Describes the learning community model that involves teachers in an ongoing process of developing and refining curriculum. Through the sharing of information teachers improve their classroom practices and are more accountable for what they teach. (MD)

Describes a model for career communication curricula and explores clustering of job-related communication skills. (MH)

This manual presents a tested model for creating correlations between local school district curriculum guidelines and instructional television (ITV) broadcast series. The production of a correlations "document" that matches television resources to the curriculum is suggested by the model to help teachers better select the instructional video…

The article describes some of the self-concept needs of gifted Black students and presents a model for helping Black secondary students develop positive self-concepts. (CL)

This document presents South Carolina's Comprehensive Career Guidance Program for kindergarten through grade 12. The model presented provides a framework for local districts to use in evolving a program to meet the specific career development needs of their district's students. It attempts to organize, expand, and extend competency-based career…

Presents a student centered science curriculum model utilizing inquiry strategy and language rich experiences to develop student skills of questioning, thinking, speaking, listening, and reading. (SL)

Presents an analysis of the various concerns that must be addressed in modern language syllabus design. A questionnaire on students' communicative needs is included. An attempt is made to differentiate among different syllabus forms. (AM)

Designed to help the classroom teacher choose materials and activities for students in implementing computer literacy, this guide provides a complete statement of behavioral objectives for the program in a taxonomy of objectives, and performance expectations are specified to provide both standards and evaluation guidelines. The grade level entry…

The article describes a curriculum model for the severely handicapped which utilizes the traditional notions of content, scope, and sequence and relates these concepts to the learning and generalization processes. (DLS)

An outline for a professional development and administration course in an optometry curriculum model is provided. It is designed to develop organizational, communicative, and management skills so the optometrist can become successful in the development and administration of a professional practice. Legal and professional development bibliographies…

This curriculum guide, an information and planning resource in dance education, is intended to advance the teaching of dance in Minnesota's public schools. The guide is intended for use by both generalist and specialist teachers, grades K-12, in a variety of situations. "Part One: Orientation" includes a discussion of the use and purpose of the…

Presents a description of a seminar geared to the professional development of the teacher of English as a second language. (AM)

Designed to coordinate teacher-developed materials in computer literacy, this resource unit is composed of several sections. The first, "Planning for Computer Instruction," provides an outline for developing a school-level computer task force, management procedures for computer labs, and sample student survey forms. The remaining…

Providing guidance to language arts teachers and those responsible for curriculum development, this handbook provides a model competency-based language arts program that provides direction for Ohio school districts in developing local competency-based educational programs. The model includes the following for grades 1 through 12: (1) a model…