Prepared by a junior college under contract with the Office of Education, the curriculum materials are designed to assist school administrators, advisory committees, supervisors, and teachers in developing or evaluating postsecondary programs in farm crop production technology. Information was gathered by visits to the important farm regions and…

The set of materials includes five story units to be read by elementary school students and corresponding teacher guides designed to promote subsequent class discussion. Story units cover school matters, play activities, home life, peer relationships, and responsibility. The teacher guides contain lesson objectives, discussion questions, and…

Listed in this "Guide" are 68 schools where a student can major in film, and an additional 233 schools where film courses are being taught. The schools are listed alphabetically by state. Each entry is headed by the name of the school and the department sponsoring the film program. This is followed by the mailing address and the name of the…

As the rehabilitation movement has progressed to the point of greater service to severely disabled clients, the need for extensive vocational evaluation studies conducted through specialized evaluation facilities has steadily increased. This guide recognizes that there are several approaches to the determination of a client's potential for…

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…

Room to Grow is a career guidance program for children ages nine to twelve years. Conditions given attention to in this program are: (1) family attitudes and values, (2) socioeconomic conditions, (3) educational expectations, and (4) development of self concept. A general introduction to the program is presented. Fifteen projects for the teacher…

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…

With student-counselor ratios generally high and with funds generally limited, it is imperative that counselors concentrate on the priority needs of the students, and that they plan deliberately and carefully to meet those needs. This document is a collection of forms and outlines developed and utilized by the Kentucky State Department of…

This instructional bulletin, second in a series of three publications designed to provide a sequential development of communication skills for educable mentally retarded pupils in elementary school, contains suggested learning objective and activities for implementation in language arts courses. Contents include: "Developing Fundamental Skills in…

The handbook for an auxiliary services program includes procedures for activating the many school and community resources that can enhance the educational environment of migrant children. The program is based on the premise that no child who is hungry or ill-clothed, or in need of medical attention, can learn effectively. During the 1968-69 school…

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…

The primary objective of the institute was to provide participants with a more complete understanding of (1) the need for career orientation for rural youth and (2) new concepts and implementation strategies in exemplary programs of career orientation and occupational education at the elementary, junior high, and senior high school levels. To…

A guide is provided for establishing a college-level education program for inmates of correctional institutions based on the NewGate concept. Necessary first steps are evaluation of current facilities, selection of the sponsoring agency, and selection of the student body. Guidelines for student selection deal with application procedure, record…

A skills development course for secondary grades is outlined which is designed to improve skills in reading for understanding via the identification of main and subordinate ideas, reading and listening for directions and purposes, and reading and listening for information. It is aimed to assist both students with satisfactory performance and…