This in-basket-simulation learning module on the activities of an administrative secretary in a paper company for secondary and postsecondary teachers and students, the tenth in a series of eleven task and in-basket simulations, was designed to provide individualized instruction in office occupations courses, such as introductory business and…

This in-basket-simulation learning module on the activities of an administrative secretary in the office of the State Treasurer for secondary and postsecondary teachers and students, the last in a series of eleven task and in-basket simulations, was designed to provide individualized instruction in office occupations courses, such as introductory…

Intended for use with nine individualized learning modules (CE 017 441-449), this instructor's handbook is designed to assist vocational educators in conducting inservice programs relative to performance-based vocational education utilizing Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States (V-TECS) catalogs. Included in this handbook are the…

Designed for use in a self-paced, open-entry/open-exit vocational training program in child care services, this curriculum guide is one of six for teachers of adult women offenders from a correctional institution. Module topic outlines and sample lesson plans are presented on six topics: caring for infants, discipline and guidance of young…

One in a series of five volumes of teacher-developed learning modules on urban career education (K-12), this document contains learning activities for grades 7-12 which are intended to be infused in the following subject areas: mathematics, science, business, special education, and health education. Each module includes the following information:…

Based on the New York State homemaking-family living curriculum, this collection of thirty-six sample food and nutrition modules are the fifth in a series of curriculum planning guides. Organized by instructional level (grades 9-12) and by food and nutrition content emphasis (management, buymanship, leisure, career, health and safety, and…

These sixty-seven modules provide student materials for a home economics course in housing and home furnishings. (A companion instructor's guide is available separately--see note.) Each module contains an objective, student information, learning activities (and activity sheets as needed), student self-checks, student self-check answers, check-out…

Due to the different rates of learning expressed by greatly differing students, a recent educational trend has developed that responds to different learner needs through the introduction of programed or individualized instruction. The consequence of the use of instructional packets is that the learners must frequently teach themselves while…

This consumer education module is designed to help mentally retarded persons take charge of their lives as consumers. An introductory section contains information on the development of these learning materials. Following the introductory section, four units, each of which is designed to be presented in a five-hour session, are provided. The first…

A three-year project was conducted to develop a competency-based college major aimed at preparing contemporary nurses, both basic preservice and degree completion R.N.'s to deliver family-centered care in acute settings or community health settings. The competency-based major was developed using a conceptual framework that introduces…

Designed for use with youth offenders, this teacher's guide contains five modules on job survival skills. The module titles include the following: (1) motivation/orientation to job survival skills, (2) matching values, skills, and interests to jobs, (3) job seeking skills, (4) job getting skills, and (5) job maintaining skills. the first part of…

The intent of this field tested instructional package is to acquaint the student with the element of management as it functions in the production of goods and services. Defining behavioral objectives, the course description includes a media guide, suggested classroom activities, and sample student evaluation forms as well as the basic information…

The City School District of Syracuse, New York devised an individualized instructional program which developed students who were creative, self-discoverers, problem-solvers, and capable of learning to learn. As a first step, a 1969 summer inservice workshop was held at which one or more administrators and two teachers from each of 13 schools were…

This document describes the efforts of program administrators to implement an organic curriculum in the John Adams High School in Portland, Oregon. The chief program administrator coordinated efforts to develop individualized instructional materials, to revamp school organization, and to create a fully differentiated staff. Organic curriculum is a…

This document describes the efforts of program administrators to implement an organic curriculum in the elementary and secondary schools of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The chief program administrator coordinated curriculum design and implementation under the continuous progress plan, selected and evaluated instructional materials, and established…