This teacher resource manual is a support document designed to assist teachers who will be responsible for implementing the Career and Life Management core curriculum which will be required by all Alberta, Canada high schools effective September, 1989. The core curriculum consists of five required, interrelated themes: self-management, well-being, relationships, careers and the world of work, and independent living. The document provides: (1) further information about the goals and objectives of the core curriculum; (2) suggestions for planning and implementing the core program through including long-range plans, lesson plans, activities, worksheets, and instruments for evaluation; (3) recommendations for assessing student achievement; (4) suggestions for establishing a local resource base which would include print and other media, school-based and school-system based, community organizations, and government agencies; (5) suggestions for building thinking and communication skills; and (6) suggestions for additions, extensions, and modifications of the program to accommodate the needs and learning styles of Integrated Occupational Program students. Each module provides a detailed correlation of learning expectations to expected learning process, authorized resources, and teaching notes, if appropriate. (ABL)