"The Global Framework on Transferable Skills" has been developed to support UNICEF in delivering on the results of its "Strategic Plan 2018-2021" and "Every Child Learns: UNICEF Education Strategy 2019-2030," and provides a shared vision of work on skills development across UNICEF. The Framework guides UNICEF country…

This "Focus On" discusses curriculum mapping, a process that allows educators to align the curriculum both within and across grades and to ensure that the curriculum is in line with school, local, and state standards. It outlines the steps of the curriculum mapping process from planning the mapping initiative to creating and editing curriculum…

The Mountain-Plains curriculum guidelines are outlined to provide guidance in fulfilling the requirements of the Career Education Model Four project as they relate to curriculum design, implementation, and evaluation. The curriculum is devised for the sole purpose of supporting the mission of Model Four and is based on the criteria for family…

The handbook, developed by the National Summer Leadership Training Institute (1972 and 1973) on the Education of the Gifted and Talented, provides background information for program development, worksheets for applying information, and models which illustrate successful program ideas. Topics considered in the section on initiating a program are…

Guidelines developed for educational institutions as curriculum development aids are presented. They are the result of efforts within the American Association of Dental Schools (AADS) by the Section on Oral Radiology. Their use as course development aids is suggested by AADS policy. (MLW)

This publication provides suggestions for organizing junior high/middle school instruction and staffing in order to motivate and challenge early adolescents to develop informed and responsible behavior. Most of the booklet consists of short sections that deal with the various curriculum areas typical of junior highs and middle schools. Each of…

The transition from face-to-face to on-line instruction illustrates the need for guidelines that can be used to guide the development of courses that will be substantially equivalent to traditional instruction. In 1999 the American Counseling Association approved 27 standards for informing counselor educators of critical issues that require…

An anecdote describing anonymous censorship of classroom materials on gay literature and denotations/connotations of words associated with homosexuality. Contains reprints of the "censored" materials. (RL)

Guidelines developed for educational institutions by the American Association of Dental Schools (AADS) as curriculum development aids are presented. The need for the dentist to be properly trained in the physical evaluation of patients is emphasized. (MLW)

Designed for use by vocational educators in planning, developing, and implementing a competency-based curriculum that is individualized, this guide begins with definitions of "competency-based curriculum" and "personalized instruction" and rationale for their use. A section on planning suggests resources to check before…

A K-12 health education curriculum can be developed in a school district as a result of using this Planning Resource. Part I offers a practical curriculum planning process. Part II identifies broad health competencies in four major content areas: mental health, physical health, safety and community health. Part III offers references, and includes…

The guiding principles by which the Albion (New York) school district developed its written composition curriculum guide include two basic assumptions about the learning/teaching of composition skills and eight other assumptions that reflect salient features of the composing process. The fundamental assumptions are that writing can be taught and…

The lesson planning workbook presents suggestions for including career education in the daily classroom routine of K-12 students. The workbook uses specific personalized questions which students might ask about career planning and preparation. These framework questions are: (1) What kind of person am I? (2) What kinds of job opportunities are…

This booklet is intended to aid curriculum developers in designing and conducting pilot or field tests that yield useful information and sound evidence about the effectiveness of new curricula. Although it was prepared specifically for use by projects funded by the Curriculum Development Branch of the federal Bureau of Occupational and Adult…

This publication is a teacher's guide for developing a curriculum in environmental education. It contains a variety of informational sources to aid teachers in developing their own programs. Information includes additional sources on the subjects of curriculum planning and development and environmental education, as well as suggested curriculum…