. Appropriate citations must be used for all information gathered from other sources. You will see the following list on many of your assignments. It will be marked with the appropriate expectations for that assignment.
For this assignment, the specific expectations are as follows:
___ Completely on your own, no other resources or people
___ Open-resources (notes, textbooks, etc.) but no other people
___ Group assignment: Collaborate with ONLY your group members
___ Group assignment: Collaborate with peers in other groups in the class
___ No restrictions on collaboration
___ Other, as outlined by teacher:
All assignments will be worth a set number of points that will be indicated in advance. There will be no weighting by category in this course as per the district initiative. You should always be able to figure out your current grade by using basic division of earned points over possible points.