The companion to a publication presenting new state standards for Oregon public schools, this brief assistance manual attempts to help school districts interpret some of the standards, to further elaborate on instructional programs described in the standards, to recommend more specific curriculum and program resources for districts to consider in…

Presents a framework for creating competency-based models, including an analysis of the utility of national competency banks. Presents a checklist that institutional researchers can use during and after the implementation phase to guide institutional success. Concludes with a bibliography of selected Internet-based resources in the area of…

This handbook was designed to assist school districts in Montana as they undertake the process of developing curriculum. The process includes five steps, each of which require that district personnel discuss a series of questions. Steps include forming a curriculum committee; defining and evaluating present practices; and developing, implementing,…

This federally funded 13-month inservice teacher training project began with a 3-day staff training workshop, which served to orient a superintendent, local project coordinator, and guidance counselor from each of four schools to the career education concept. Each of the four project schools then held a local inservice training workshop, involving…

This report presents the results of the evaluation of multicultural education programs conducted by the Office of Educational Research of the New York City Board of Education. The Board had required each district to appoint a coordinator to organize, coordinate, and facilitate multicultural activities. In all cases, however, this was only a…

This third and last installment of articles examining ways to overcome various barriers to program implementation focuses on choosing appropriate curriculum materials, developing teacher and student resource materials, and choosing outdoor learning sites that offer maximum benefit to student learning. (LP)

Designed to help Minnesota teachers implement five-year plans developed by the district Comprehensive Arts Program Planning (CAPP) committees to strengthen and advance arts programs for students, guidelines and worksheets are provided in this nine chapter manual. Chapter 1 provides an overview and outlines methods for using the manual. Chapter 3,…

Sample procedures, data formats; questionnaires, and explanations are presented that institutions can use to adapt and implement the planning process described in "A Handbook for Institutional and Academic Program Planning: From Idea to Implementation" (Kieft, Armijo, and Bucklew, 1978). Materials are designed for use by two-year and four-year…

This resource guide is designed to help principals acquaint themselves and their teachers with instructional television (ITV) programming and to assist in the supervision of ITV use to obtain the optimum educational value for students. A brief introduction presents a rationale for the educational use of television and describes the Nebraska State…

This guide for setting up an educational program on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is divided into four sections: (1) "A School's Role"; (2) "How To Help Your School Set Up a Good HIV and AIDS Education Program"; (3) "A Checklist for Picking a Good HIV Curriculum"; and (4) "Resources." The first…

The purpose of this report is to provide local school administrators with information about occupational clusters as well as suggested strategies for implementing a career cluster concept approach at the local level. The techniques and procedures presented in this paper need to be modified and adapted by an administrator to conform with local…

This manual is designed to provide guidance for local school districts in planning for the use of computers in the classroom, both as a subject for study and as a tool for teaching and learning in other subjects. Topics covered include goals and objectives, defining strategies for implementation, evaluating equipment and programs, training staff,…

This manual is designed mainly to assist persons or groups interested in starting or expanding school age child care programs (SACCP). The seven sections explore (1) survey findings on the status of school age child care in Minnesota; (2) types of SACCPs in the state; (3) the need for school age child care in Minnesota; (4) public policy issues…

Two studies examined the status of state vocational and technical curriculum centers. The first was a survey of state liaison representatives (with 36 of 57 responding), and the second was a survey of curriculum center directors (with 41 of 68 responding). The majority of the curriculum centers surveyed serve the vocational subject areas that are…

A study examined the operations and management of the National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational and Technical Education (NNCCVTE) and developed information to assist in the design of an evaluative study of the network's impact on users of its services. (Since its inception in 1972, the NNCCVTE has provided a mechanism for state…