This tabbed instructors' guide contains the following seven preservice training units for Michigan law enforcement officers: (1) administration, (2) legal, (3) investigative, (4) general police, (5) traffic, (6) special subjects, and (7) external relations. The history of the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Training Council, which developed this…

Developed as a planning guide for the Computer Literacy Curriculum, a junior high course required by the Texas State Board of Education, this document presents objectives, student activities, and suggested resources that can be used for a full year or semester course. A list of computer literacy learning objectives interprets the essential…

Intended for the student interested in obtaining high speed and control, the course includes drills that will enable the student to prepare more complex business forms and reports with a high degree of speed and accuracy. It is a culminating basic course for vocational competency, requiring the course Advanced Clerical Typewriting (7705.11) as a…

This course guide for administrators and curriculum planners is intended for use with lesson plans for the instructor and a student study guide, available as VT 019 457 and VT 019 456, respectively. As part of a curriculum package developed by The Center for Vocational and Technical Education after a nationwide survey, this document contains…

Instruction in the biological sciences is the topic of this guide developed for high schools in Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida. The subjects covered are: (1) Anatomy and Physiology for 10th, 11th, and 12th graders; (2) Biology I for 10th, 11th, and 12th graders; (3) Biology I, Advanced, for 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders; (4) Biology II,…

This curriculum guide is an aid to administrators and instructors of industrial arts and vocational-technical school programs for the development of meaningful curriculum in plastics. The materials are intended for use at four levels: level I, exploring plastic technology; Level II, basic plastic technology; and levels III and IV, applied plastic…

This study guide for students in a basic training program for accident investigation is intended for use with lesson plans for the instructor and a manual for administrators and planners, available as VT 019 457 and VT 019 455, respectively. As part of a curriculum package developed by the Center for Vocational and Technical Education after a…

This guide was developed for earth sciences and marine sciences instruction in the senior high schools of Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida. The subjects covered are: (1) Earth Science for 10th, 11th, and 12th graders; (2) Marine Biology I for 10th, 11th, and 12th graders; (3) Marine Biology II, Advanced, for 11th and 12th graders; (4) Marine…

Science instruction is the topic of this guide developed for the junior high schools of Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida. The subjects covered are (1) Biology I, Advanced, for grades 9-12; (2) Earth/Physical Science, Advanced, for advanced 8th graders; (3) Earth/Physical Science, Advanced (Field Test), for advanced 8th graders; (4) Earth…

Competency-based instructional resources guides were developed for the secondary business educational offerings of legal office procedures, medical office procedures, recordkeeping, and office supervision and management. Task lists for each offering were validated by individuals from business, government, and professional organizations;…

Using the skills and knowledge obtained in Office Career Occupations No. 3, the students will continue to develop their abilities in filing, communication, and computation. A basic understanding of profit and loss, the addressing machine, and basic machine transcription will be provided. The 90-hour course also includes application problems for…

The course will enable the business education student to continue to develop skills in typewriting, filing, and communication that were begun in the prerequisite course, Office Career Occupations No. 2. The course also includes an exploration of shorthand systems and basic operations of full- and ten-key adding machines. The recognition of both…

The course focuses on comparison shopping, store etiquette, impulse buying, interpreting labels, specials, loss leaders, standards in relation to need, installment or cash costs. It is primarily designed for consumer or homemaking education, rather than directly related to specific occupational preparation, although it has value for a prospective…

These 35 extensive lesson plans for the instructor in a basic training program for accident investigation are intended for use with a student study guide and a manual for administrators and planners, available as VT 019 456 and VT 019 455, respectively. As part of a curriculum package developed by the Center for Vocational and Technical Education…

This curriculum guide contains seven units for a secondary consumer and homemaking education course in personal finance. Unit titles include (1) Money Management, (2) Savings and Investments, (3) Wise Use of Credit, (4) Insurance, (5) Understanding Taxes, (6) Purchasing of Goods and Services, and (7) Consumer Citizenship. Each unit is organized…