An organizing center, this 32-page publication points out, is not a "learning center" in the sense of having one area reserved for clay modeling or the construction of mobiles. It is, rather, more like the central thought of a story and is considered a method for planning activity-focused teaching units in which the teacher is the key to…

This paper outlines the decision-making processes and procedures that affect curriculum and identifies the leadership role of different school personnel and the steps involved in making decisions. The following areas of curriculum planning are discussed: (1) what is to be taught to different learners and in what order; (2) what textbooks, media,…

Described is the Pennsylvania Training Model Individual Assessment Guide, designed to assist teachers in the development of specific programs for the severely and profoundly mentally retarded and multihandicapped. A section is provided for each of the system's four major components: the curriculum assessment guide for gross screening in the areas…

This teaching guide for social service occupations is one of a series of five performance and employer-based secondary level guides for vocational education. Part 1 provides tools, resources, and a process to be used at the local level to develop a social service occupations training curriculum and supporting instructional activities. It includes…

A listing of 10 basic tasks performed by industrial education teachers, subdivided to the fourth level, comprises the document. The present listing is an expansion of an earlier publication, which terminated subdivision of tasks at the third level; the 327 third level tasks have since been treated in a rather extensive study in which 863 Wisconsin…

This teaching guide for building maintenance is one of a series of five performance- and employer-based secondary level vocational education guides. Part 1 provides tools, resources, and a process to be used at the local level to develop a training curriculum and supporting instructional activities. It includes a comprehensive overview of the…

This teaching guide for business machine repair occupations is one of a series of five performance- and employer-based secondary level vocational education guides. Part 1 provides tools, resources, and a process to be used at the local level to develop a training curriculum and supporting instructional activities. It includes a comprehensive…

This document is volume 4 of a four-volume report which describes the components of the Health Services Mobility Study (HSMS) method of task analysis, job ladder design, and curriculum development. Divided into three chapters, volume 4 is a manual for using HSMS task data and analysis results to develop curriculum objectives, guidelines, and…

The guidelines on leadership development for urban 4-H Clubs contain two brief introductory sections: the first, rationale, presents definitions of the roles of volunteers, professionals, and paraprofessionals in 4-H Clubs; the second, purpose and objectives, explains the principles behind the curriculum. The section on curriculum format is…

This is one of five performance-based secondary level guides for vocational education. Part 1 provides tools, resources, and a process to be used at the local level to develop a firefighter cadet training curriculum. It includes a comprehensive overview of the career field; a performance-based listing of firefighting job tasks; a description of…

This teaching guide for still photographic technician aide is one of a series of five performance-based secondary level guides for vocational education. Part 1 provides tools, resources, and a process to be used at the local level to develop a still photographic technician aide training curriculum. It includes a comprehensive overview of the…

This guide presents tasks a planning group should consider when implementing a program. Although implementation may not occur in this sequence, the total array of implementation tasks includes selecting a planning group leader, defining the problem, selecting objectives, designing the program, developing an implementation plan, developing an…

This articulation instructional objective guide for automotive mechanics contains summary information on fifteen blocks (courses) of instruction. They are introduction to automotive technology; lubrication and vehicle operating maintenance; cooling system maintenance and repair; automobile heater maintenance and repair; braking system maintenance…

One in a series devoted to the topic of careers in transportation, this guide, which is intended to aid in curriculum development for transportation career education in elementary through high school, provides information and models for career education and the transportation field. The four sections that comprise the guide are the following: (1)…

One of 15 core modules in a 22-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists (VECS), this guide is intended for use by both instructor and student in a variety of education environments, including independent study, team teaching, seminars, and workshops, as well as in more conventional classroom settings. The guide…