An electronic portfolio is a collection of selected documents that illustrate an individual's competencies, skills, and accomplishments in a consolidated technological format. Like the traditional portfolio, counselors can use an electronic portfolio to document their professional skills and progress for supervisors, record their professional…

A number of recent studies have examined integration of advertising and public relations, but none reports what students think. Over three semesters, students in an introduction to strategic communication course were asked to assess an integrated public relations and advertising curriculum. Students supported integration and viewed a focus on new…

This book shares the lessons learned by educators as they developed the League of Schools, a democratic, schoolwide collaboration that focuses on instructional and curricular renewal. This process depends on three steps: a covenant of teaching and learning, shared governance, and action research. Chapter 1 explains the League's framework and…

This document provides students, parents, educators, administrators, policy makers, and the public with a set of common guidelines for environmental education. These voluntary guidelines are intended to aid state and local efforts to provide quality environmental education. The guidelines suggest expectations for learner performance and…

Teachers and school administrators need to give ample time to study the scope of the science curriculum. Scope refers to the breadth of objectives that should be emphasized within each science unit of study. A subject-centered approach has been used to determine scope. Thus, those involved in developing science units of study use diverse reference…

This bibliography provides a list of references for developing curriculum on women. References are grouped in seven sections which address: (1) introduction to women as a subject of study (4 references); (2) scholarship on women (7 references); (3) rethinking the disciplines (23 references); (4) pedagogy (20 references); (5) advice and experience…

This framework is designed to help classroom teachers and other educators develop curriculum and instruction in the arts so that all students will meet or exceed the content standards in dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts. In chapter 1, the framework presents guiding principles for instruction in dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts.…

Investigates philosophically the role of mathematics in the education of a citizen. Proposes the relevance of these issues for practical curriculum decisions. (Author/WM)

A major elementary math program is about to be launched on a national scale that will include a series of 65 half-hour television shows and some hands-on materials designed to work in conjunction with the television shows. Clinical studies will be conducted on some children in the test population. (Author/WM)

Early career education programs at the elementary level made many contributions, but the identification of career development content or processes was neglected. An Office of Education project at Eastern Illinois University relates such concepts to teaching strategies and educational objectives. (AG)

The new models that are stimulating growth in postsecondary vocational-technical education stem from techniques and philosophies instituted to give meaningful direction to such training. They include an open door policy, credit for work experiences and unconventional learning situations, and year-round schools. (AG)

Written to give guidance to persons planning shorthand courses, who are not themselves specialists in the subject, the article describes five systems, the claims made for each and its disadvantages (Pitman Classic, Pitman Script, Gregg, Speedwriting, Teeline). Considerations affecting choice of systems are outlined briefly. (AJ)

Synergized educational experiences can be used as effective modes of presenting content in the area of industrial arts education, and new concepts in learning and laboratory design will begin to illuminate the concept of synergy. Research in conjunction with this study provides additional evidence regarding effectiveness of group educational…

Five advantages to be gained in teaching typing in a time structure less rigid than the traditional semester are itemized. The implications for typewriting teachers as a more individualized approach is used are considered. (AG)

A three-dimensional planning model for introducting the International System of Metric Units into Canadian occupational education curricula includes employment level, career area, and metric topics. A fourth dimension, time, is considered in four separate phases: familiarization, adoption, conversion, and compulsory usage.