SUGGESTIONS FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A FLES PROGRAM (FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS) ARE GIVEN. THE GUIDE EXAMINES THE CONSIDERATIONS AND PRINCIPLES THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN PLANNING THE PROGRAM, AND DISCUSSES OBJECTIVES, BASIC ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT LANGUAGE LEARNING, RESEARCH IN FLES, AND THE ROLE OF THE FLES TEACHER. INCLUDED ARE…

The model described here was developed for use as a program planning guide by teachers recruited from business, industry, and the professions who offer courses to employed adults seeking additional skills or improvement of their skills and job performance. Ten features of the model are listed: (1) The purpose is to improve the competencies of the…

The model described here was developed for use as a program planning guide by teachers, many of them tradesmen and lay people, at the secondary school level, who offer courses to adults pursuing interests that will add meaning to their lives. Ten features of the model are listed: (1) The purpose is to assist learners in the pursuit of interests…

The major purpose of this project was to further develop, expand, diffuse, demonstrate, and evaluate an educational program which provides an experience-based career education (EBCE) component at the secondary level in three Florida school districts and one postsecondary site. These four components, acting as a consortium, were extensions of…

The document presents Module 9, programs for the gifted/talented, of the Star Power modules developed for school personnel who have an interest in or a need to explore the area of gifted and talented education. It is explained in an introductory section that the modules can be used for independent study, for small group interaction, or for a large…

THE GENERAL NATURE OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORIENTATION PROGRAM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFEGUARDING THE TRAINEES' EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND PERSONAL SAFETY ARE PRESENTED. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR MENTALLY RETARDED STUDENTS AND DIFFERS FROM OTHER COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN OBJECTIVES AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES. OF PRIME IMPORTANCE…

The high school language laboratory is approached from the standpoint of (1) planning for the laboratory facilities, (2) the function of equipment in relation to student learning activities, and (3) operation of the laboratory facilities. Considered in the section on planning are laboratory rationale, place in the school program, methods and…

The guide is a component of the Program Development Section of the "Career Education Handbook for Implementation" whose purpose is establishing and operating a school-based job placement program. It is designed to be of practical assistance to the user in building a placement program that will effectively meet the needs of a particular situation.…

The detailed guide's purpose is to assist educators and community leaders in designing and implementing educational programs to serve student and community needs, and to identify the goals and elements of cooperative vocational education. One chapter describes the necessary characteristics of the teacher-coordinator in such programs, and the…

The purpose of this guide is to stimulate the development of nature centers. The guide offers possible solutions for common problems which many schools face when considering an on-campus nature center, for example, lack of readily available open space, minimum knowledge of how to develop and maintain an on-campus nature center, and lack of…

Based upon the philosophy and techniques of a life skills course for adults, this program guide specifies the life skills problems faced by northern adolescents, the lessons needed to confront these problems, and some of the benefits that would accrue to the students who may take the course. In addition, an attempt is made to anticipate negative…

Developed by the state staff in agricultural education, this document provides a guide for teachers of vocational agriculture in development of agricultural occupational employment experience programs. The content includes: (1) Major Purpose and Contributory Objectives, (2) Need for Occupational Experience Programs, (3) Setting of Occupational…

Operational procedures designed to increase the effectiveness of an ESEA/Title I Columbus, Ohio, public schools reading improvement project are presented. The project's three-pronged approach includes direct service to children, staff development, and program development. The rationale and objectives of the project are outlined. The multiple roles…

The substance of this manual centers on the development and implementation of the Bowling Green, Kentucky career education program. Preparing students for life-centered careers, the school system has developed, through a three year process, a program that involves every teacher, guidance counselor and administrator and permeates the fabric of the…

This publication consists of an instructional program planning guide matrix and flow chart on a separate foldout form and a curriculum guide for health occupations education. The first two sections provide instructions to assist in the design of health occupations training programs and a synopsis for each program plotted on the matrix and flow…