Outlines a community action learning model that stresses the integration of classroom and experiential learning. Program prerequisites, structure, process, and action learning projects are also discussed. (Author/JDH)

Designed for use with industrial cooperative training programs, this study guide on floor covering installation presents the basic foundation knowledge which must be put to practice on the job. The guide begins with a floor covering occupational brief. Specific topics in this section include status of the occupation, working conditions, salary,…

Cooperative Education is a teaching method which uses real life work experiences to teach and/or reinforce competencies from the Marketing Content Standards. Direct connections are made between classroom instruction and workplace activities. The activities in this manual can be used to reinforce and contextualize content taught in the classroom…

Intended for use by cooperative education program coordinators, this module deals with the way in which the Michigan workers' Disability Compensation Act (P.A. 357 of 1980) affects students enrolled in vocational cooperative education programs in Michigan. The module, which is designed to be a self-paced instructional package, contains a pre-test,…

This study guide was prepared to aid industrial cooperative training coordinators in the technical training phase of the carpet laying training program. The guide begins with a section related to carpet laying career guidance. Specific topics in the section include status of the occupation, working conditions, salary, qualifications, and future…

Discusses an approach to the first day of general chemistry class that utilizes principles of constructivism, collaborative and cooperative groups, and student-centered learning. (CCM)

This guide provides an introduction to a cooperative occupational education curriculum developed for special needs instructors and students. It contains a table of contents that lists the 20 units in the curriculum and a brief outline of the information topics covered in each unit. A section on use of the curriculum describes the component parts…

Intended for use by cooperative education program coordinators, this module deals with fair labor standards as they are specified in the amended version of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The module, which is designed to be a self-paced instructional package, includes a pre-test, answer key, scoring instructions, a reinforcement…

Intended for use by cooperative education program coordinators, this module deals with the United States Revenue Act of 1978 as it pertains to vocational cooperative education program enrollees and to employers sponsoring such programs in Michigan. The module, which is designed to be a self-paced instructional package, contains a pre-test, answer…

Intended for use by cooperative education program coordinators, this module deals with the ways in which legislation governing unemployment insurance pertains to vocational cooperative education programs. Two pieces of legislation--the Michigan Employment Security Act (P.A. 1936, as amended), and the Federal/State Extended Unemployment…

Intended for use by cooperative education program coordinators, this module deals with the way in which the Michigan Youth Employment Standards Act (P.A. 90 of 1978, as amended) affects youth employed through vocational cooperative education programs in Michigan. The module, which is designed to be a self-paced instructional package, contains a…

As part of a project to improve and expand the training opportunities available in vocational education programs through cooperative education, a series of media programs was developed. These programs were designed to aid coordinators in making suitable placement and improving the job orientation and training of student learners and to influence…

Provides a lesson plan for high school students which addresses how the electoral college elects the President and Vice President of the United States. The content of the lesson is divided into five interrelated parts which are distributed to separate groups of students. The students must share their group work to complete the lesson. (JDH)

These Instructional Management Plans (IMPs) are designed to assist teacher-coordinators of cooperative industrial education (CIE) in the design of application experiences for each task of each core competency area. They are intended to help the CIE teacher-coordinator direct the learning of occupational competencies by helping the student-learners…

This handbook has been compiled for coordinators of cooperative education programs at the secondary level in Maine. The handbook includes in-school classroom instruction relating to specific jobs and the world of work. Introductory material includes the Maine Association for Cooperative Education Constitution, By-Laws, and 1991 officers. The…