This student reference in career and personal development is designed to accompany the lessons outlined in the instructor's guide for a plant science core curriculum. Five lessons cover career planning; finding information about available jobs; applying and interviewing for a job; developing as a confident, responsible person; and developing…

This textbook explores ways in which to teach young adolescents successfully and is based on the premise that curriculum and teaching methods should be designed to create a challenging environment. A developmental view of the young adolescent is presented and is connected to middle level curriculum development; information on content rationales is…

Developed for use by teacher educators or state staff, this teaching packet provides preservice or inservice training to teachers and prospective teachers on how to use the Illinois Core Curriculum in Agriculture. (It is recommended that copies of the Illinois core materials be available to the students.) Three problem areas are included:…

This guide, intended for participants in the second course of the National School Resource Network Core Curriculum, contains an activity/content summary for each module of the course, worksheets, and background materials. The overall goal for the unit is to enhance the awareness of the participants about the contemporary issues and practices…

A plea is made for interprovincial cooperation in renewing the French core curriculum by widening its scope so that it becomes a viable alternative to the popular immersion programs. A multidimensional language curriculum consisting of four syllabi (language, culture, communicative activities, and general language education) is outlined.…

This document consists of a workshop presentation on the development of a new engineering science core curriculum at Arizona State University (ASU). Part 1 presents an overview of the project, which was designed to return a true commonality to the engineering science core and increase understanding of fundamental concepts by reinserting design…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on incorporating the consumer approach in homemaking classes is the fourth in a set of four core curriculum modules on consumer approach to homemaking education. (This set is part of a larger series of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and…

Intended for a group of twelve to fifteen people with one facilitator (chairperson), this game includes materials and instructions for a simulation activity for individuals concerned with how stereotyping of vocational-occupational education and sex role stereotyping can limit enrollment in vocational and occupational programs. Eight group members…

This packet of materials for a class on medical terminology consists of a collection of stories with highlighted vocabulary, teacher's guide, and student's guide. The materials teach medical terms in a series of stories about a woman named Mary Consola. Each story begins with a list of word parts that will be learned; after the story, new word…

This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in familiarizing students with abbreviations, acronyms, and terminology that are commonly used in the workplace. The guide is one in a series of core curriculum modules that is intended for use in combination on- and off-the-job programs to familiarize…

This document, which is the first part in a two-part set of modules on anatomy and physiology for future surgical technicians, contains the teacher and student editions of an introduction to anatomy and physiology that consists of modules on the following topics: (1) organization of the human body; (2) biochemistry and microbiology; (3) infection,…

This document, which is the second part of a two-part set of modules on anatomy and physiology for future surgical technicians, contains the teacher and student editions of an introduction to anatomy and physiology that consists of modules on the following body systems: integumentary system; skeletal system; muscular system; nervous system;…