This set of nine self-study manuals was developed as part of a project to enhance Connecticut pediatricians, pediatric residents, and medical students' understanding of and involvement with early intervention and the special education system. The training manuals cover the broad areas of philosophy, service delivery models, and collaborative…

One of five modules in the curriculum development series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists, this module is intended for use in classes or individual study arrangements at the preservice or inservice level by students with varying amounts of experience in vocational education. (These modules are revised versions of…

This training manual, one of eight in a series, has been developed to help state and local supervisors and teacher educators in business and office occupations to conduct a workshop on sex equity as it relates to their future programs for vocational education teachers and administrators in the business and office service area. The workshop's…

This study guide is designed for individuals preparing to take the Georgia Teacher Certification Test (TCT) for media specialists. It provides two kinds of information--narratives and bibliographic references. Content objectives are covered for the areas of: (1) management and organization; (2) personnel administration; (3) instruction and…

This study guide is designed to assist persons preparing for the Georgia Teacher Certification Test (TCT) in music. It is intended for use by individuals who have completed, or are in the final stages of completing, course work for music certification. A list is presented of books, journals, programmed texts, and audio programs that are matched to…

This study guide is designed for individuals preparing to take the Georgia Teacher Certification Test (TCT) in speech and language pathology. The test covers five subareas: (1) fundamentals of speech and language; (2) speech and language disorders; (3) related handicapping conditions; (4) hearing impairment; and (5) program management and…

This booklet answers frequently asked questions about the Exit Examination that students in South Carolina must pass before they receive a high school diploma. As provided for by the Education Improvement Act of 1984, the State Board of Education adopted the South Carolina Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) objectives in 1985 as the basis for…

This module, which is one in a series of training packages intended to train educators working with handicapped adolescents and young adults in correctional settings, deals with the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142) and individualized education programs (IEPs). Addressed in the individual sections of the module are the…

This booklet is a program management tool designed for use by high school students and teachers participating in science research programs throughout the United States as well as overseas. The program consists of a symposium during which students are invited to conduct original research in the sciences, mathematics, humanities, and computer…

This textbook is the fifth of six textbooks in a sequential reading series that makes use of the principles of modeling and assisted reading. The series can be used with small groups of three to five learners, with individual learners, or in a peer situation. The approach is that of modified language experience using sight words and context clues…

This module is one in a series of seven focused on skills vocational teachers need to develop and manage programs that are performance-based and fully individualized. Designed to allow for individualization of a teacher education program, these modules supplement those prepared by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education for…

Instructional strategies, methods, and techniques of the National Institute of Education's Experience-Based Career Education Program (EBCE) can be successfully integrated into the existing high school program, as demonstrated by a project in the Bellevue, Washington, public schools. The two-and-one-half year project incorporated a career cluster…

This Teacher Training Manual describes a project which developed and implemented a two semster series of workshops accompanied by field work experience to provide early childhood education teachers with the necessary skills to plan a multicultural program. The first part of the manual describes the project. Included are the Workshop Facilitator…

The graduate of the Appliance Service Technician apprenticeship program is a certified journeyperson who will be able to: (1) responsibly do all work tasks expected of a journeyperson; (2) supervise, train and coach apprentices; (3) use and maintain hand and power tools to the standards of competency and safety required in the trade; (4) by skill…

This study guide is designed as an aid to individuals taking the Georgia Teacher Certification Test (TCT) in home economics. Statements of course objectives highlight areas in which the student should be knowledgeable: (1) individual development and social and family relationships; (2) clothing, textiles, and care of fabrics; (3) nutrition; (4)…