This guide is designed to provide a rationale and structure which can enable educational planners and decision makers in Kansas to develop and select science curricula. The content of the publication is intended to be used by administrators in charge of curriculum, departmental and district science chairpersons, and all teachers, citizens and…

Audiovisual, or mass media education can play a significant role in children's social, emotional, cognitive, sensory, motor, and creative development. It includes all school activities which teach children to interact with The field includes all school activities which teach children to interact with visualize ideas. Students can be involved in…

The reading and listening program described in this Montgomery County, Maryland, curriculum guide is based on sets of instructional and performance objectives for each grade level from kindergarten to eighth grade. Within each grade level set, the guide organizes the objectives into major categories that represent important areas of instruction:…

Described as differing from most books about teaching, this handbook deals with what teachers identify as their greatest concerns. These concerns are uniformly matters of classroom management (such as discipline, time, pressure, effectiveness, and working with parents). The first chapter of the handbook, which provides an overview of classroom…

The 1200-item annotated bibliography on American Indian and Alaska Native resources is presented in four sections: curriculum materials, resource materials, bibliographies, and periodical articles. The first three sections are listed alphabetically by source showing the vast amount of materials being developed by Indian tribal groups and…

This report describes and assesses the effectiveness of activities conducted by the University of Toledo (Ohio)/Springfield Local Schools Teacher Corps Project. On-site staff development activities provided to staff at elementary, junior, and senior high schools are described: (1) two credit-bearing courses on elementary and secondary level…

This guide is intended to help teachers and vocational administrators incorporate word processing into existing office occupations education programs on both the secondary and postsecondary levels. Following an introduction (section 1) covering the need for word processing instruction, the guide contains eight additional sections. Outlining…

The document makes up volume I of a report on the philosophy and activities of Project AMES (Actualization of Mainstream Experience Skills), a model program for vocational training and independent living skills instruction for 34 moderately and severely retarded students (6 to 21 years old). Following an introductory chapter, Chapter 2 briefly…

This volume consists of nine papers dealing with transportation education and training in the 1980's. Contents of the volume are the following articles: "Development of a Unique Highway Safety Curriculum," by Larry E. Jones; "Railroad Engineering Education at the Undergraduate Level," by Richard G. McGinnis; "Cooperative…

This pamphlet deals with the role of vocational education in apprenticeship. Discussed in the first section are the nature and importance of apprenticeship, apprenticeable occupations, and the parties involved in apprenticeship programs. The bulk of the pamphlet describes various services provided by vocational education to apprenticeship…

This document was developed to encourage and aid local schools in the assessment of their science curricula on a continuous basis. It provides: (1) a 21-step implementation schedule for conducting a science curriculum assessment and/or revision; (2) a model for assisting schools in developing their science philosophy, goals, and topics; (3)…

Recommendations of the Utah Education Reform Steering Committee are presented in this report. First, the recommendations are briefly summarized and challenges facing the State's provision of education are outlined. Next, specific recommendations are made in the following areas: elementary and secondary education; higher education; and facilities,…

A project developed and tested articulation and instructional models for an electronics program in secondary schools. Two nontraditional methods of instruction were used: (1) computer-assisted video and (2) video, laboratory, and recitation. Electronic theory was taught at the student's home high school; laboratory exercises were completed at…

This document contains guidelines for science curriculum in Washington State schools. Statements of philosophy and program goals are presented and explained. Four major program goals (which address societal demands) operationally describe science education toward the learning of: (1) factual and theoretical knowledge; (2) applied science skills;…

Individualized, competency-based curriculum materials were developed for a course on Principles of Technology, Units 1-6. New and updated curriculum materials in Drafting and Electronics and the Principles of Technology units were pilot tested in area vocational center settings in Illinois. A computer maintenance program was also developed but not…