The booklet provides research information and criteria from which administrators and music educators may draw guidelines for developing music programs for mentally gifted children in grades 1 through 6. Seven chapters focus on the following topics: introduction to music education for gifted children (including the nature of music, literacy in…

This monograph is an outgrowth of an in-service workshop for vocational educators, special educators and administrators. The workshop staff developed it with the intent of providing guidelines for educators in the design of vocational education programs for special education students. Specific suggestions concerning program development,…

The author, as a testing consultant, has considered and answered 16 questions on the various aspects of testing usually asked by school staff members. The questions and answers are primarily concerned with statistical aspects of achievement tests and the best way to interpret test results to clients, parents and teachers. The need for caution in…

An educational program's quality and relevance can be guaranteed only if the needs of the students it serves are accommodated. To be certain that the program meets these needs, parents and students must be involved in its planning and implementation. One vehicle to achieve this goal is the parent advisory council. Prepared for the parents and…

The curriculum management guide serves as an aid to medical record teachers and other medical record educators. It is designed to provide them with a useful tool to improve student performances by improved administration and management of programs. The guide documents one possible systematic approach to professional and vocational curriculum…

This document is designed to review the general provisions of various sources of student financial aid (federal, state, and private) and, to explain the operating procedures of the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant Program. This document is essential, since the Basic Grant Program is based on the concept of entitlement. It is necessary that all…

The teacher directed document defines career education and outlines suggestions regarding career education at the community college level. The pamphlet provides outlines for a community college career education model and checklists delineating administrative personnel program responsibilities and the possible roles of staff members, including…

This module is part of a competency-based staff development training package which presents a systematic approach to guidance, counseling, and placement. The module acquaints the reader with the history, development, and major issues in the utilization of paraprofessionals. Its main purpose is to help the reader plan, implement, and evaluate a…

This is a report of a training program for preparing paraprofessionals to work with the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Forty paraprofessionals and 200 deaf and hard-of-hearing children participated in the program in a camping setting. During the first week the trainees received instruction in behavior modification and communication skills, child…

The official criteria and procedures for the implementation of Michigan State University--Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Programs are delineated in this report. The CEU is defined as 10 contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction. The…

Presented are program assessment checklists to be used as guides for planning, implementation, and improvement of educational programs for handicapped children. Separate checklist formats are provided for the following handicapping conditions: severely health and physically impaired; physically handicapped; visually handicapped; multiply…

NCHEMS, National Center for Higher Management Systems, is a separate division of WICHE. Under the direction of a Board of Directors, who represent various sectors of postsecondary education, the NCHEMS staff works with a series of task forces and representatives of national associations to develop products for planners and managers. This document…

The first in a series of nine career education guides covers the planning and implementation of an articulated career education program. The unit provides a means for articulating the total career education concept in grades K-12 by use of an integrated council. It lists career education goals with respect to general objectives and specific grade…

This handbook reports on some experiences with competency-based teacher education (CBTE) and is designed to serve as an instrument for self-examination and change. Chapter 1 presents 22 generic teaching competencies, which are a result of a reexamination of the 1973 Interim Inventory of 66 Generic Teaching Competencies (Generic 66). Chapter 2…

This publication has been prepared to assist vocational counselors in developing and implementing guidance programs designed to effectively meet the needs of students. It attempts to depict the guidance services which should be offered and gives some procedures and techniques which may be used in providing these services. The information contained…