The inservice and preservice learning module described here focuses on instructional strategies that will improve teachers' abilities to describe learning objectives in a competency-based program, to develop good technical skills, and to provide a variety of strategies for incorporation into individual teaching styles. Information is provided in…

The Student Teaching Modules included in this course syllabus, which is part of the competency-based secondary education program developed at the University of Toledo's College of Education, deal with the following topics: a) instructional design, b) lecture-recitation and guided discussion instructional strategies, c) inquiry teaching, d)…

This module on assisting special needs students in vocational education is one of a set of seven on vocational students and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial…

The learning module described is for the use of both preservice and inservice teachers at the middle and secondary school level. This module deals with the concept of the advance organizer, which provides teachers with a tool that can increase their ability to induce learning from students who have wide individual differences. This is done through…

This learning package assists in selecting learning strategies. Upon completion of this package, the learner should be able to: (a) define the term "learning strategies"; (b) list at least five different examples of learning strategies; (c) locate, within printed context, examples of three different strategies; (d) plan and teach a lesson which…

This course aims to give experienced practitioners additional knowledge and skill in relation to the following: changing contexts of national policy and delivery practices in adult literacy and basic education; current theories, issues, and concerns informing practice in the field; and their own practice in light of these reviews. It is intended…

This ninth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers assistance in determining how the project method applies to their service area and in planning and implementing this method effectively. The terminal objective for the module is to employ the project…

The nine modules in the program described here are designed to enhance the professional competency of teachers interested in learning how to use instructional strategies to promote individualized instruction. The approximate time required for completion of this competency based program is 42 hours. A module instructor is needed as a resource…

This first in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in planning and directing individual and group field trips which will enrich their students' classroom learning experiences, spark their interest in the world of work, and provide concrete,…

This eleventh in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in identifying the elements of a good lesson summary and skills needed in presenting an interesting summary that can help ensure the lesson objectives have been accomplished. Introductory…

This sixteenth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in developing the competencies needed to prepare for and demonstrate manipualtive skills required of students in a particular occupational area. The terminal objective for the module is to…

This second in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in planning for and conducting three classroom discussion techniques: group discussion, panel discussion, and symposium. Introductory sections relate the competencies dealt with here to others…

This fifteenth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in identifying and using techniques that will improve their ability to communicate verbally with students. The terminal objective for the module is to present an illustrated talk in an…

This tenth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in identifying the elements of a good lesson introduction and skills needed in presenting an interesting introduction which will stimulate student interest in the lesson which is to follow. The…

This twenty-second in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in understanding the various ways in which flannel boards, models, or real objects can be used to illustrate lessons and help in selecting the device which will be the most effective in…