The publication is designed for use in teacher education and directed towards curriculum development in career education. The collection of 24 transparencies provides illustrations of the advantages of module building for a career paths course that involves specific objectives, diagnostic pretesting, alternative learning environments, and mastery…

There are several critical five minute periods in any lesson, and it is important for teachers to know how to use them. No matter how long a period may be, the most important five minutes, and no more, should be written out. This writing forces the teacher to put down on paper only the most important items. The first five minutes of a period…

This paper discusses one practical difficulty that emerges when teachers begin to construct learning modules: that most module developers make the error of becoming "course choppers" rather than "system builders." The paper is written for teachers who have begun the process of developing modules and have encountered organizational difficulties.…

The discussion of the nursing education module consists of three sections. Section 1 provides a kick-off speech for a workshop on modules for nursing educators. The text of the kick-off address is given, supplemented by applications to be suggested during the workshop. Section 2 contains an outline of the explanations, illustrations, anecdotes,…

The outline of a workshop for teachers on the mainstreaming of handicapped juvenile delinquents is presented. Fourteen true/false statements are listed as the basis for a discussion on effective methods of combating juvenile delinquency. A section on icebreaking techniques presents 23 icebreakers, such as showing a film. The matching questions…

The documented case history is an account of how three teachers handled a prepackaged career education component for grades K-3. The article is divided into three sections: (1) the career education materials they received; (2) their reactions to these materials; and (3) a few guidelines. The materials present formulated objectives, considerations,…

This document describes a procedure designed to enhance the effectiveness of teaching in intermediate and advanced English as a second language (ESL) classes. The procedure consists of letting students express themselves in writing in their native language (whether French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, or Italian) and having the same students the…