This publication was written in acknowledgment of career development month and is composed of activities for career development for elementary through secondary school students. The overall theme is school-to-work sustainability, and the document provides a guidance model that explains how the school-to-work transition can occur. The model is…

As a result of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation and the reauthorization of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004, Response to Intervention (RTI) is now a mandated process for documenting the existence or nonexistence of a learning disability. For educators new to the RTI approach, this text presents an overview of key…

This publication is a guide to Wisconsin's 40-hour high school course for assistant child care teachers. A total of 11 units describe: (1) the child care industry and the services it provides; (2) the arrangement of space and provision of equipment; (3) children's development from birth through 8 years of age; (4) techniques for interacting…

This program guide identifies primary considerations in the organization, operation, and evaluation of a marketing education program. An occupational description and program content are presented. A curriculum framework specifies the exact course title, course number, levels of instruction, major course content, laboratory activities, special…

This document provides general instructional guidelines for district administrators and teachers in Texas as they attempt to meet the goal of preparing students for citizenship in a democracy. The framework includes the legal requirements for social studies and provides guidelines to school districts in planning social studies programs for grades…

This document is designed to assist administrators and teachers in planning, developing, and implementing grades K-9 mathematics programs and to provide some guidelines for grades 10-12 instruction. It is intended to provide a philosophical foundation and curricular framework from which educators may construct a comprehensive local program to meet…

This state curriculum guide was developed to reaffirm the importance of world history in the Louisiana social studies curriculum. It contains statements of the Louisiana social studies goals, program scopes and sequences, a list of 14 generalizations and related concepts, and a master course content outline. Seven study units are presented that…

Developed to stress the importance of the study of Western civilization, this Louisiana State high school curriculum guide contains social studies goals, program scopes and sequences, a list of 14 generalizations and related concepts, and a master course content outline. Ten study units teach about: (1) the ancient world; (2) the Middle Ages; (3)…

Designed to provide Louisiana special educators with the background information they need to develop a computer literacy curriculum for use with their students, this document is divided into four training modules: (1) Introduction to Computer Literacy and Computer History; (2) Introduction to Computer Hardware and Software; (3) Introduction to…

This handbook is designed to aid Utah trade and industrial education teacher-advisors and student leaders in organizing and running a Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) club in their high schools. The guide attempts to supply its users with the extra material needed to have a well-organized, -functioning club. Emphasis is on…

The manual presents results and findings of a statewide motor development inservice training project for teachers of exceptional children and provides training modules from the project. Section 1 gives an overview of the structure, philosophy, and procedures of the project. The evaluation plan of the program is described, and the development of…

This manual provides examples of how service learning can be integrated into the curriculum of the high school. The integration of activities can add real-life experiences to the academic curriculum and help create the capacity for students to improve their school and community. The three types of service activities include: (1) direct activities…

This manual provides background information and guidelines for teachers who develop and implement cooperative education programs in Virginia. It includes both the Virginia guidelines for operation of cooperative education programs and training materials for cooperative education teacher-coordinators. The guide contains 15 sections that cover the…

This handbook is part of a series of three, corresponding to the three grades (4, 6, and 8) at which Mastery Tests are administered. This publication was written as a resource for teachers for developing mathematics programs for students in grades 3 and 4. The Mastery Test in Mathematics at Grade 4 assesses student performance for 25 instructional…

This handbook is part of a series of three, corresponding to the three grades (4, 6, and 8) at which Mastery Tests are administered. This publication was written as a resource for teachers developing mathematics programs for students in grades 4, 5, and 6. The Mastery Test in Mathematics at Grade 6 assesses student performance for 36 instructional…