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Butler, Brandon M.; Burgin, Stephen R. – Social Education, 2016
Jamestown is at the heart of any teaching and learning of colonial American history. Stories of John Smith and Pocahontas are learned by elementary and secondary students across the United States. In Virginia, Jamestown is first taught in third grade and revisited five more times from historical, political, economic, and geographic perspectives.…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Interdisciplinary Approach, United States History, History Instruction
Abdul-alim, Jamaal – Education Week, 2011
The ACE Mentor Program provides early career exposure, mentoring, and scholarships to high school students in an attempt to encourage them to enter one of the three fields that make up the ACE acronym: (1) architecture; (2) construction; and (3) engineering. Founded in 1993 by longtime engineering consultant Charles Thornton, the program is…
Descriptors: Careers, Mentors, Architecture, Engineering
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La Roche, Claire Reeves; Flanigan, Mary A.; Copeland, P. Kenneth, Jr. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2010
To attract and retain students, universities are confronted with increased demand to provide housing options that meet the new expectations of the millennial generation. Recent trends and housing preferences are examined. The results of surveys detailing some of these new demands and how universities are attempting to address these demands are…
Descriptors: College Housing, Dormitories, Trend Analysis, Preferences
Ritz, John M.; And Others – 1979
Four competency catalogs of tasks for industrial arts programs are presented. These include catalogs in Exploring Technology, Modern Industry, Construction, and Manufacturing. The purpose of each catalog is to establish a basis for program content selection and criterion levels from which one may measure to see if individual learners have achieved…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Construction (Process), Industrial Arts
Virginia State Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Richmond, VA. – 1974
Guidelines and technical standards for development of local erosion and sediment control programs and conservation standards to meet the goals established by the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control law are presented in this handbook. Part I defines natural and manmade erosion, sedimentation, and the hazards of uncontrolled wear and damage to the…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Construction (Process), Design, Guidelines
Porter, Harry L., Jr. – 1976
One of two training program texts built around the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Law and Program, this guide presents a program designed to meet the needs of job superintendents and inspectors. (The other guide, containing a program for engineers, architects, and planners, was designed to train professional people who need engineering and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Conservation (Environment), Construction (Process), Course Content
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Henrico County Public Schools, Glen Allen, VA. Virginia Vocational Curriculum Center. – 1985
These task analyses are designed to be used in combination with the "Trade and Industrial Education Service Area Resource" in order to implement competency-based education in the masonry program in Virginia. The task analysis document contains the task inventory, suggested task sequence lists, and content outlines for the secondary…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades, Competency Based Education, Construction (Process)