These guidelines and sample materials have been developed in response to requests from teachers, curriculum planners, and administrators throughout the state for clarification and modification of Oregon Graduation Requirements, Administrative Guidelines (Section 1), which was published in September 1973. The purpose of these guidelines is to…

The information in this paper aims at providing assistance to those supervisors who design accountability plans. The author (1) analyzes the frequently overlooked distinctions needed to be made in considering accountability plans; and (2) discusses the more recent tools for implementing teacher accountability. Some distinctions presented include…

Described is an adaptive comprehensive physical education (PE) program (funded by Title III in 1968) for 48 severly physically handicapped senior high school students in Rochester, New York. Program aims are given to be providing a diversified program of developmental activities in a friendly environment to increase the physical, social, and…

The comprehensive guide is a planned approach to career education providing the necessary concepts, facts, and activities to all students in a sequential and continuous format during their school years, K-12. The document opens with a career development scope and sequence model, and sections on career development concepts (self concept, world of…

The objectives of this packet on communication skills are to teach elementary students how to organize their ideas, follow directions, correct their own errors, recognize and write a topic sentence, recognize and write a concluding sentence, recognize sentence fragments and run-on sentences, write a paragraph, and effectively communicate with…

The supervisor facilitates the students' attainment of the instructional objective by (1) diagnosing the curriculum (in particular the behavioral objectives) and the teachers, (2) prescribing steps to remedy areas of concern with respect to the curriculum and the teachers, and (3) enabling changes in the curriculum to occur while at the same time…

This paper argues that the technology of the systems approach to instruction (using performance objectives) demands a "rules" or structured organizational climate in which high productivity will most likely result from detailed supervision. The author focuses, albeit briefly, on performance as a function of the interaction between…

A complete mathematics testing program, involving diagnosis, prescription, and implementation, was developed by the Committee of Low-Achievers in Mathematics, Denver Area (COLAMDA), for use with low achievers in grades 7-12. A complete set of performance objectives serves as the course outline. Seventy-nine pretests and post-tests, covering whole…

Five course titles are included in this music guide for use in grades 7-9: General Music 1, an introduction to music and musical instruments; General Music 2, a survey of types of music; History of Popular Music; Music--Guitar; and Basic Keyboard. The major objective of each course is predicated on student and teacher observation of the students'…

Prepared by an instructor and a curriculum development specialist, this course of study was designed to meet the individual needs of the dropout and/or hard-core unemployed youth by providing skill training, related information, and supportive services knowledge about offset printing. The course provides training in offset printing and related…

This art guide, revised by the Maryland Cooperative Curriculum Service Center, is intended for the art specialist interested in developing the art curriculum in grades K-12. The purpose of the guide is to provide a strong, varied, sequential program that meets student needs. Through a variety of suggested activities such as creating certain art…

Prepared by an instructor and curriculum specialists, this course of study was designed to meet individual needs of the dropout and/or hard-core unemployed youth by providing skill training, related information, and supportive services knowledge in small engine maintenance and repair. Students enrolled in this course work independently on a…

Prepared by instructors and curriculum specialists, this course of study was designed to meet the individual needs of the dropout and/or hard-core unemployed youth by providing training as a service station attendant and light automotive maintenance mechanic. The achievement level of each student is determined at entry, and small instructional…

Prepared by an instructor and curriculum development specialists of the Minnesota Work Opportunity Center, this document describes an art course which affords the dropout and/or hard-core unemployed youth an opportunity to discover, explore, design, and evaluate. The approach focuses on the individual and what he wants to accomplish. During the…

Prepared by an instructor and curriculum specialists, this course of study was designed to meet the individual needs of the dropout and/or hard-core unemployed youth by providing them skill training, related information, and supportive services knowledge in machine tool operation. The achievement level of each student is determined at entry, and…