Many businesses and organizations struggle with implementing effective teamwork, leading to confusion, stress, and subpar results. In higher education, students often graduate without the necessary teamwork skills, leaving them unprepared for the demands of the modern workplace. "Empowering Teams in Higher Education: Strategies for…

Stresses the importance of teaching prospective technical writers to develop, organize, and present a technical communications portfolio. Provides a checklist on portfolio construction for students. (ARH)

The New Youth Entrepreneur curriculum is a series of 12 youth-oriented educational modules containing instructional materials, learning activities, and checkup exercises designed to teach students key elements of entrepreneurship. This document is the twelfth module, and discusses the usefulness of a business plan for entrepreneurs starting small…

This student handbook contains information about participating in the construction trades program in the Manatee County (Florida) Public Schools. The first part of the handbook consists of general information about the program: program goals and objectives, intended outcomes, benefits to students, student responsibilities, contractor…

Designed for students enrolled in Alvin Community College's Cooperative Education Program, this booklet provides information on the cooperative education course. After indicating that the purpose of the cooperative education course is to provide the student with a foundation for maximum functioning in the work world and to underscore the parallels…

The New Youth Entrepreneur curriculum is a series of 12 youth-oriented educational modules containing instructional materials, learning activities, and checkup exercises designed to teach students key elements of entrepreneurship. This document is the ninth module, and introduces students to recordkeeping and bookkeeping strategies essential for…

The fifth of 16 booklets designed for use in an Open University course in special education in the United Kingdom, this document focuses on life as a handicapped adult. Experiences of adults are presented to illustrate obstacles to becoming independent and overcoming low expectations. Programs within schools to prepare handicapped students for…

Presents an effective, but simple, format for students to use when preparing a resume that will result in a job interview. Discusses in particular the header, job objective, education, experience, activities, personal data, references, and appearance. (SRT)

This workbook is intended to help students with disabilities plan their postschool futures. In addition to the general material, "Dare To Know" boxes highlight important information, while "Dare To Think" and "Dare To Do" boxes provide activities to help with planning. Individual sections focus on topics such as the following: planning my…

"Job shadows" offer young people a chance to investigate the world of work by spending time with adults in the community and experiencing the culture of the workplace. A job shadow gives a student a meaningful introduction to the world of work and provides a context for understanding the connection between school and careers. This guidebook was…

The New Youth Entrepreneur currriculum is a series of 12 youth-oriented educational modules containing instructional materials, learning activities, and checkup exercises designed to teach students key elements of entrepreneurship. This document is the fourth module, which focuses on issues related to marketing, such as market niches and research,…

The New Youth Entrepreneur curriculum is a series of 12 youth-oriented educational modules containing instructional materials, learning activities, and checkup exercises designed to teach students key elements of entrepreneurship. This document is the eleventh module, and focuses on issues related to managing the day-to-day affairs of a small…

The materials contained in this document are for a five-lesson course intended to introduce Missouri secondary vocational education students to many of the specialty animal enterprises available in the field of agriculture. The lessons are on speciality animal production possibilities, profitability of specialty animal enterprises, comparative…

The New Youth Entrepreneur curriculum is a series of 12 youth-oriented educational modules containing instructional materials, learning activities, and checkup exercises designed to teach students key elements of entrepreneurship. This document is the first module in the series, and introduces the concept of entrepreneurship by defining…

The New Youth Entrepreneur curriculum is a series of 12 youth-oriented educational modules containing instructional materials, learning activities, and checkup exercises designed to teach students key elements of entrepreneurship. This document is the second module, designed to help students define the notion of opportunity, determine sources of…