This independent, self-study course on masonry was developed from military sources for use in vocational education. The course provides basic instruction in the skills and knowledge required to enter the masonry trade. The course involves theory and is intended to be used with laboratory or on-the-job training. Some of the job skills included are…

The guide is an outline of training experiences designed to lead a student to at least entry-level job proficiency in the carpentry trades within the construction industry. Teaching units cover forming, framing, trimming and siding, flooring, and roofing. Each unit has several overall objectives which are divided into subobjectives, stated in…

The guide is an outline of training experiences designed to lead a student to at least entry-level job proficiency in the electrical trades within the construction industry. Teaching units cover residential, commercial, and industrial wiring. Each unit has several overall objectives which are divided into subobjectives, stated in behavioral terms.…

This document contains vocational education program courses standards for exploratory courses, practical arts courses, and job preparatory programs offered at the secondary or postsecondary level. Each program standard is composed of two parts: a curriculum framework and student performance standards. The curriculum framework includes four major…

The guide is an outline of training experiences designed to lead a student to at least entry-level job proficiency in the masonry trades within the construction industry. Teaching units cover concrete working, brick and block layering, plastering, and tile and terrazzo working. Each unit has several overall objectives which are divided into…

This packet contains a curriculum guide, a set of lesson plans, a student manual, and a competency test packet for the Building Trades II course, the second year of a 2-year, 2-unit (350 hour) preemployment program for students in grades 11-12. This technical course is designed to develop the basic skills associated with builders. An additional…

This module on electricity is one of a series of modules designed to teach basic skills necessary for entry-level employment in this field. This module contains four instructional units that cover the following topics: (1) electrical materials; (2) electrical tools; (3) electrical layout; and (4) electrical basic skills. Each instructional unit…

This student learning guide contains one module for completing a course in building maintenance. It is designed especially for use in secondary schools in Palm Beach County, Florida. The module covers one task, and consists of a purpose, performance objective, enabling objectives, learning activities keyed to resources, information sheets, student…

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…

This guide is intended to assist vocational educators teaching a course in construction to relate the skills addressed in science courses to a particular vocational education course. The guide consists of a curriculum alignment chart that cross-references vocational performance indicators to science skills/competencies. The science competency…

This guide contains information needed for teaching the required seventh and eighth grade industrial arts exploration course in the middle schools of Prince George's County Public Schools, Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Introductory activities are included for the four broad high school areas of graphic communications, manufacturing, energy and…

This module on concrete reinforcing is one of a series of modules designed to teach basic skills necessary for entry-level employment in this field. This module contains three instructional units that cover the following topics: (1) concrete reinforcing materials; (2) concrete reinforcing tools; and (3) concrete reinforcing basic skills. Each…

This student learning guide contains 17 modules for completing a course in carpentry. It is designed especially for use in secondary schools in Palm Beach County, Florida. Each module covers one task, and consists of a purpose, performance objective, enabling objectives, learning activities keyed to resources, information sheets, student…

This guide was developed as a supplement to the Alaska Department of Education's Construction Trades Curriculum. The special topics included in it focus on competencies from the curriculum for which materials were not readily available to Alaskan teachers and provide information that is either required by Alaska's environmental conditions or is…

The guide contains 11 sections, each consisting of one or more units of instruction in commercial carpentry. The sections cover the following: introduction (orientation, safety, and applying for a job), leadership, related information (lumber, measuring, and fasteners), power and hand tools, blueprint reading, site preparation and layout, forming,…