A pilot project in performance funding at Tennessee Tech University is described. The pilot project was part of a statewide "Performance Funding Project" sponsored by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC). The Performance Funding Project was designed to improve the formula appropriations process by determining the feasibility…

Five units on the culture, language, ethnic background, and characteristics of Canada are provided for the secondary school teacher. The guide is intended as the companion text to the publication entitled "Canadian Studies: A Syllabus" which is being prepared by the New York State Education Department. Each unit contains teaching…

This teaching unit, Hospitals, is one in a series of curriculum guides developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking 5th and 6th grade elementary classroom experiences with the world of work. These eight lessons on hospitals cover the…

This junior high teaching unit, Inside the Law: A Link to Language Skills, is one in a series of career guidebooks developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking classroom experiences with the world of work. The unit follows a typical…

This junior high teaching unit on careers related to animal care is one in a series of career guidebooks developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking classroom experiences with the world of work. The unit follows a typical format that…

This teaching unit, Scientists, is one in a series of career guides developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking third and fourth grade elementary classroom experiences with the world of work. Part of the Science and Engineering…

This teaching unit, The Post Office, is one in a series of career guides developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking third and fourth grade elementary classroom experiences with the world of work. Part of the Public Service Occupations…

This teaching unit, Architects and Building, is one in a series of career guides developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking third and fourth grade elementary classroom experiences with the world of work. Part of the Industrial and…

This teaching unit on the dentist is part of the Health Occupations Career Cluster included in a series of career guidebooks developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education). The units are designed to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking first and second grade classroom experiences…

This teaching unit on community workers is part of the Public Service Occupations Career Cluster included in a series of career guidebooks developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education). The units are designed to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking first and second grade…

This teaching unit on measurement is part of the Science and Engineering Occupations Career Cluster included in a series of career guidebooks developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education). The units are designed to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking first and second grade…

This teaching unit on the supermarket is part of the Marketing and Distribution Occupations Career Cluster included in a series of career guidebooks developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education). The units are designed to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking first and second…

This teaching unit on introducing work is part of a series of career guidebooks developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education). The units are designed to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking first and second grade classroom experiences with the world of work. Each unit follows a…

This guide, designed for editors, publishers, libraries, teachers and students of translation and interpretation, and agencies that employ translators and/or interpreters, covers eight areas of interest. The categories treated are the following: (1) recent history and breakthroughs; (2) associations and centers for translators covering 84 groups…

This Child Development Associate (CDA) training module, one of a series of 18, provides the CDA intern with the knowledge and skills necessary for meeting the developmental levels and needs of individual children. Early sections stipulate the module's competency-based objectives, define terms, and suggest procedures by which trainees can evaluate…