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Where Are They Now?
Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1997
Revisits high schools that were pioneers in curriculum integration in the early 1990s to see where they are now. Profiled are Woodland High School (California), Polytech High School (Woodside, Delaware), and Dauphin County Technical School (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania). (JOW)
Descriptors: Academic Education, High Schools, Integrated Curriculum, Vocational Education
Blueprints for Building Curriculum.
Edling, Walt H.; Loring, Ruth M. – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1997
The "Curriculum Integrator" designed to give teachers a framework for integrating vocational and academic curricula. Steps include: (1) establish a design team, (2) identify career clusters, (3) identify standards, (4) apply standards, (5) apply assessment strategies, (6) use standards for redesign, (7) develop an implementation plan, and (8)…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Curriculum Development, Integrated Curriculum, Secondary Education
Making It Fly. Lessons in Applied Learning.
Parnell, Dale – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1999
Contextual learning and applied academics may be the answer to reaching all students and helping them excel in school and in their careers. Career and technical educators already use the techniques of this exemplary practice. (JOW)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Education, Integrated Curriculum, Technical Education
Spinning a Yarn.
Kinzer, Tom – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1997
Owen Valley High School in Spencer, Indiana, uses a holistic approach to integrating its academic and vocational curricula. Publication of a book of student-written stories on local history was a collaboration of classes in creative writing, civics, child development, English, art, computer applications, print communications, manufacturing,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Holistic Approach, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach
Mixing It Up.
Lee, Mike – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1997
Southridge High School was funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant to design a building for an integrated vocational/academic program. The curriculum includes cross-discipline team teaching, block classes, and an academy program. (JOW)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Innovation, Integrated Curriculum
Interview with Susan Drake.
Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1997
Susan Drake, who has been actively involved in developing theories on curriculum integration, describes how they work in practice in Canada. (JOW)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Foreign Countries, Integrated Curriculum, Secondary Education
"Not for MY Child." School-to-Work Faces a Growing Backlash from Nervous Parents.
Vo, Chuong-Dai – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1997
Reports on parental concerns and misconceptions regarding the federal school-to-work initiative, such as the following: it is too soon for students to select career paths; the government is infringing on local autonomy; college is the best path; and it is an adaptation of a socialist model. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Where Is Voc Ed Headed?
Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1996
A group of leaders in vocational education answer questions about the future of vocational education, tech prep, applied academics, and school-to-work. (JOW)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Education Work Relationship, Futures (of Society), Postsecondary Education
A Twist on the Basics. Lessons in Applied Learning.
Husain, Dilshad D.; Cahill, Julie; Lozada, Marlene – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1999
Includes "Living Proofs" (Husain), "The Classics in Context" (Cahill), and "When Science Gets Racy" (Lozada), articles that describe a new method for teaching applied mathematics, English literature, and science. (JOW)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English Literature, Integrated Curriculum