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Lohrmann, David K.; Zimmerli, William H. – Journal of School Health, 1987
The development and progress of health education curricula for New York state public schools are discussed, and the need for further work and more collaboration among health educators is suggested. (CB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education
Tyo, John – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1979
Educators from Fullerton Union High School District, Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Capistrano Unified School District, and Huntington Beach Union High School District describe their efforts toward developing competency-based curriculum to meet state mandates. (SJL)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development

Fox, Barbara – Reading Teacher, 1987
Discusses four issues raised by the movement toward publicly funded prekindergartens and offers five recommendations suggesting specific actions reading teachers can take to influence the design of prekindergarten programs. (JC)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Financial Support, Program Content
Riley, Richard W. – Teaching PreK-8, 1994
Discusses how three states are implementing the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, focusing on Massachusetts' Common Core of Learning, Delaware's First Schools in the First State pilot curriculum project, and Oregon's Initial Mastery and Advanced Mastery certificates. Notes that one of the aims of Goals 2000 is to make states true laboratories of…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Certificates, Educational Change
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Environmental Resources, Harrisburg. – 1985
This document is Pennsylvania's master plan for environmental education (EE). It includes: (1) a list of planning principles and guidelines to enhance implementation of the master plan; (2) a flow chart illustrating feasibility, planning, action, and impact phases for the years 1983-85; (3) a summary of major recommendations; (4) a chart…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Benton, Thomas; Woloszyk, Carl A. – 1993
Tech prep is an alternative to the traditional college preparatory course of study. It is a 4-year sequence of study encompassing Grades 11 and 12 through 2 years of postsecondary occupational education culminating in a certificate or associate degree. The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 is the catalyst for…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Curriculum Development, Distributive Education
Washington State Board for Community Coll. Education, Olympia. – 1982
This collection of materials examines and advocates the role of the humanities in society. First, the importance of advocacy in explaining the significance of the humanities is underscored, and the purpose and content of the collection are outlined. Next, the mission of the humanities in helping people understand their options and develop their…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Benefits

Honig, Bill – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1988
True educational reform is the creation of a renewed identity at the school and classroom level when teachers and students interact in new, more productive ways. This article describes California's educational reform movement, presents evidence of successful change, and identifies where continued work needs to be done. (TE)
Descriptors: Accountability, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1990
This report presents the plan for the Technology Integrated Educational Delivery System (TIEDS), which was developed for the Arizona State Department of Education in response to the "State Board Policy on the Development of a Plan for Technology" and the "GAITS Report," to establish the conceptual framework for educational…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Educational Change, Educational Environment

Vann, Allan S. – Educational Leadership, 1988
Addresses the problem of how schools should cut their curricula to make room for state-mandated additions, such as AIDS education. Recommends state guidelines for allocating time and assessing the effect that teaching new curricular content will have on an existing curriculum. (TE)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems
Turlington, Ralph D. – 1982
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) was initiated in the mid-1960's to collect student achievement information over time and describe the data in ways meaningful to the nation's educational and civic leaders. This work presents the Florida perspective on how NAEP can be improved to aid educational decision-makers in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Business Education. – 1977
Directed to all New York State business education teachers, other teachers, and business and educational groups, this report contains recommendations made by the Statewide Business Review Committee. Report topics include the following: student populations to be served; business education programs; core requirements of the business education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Articulation (Education), Business Education, Core Curriculum

Hoffman, Eleanor R.; And Others – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 1994
Offers a model for raising the level of technology expertise of K-8 classroom teachers based on a project at the University of Denver (Colorado) that sought to integrate computers with classroom curriculum, develop new inservice models for computer competency, and increase teachers' computer use. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Montclair State Coll., Upper Montclair, NJ. – 1990
Policymakers and educators agree that technology education is crucial to the development of a technologically literate society that can compete successfully in the world of the 21st century. Technology education is the study of: the application of adaptive systems, including tools, capital, materials, processes, energy, information, and people;…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Industrial Arts
Pabst, Diana L. – Principal, 1986
Describes various projects that are part of a movement to return geography to a central place in the curriculum of America's schools. Focuses on the Geographic Education National Implementation Program (GENIP), sponsored by the National Geographic Society and other geography interest groups. (IW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education