This document is a course of study to provide high school students with an introduction to television production skills and techniques and to provide a framework for developing critical television viewing skills. The nine units of the course introduce students to storyboards, camera operations, lighting, audio, video recording, graphics,…

This curriculum guide contains 12 units covering topics that could become a part of a program of study for high school Intensive Business Training. It utilizes a competency-based format and a curriculum that provides for proficiency testing which leads to minimum competencies in the field of office education. Each unit is organized according to…

This sixth of 14 curriculum modules in the Family and Community Services Occupational Education Modules series deals with many aspects of client needs and sensitivity of helpers. It is intended to aid students in (1) understanding physical, psycho-social, and intellectual human development for various age groups; (2) developing understanding of…

This competency-based horticulture curriculum guide is designed to provide secondary and postsecondary horticulture teachers with a task-oriented program in floriculture. It contains a master resource list, a listing of floriculture resources available from various states, and 89 competency task sheets organized into nine competency areas. These…

Designed for use by vocational teachers, school administrators, and paraprofessionals, this handbook contains guidelines for conducting and evaluating programs to train and utilize paraprofessionals to help special needs vocational education students. It consists of four main sections. Section 1 describes such aspects of establishing a…

Designed to provide pre- and inservice administrators with the skills necessary to select appropriate program development and implementation, and monitor and evaluate their success, this competency-based learning module consists of an introduction and four sequential learning experiences. Each learning experience contains an overview, required and…

Designed to provide pre- and inservice vocational education administrators with the skills necessary to establish and/or facilitate implementation of a staff development program, this competency-based learning module consists of an introduction and three sequential learning experiences. Each learning experience contains an overview, required and…

A project was designed to develop, field test, and publish a career infusion unit curriculum for grades 10-12 in the Garden Grove Unified School District. Students at one project school, two transport schools, and a comparison school formed the study sample. A third party evaluated the accomplishments of objectives for the following program…

As in kits one through eight, the Spanish Language Arts teacher's guide for kits 9-12 presents activities in oral language development, language-experience reading, structured reading, and comprehension and interpretation skills. The school is the basic theme of this third unit. Four small picture books for students (brief Spanish…

The instructional materials and classroom activities described in the document are intended to aid teachers in grades seven through nine develop and implement educational programs dealing with energy-related issues. The document is presented in four sections. Section I explains the organization of the document and summarizes how teachers should…

These teaching guides and student study guides and workbooks for a secondary-postsecondary-level course for drug and alcohol abuse program personnel are one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. Purpose stated for the 292-hour course…

One of twenty course guides in the Community Living Skills Guide for the College for Living series, this document provides guidelines and workbook activities for the course, Job Orientation and Training Program. The series of courses for developmentally disabled adults is intended to supplement residential programs and to aid in orienting…

This curriculum guide contains materials necessary to implement the vocational English as a Second Language (ESL) program for Agriculture Secretary-Bookkeeper developed by the Ceres Unified School District. The first two sections provide the plans and accompanying forms for needs assessment and recruitment/intake/enrollment. In the third section a…

Materials contained in this guide are designed to be used in planning a comprehensive career education program and for developing individual career education units for grades 6-9. Section 1 is the planning guide and contains strategies for organizing, planning, and implementing a program, developing staff inservice, conducting a needs assessment,…

Outstanding community based work now going on in Vermont schools is described in this booklet which also suggests ways to develop similar work in other communities. The term "Community Studies" is used to encompass a broad range of activities carried out with the local community as the focus of and location for students' work. The…