Begun in August, 1976, the Zuni Alternative Learning Program for junior high school and high school students not attending school anywhere else focuses on reading, writing, verbal and non-verbal expression in a multicultural setting, computational skills, Zuni culture, and practical skills. The program offers courses which meet the minimum…

Objectives and activities for a field trip study of the seacoast environment of Gloucester, Massachusetts, are outlined in this guide. One phase of a six-week tenth grade biology unit, the field trip features study of tidal pool and salt marsh ecosystems. Specific objectives of the trip relate to observation and identification of various forms of…

Educational goals and objectives, student activities, and visual aids are included in this guide to a three-dimensional design unit that combines creative art and industrial arts skills. Course goals include challenging students' creative skills, encouraging student interaction and successful group work, and providing an atmosphere of fun and…

This handbook for industrial educators is a resource to aid in integrating energy activities and implementing the Wisconsin Guide to Local Curriculum Improvement in Industrial Education, K-12. Section 1 includes examples of three curriculum outlines: A Curriculum Guideline for Energy and Power; Power and Energy--Shawano IECP Project Curriculum…

Twenty-seven activities are suggested for middle or junior high school students to perform while visiting any local cemetery. The activities make use of skills in mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, and environmental studies. All activities require a pencil and a copy of this workbook. Other materials for specific activities…

The details of planning a student tour to the Soviet Union are described by an experienced tour organizer. Student tours of one to three weeks are presented as rewarding alternatives to lengthy overseas study. Recommendations are made regarding choice of tour type, length of tour, travel agencies, time of year to travel, advertising a tour,…

The workbook of field ecology is for use by high school science students participating in two and one-half day weekend trips to Acadia National Park, Maine, as part of Project Adventure, an interdisciplinary program aimed at educating the whole student through experienced-based learning in academics and a physical education program in the…

Part of a sequential series of curriculum units in environmental education for grades 4 through 12, this sixth grade curriculum guide focuses on man's effect upon the environment. Extensive classroom activities and field trips introduce the student to population, technology, pollution, natural resources, responsibility, career opportunities, and…

The guide to local resources was compiled by the Tri-County Industry-Education-Labor Council for teachers and guidance counselors seeking specific career education information. The resources are classified according to the 15 occupational clusters, as identified by the U.S. Office of Education, plus economic education for integration with…

Designed to assist teachers and school administrators in effective utilization of community resources within vocational-technical education programs, the manual outlines strategies in the identification, development, utilization, and evaluation of community resources available to local school districts. Section 1 provides a general introduction to…

Can educationally disadvantaged pupils' attitudes, interests and knowledge concerning the world of work be improved through visual literacy techniques (VLT) and the Great World of Work Curriculum Guide (GWWCG)? Subjects were 158 educationally disadvantaged boys from the Harrisburg Middle School. The "Vocational Development…

The handbook is intended as a guide for career education specialists and includes a wide variety of materials, most of which are reproduced directly from the Warren, Ohio, city schools' World of Work project office. Following an overview of the city's program, the document emphasizes policies, procedures, and organizational functions. Three…

This guide outlines a social studies unit on rights and responsibilities for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students. A major objective of the unit is to teach children positive and constructive methods for resolving their conflicts within a framework of fairness to all persons concerned. The unit helps students understand why standards, rules, or laws…

Georgetown University conducted a college orientation summer school in 1964 for 49 eleventh grade students in the District of Columbia schools. Most of the Negro students from the District's slum area were interested in going to college bu t needed special academic aid and encouragement to qualify for good colleges. The program offered courses in…

The Yale-New Haven History Education Project began in Spring 1970 with the expressed goal of improving the quality and relevance of secondary school history courses in New Haven's public schools. Thirty Yale history professors worked with a comparable number of high school teachers and created approximately eighty "mini-courses" in…