This course of study guide is designed to help teachers establish a continuity within the scope and sequence of their elementary school mathematics curriculum and to assist those teachers in formulating some realistic goals for themselves and their students. Part I contains an introduction and statement of philosophy. Part II contains course…

In the last 50 years, the school music program has broadened from just band, choir, and orchestra activities to also include other music classes and activities needed by the students served by the school music program. Just as other subject area curricula have expanded from more general studies to very specific courses, the music program now…

This basic instructional guide for the first two years of instruction in agricultural education is one in a series of such guides. It is useful in developing and selecting instructional material and implementing competency-based education for two courses: agricultural science and basic plant science and agricultural science and basic animal…

This syllabus is a statement of the goals and objectives of the New York State grade 12 social studies program for the study of the U.S. government. The first section of the syllabus lists goals for elementary, secondary, and continuing education and the overall goals of the grades 7-12 social studies program, while the second section outlines the…

This report, the first of a two-volume work, was prepared in response to the 1979 edition of the Massachusetts Board of Education's "Regulations for the Certification of Educational Personnel." Specific sections of the regulations are set off in boxes, each of which is followed by explanations of the ways in which the program addresses…

This project was conducted to develop a word processing certificate program for community colleges in Washington, using existing courses within their business departments. Following a review of literature and of other curriculum materials, course objectives were developed, and outlines of the course were written. The program was evaluated and…

Designed by the Utah State Board of Education, this music core curriculum represents the standards of learning for all students in grades 7 through 12 including the ideas, concepts, and skills that provide a foundation for subsequent learning. The curriculum guide describes the elementary and secondary school core curriculum and high school…

This basic instructional guide for an agricultural production program is one in a series of such guides for agricultural education. It is useful in developing and selecting instructional material and implementing competency-based education for a program directed toward helping students to become proficient in animal, plant, and soil sciences and…

The American Association of Dental Schools' Curriculum Guidelines include an introduction to the discipline and its interrelationships with other disciplines, prerequisites, a core content outline, specific behavioral objectives, and notes on sequencing and faculty. (MSE)

Contends that existing social studies curricula do not prepare students to deal with rapid advancements in communications, technology, international politics, and the emerging global economy. Emphasizes that social studies curriculum reform must include a global perspective. (CFR)

This guide was designed for use by marketing education teacher-coordinators and administrators in implementing marketing education programs. The document includes the following: an overall picture of administrative responsibilities related to high quality programs, guidelines and forms needed to deliver effective instruction, resources and…

This curriculum guide is an aid to administrators and instructors of industrial arts and vocational-technical school programs for the development of meaningful curriculum in plastics. The materials are intended for use at four levels: level I, exploring plastic technology; Level II, basic plastic technology; and levels III and IV, applied plastic…

This curriculum guide was developed as a model for schools in Virginia to prepare local programs of studies for the marketing program. In addition to marketing competencies for developing occupational expertise, this curriculum includes foundational competencies important for successful performance in marketing. These baseline competencies address…

Technological developments make the world an ever changing place with the prospect of even faster change in the future. This document presents a course developed by the Kentucky State Department of Education that allows students to explore a number of technologies and their importance in this technological society. The document is separated into…

This document has been prepared to help teachers and administrators in New York plan and execute a mathematics program for grade eight. The syllabus is designed to improve the problem solving abilities of students, while continuing a natural development of mathematical skills and concepts. Problem solving situations are emphasized in each of seven…