To help correct the improper emphasis on media as "aids" rather than as integral parts of education, teachers in a media laboratory investigated the potential of the electro-chemical media in learning, not denying the importance of reading and writing. The schema developed to order and integrate this kind of learning is called the wheel. Arranged…

Materials for a career development program for infusing career education concepts into elementary or high school curriculum are presented in this staff development guide. The text is arranged around four phases involved in implementing a career education. Phase 1 (Why) contains excerpts of four documents relating to change in education and career…

This module is the third of a series of three separate, but unified by process, minimodules, all of which are part of a larger set of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies. The module…

This minimodule is the first of a series of three separate, but unified by process, minimodules, all of which are part of a larger set of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies. The module…

This guide was developed as part of the exploration phase of the Central Kansas Career Implementation Model for Middle School students, a program called EXPLORE. Designed as a resource book which can be used to supplement or enrich the regular curriculum, this guide contains 182 career exploration activities developed using the Kansas Guide for…

The booklet contains learning activities for introducing energy and conservation concepts into the existing elementary school curriculum. The activities were developed by Palm Beach County teachers during a one-week workshop. A framework of ideas is divided into three functional categories: universe of energy, living systems and energy, and social…

The Johnsburg High School (McHenry, Illinois) curriculum project was designed to accomplish the following eight objectives: (1) develop a competency curriculum guide for a graphic arts program that will provide lessons for the instructor to use to implement this program; (2) determine job competencies, including minimum competencies for job entry;…

This module on theories in curriculum development is one of a set of four on stages and structure of curriculum development and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules intended as a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial…

A self-instructional unit in early reading designed for community college child care students is presented in this paper along with information about the development of the unit. Introductory chapters discuss the controversy about teaching young children to read, the systems approach used in developing the unit, and the steps followed in preparing…

In this age of ethnic awareness, the United Federation of Teachers has created this publication to help teachers enlighten secondary students on the contributions of Jewish Americans. The book stresses the accomplishment of American Jews in the context of a broader understanding of the nature of ethnicity. Designed to supplement existing social…

The guide offers a compilation of teacher-developed career education materials which may be integrated with secondary level curriculum in social studies. Suggested activities and ideas are presented for the following subject areas and related units in social studies: history and government (26 pages), contemporary issues (49 pages), consumer…

The guide presents suggested learning concepts, experiences, and references for home economics educators in the planning and organization of secondary level consumer and homemaking programs. The suggestions are based on questionnaires and interviews with teachers and administrators involved in this program. The guide's main focus is on the process…

The difficulty of intelligently and systematically selecting from the overwhelming curriculum and teacher background materials being produced and disseminated in values education is a problem for educators and teachers. This book focuses on alleviating the problem, making the choice easier for users of values materials. Chapter one describes a…

This curriculum resource guide is part of an effort to provide background information for both teachers and students about the composition of the American criminal justice system. The document begins with an historical view from other cultures and other times. Chapter two briefly looks at the American system of justice, including handling…

Designed for the participants in the Project SEARCH curriculum development project, this discussion guide describes the process of valuing through a group experience activity. The guide is designed to be used by people who might not know one another previously. As a group, participants view the process of valuing abstractly and also act out how…