The COVID-19 pandemic redefined how chemistry laboratories were taught. It also introduced a racial health disparity for Black and Brown people. The General Chemistry I laboratory curriculum at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Baltimore, MD, was redesigned to meet student needs during this challenging time. While surrounded by…

Thirteen activities developed through Project ECOS for elementary through high school environmental education courses are presented. (DE)

This article, which was inspired by results obtained from the use of neighborhood resources as an integral part of children's school learning experiences, presents an approach to social studies for preschool and primary children. (RH)

Environmental awareness experiences described in this guide are designed to serve as models or suggestions for teachers conducting activities directed toward environmental improvement. "Man: Steward of His Environment" is the theme of the 14 experiences utilizing behavior profiles, audio-visual exhibits, area studies, service projects, mass…

The purpose of this handbook is to help educators in rural and urban areas of Alaska develop a more comprehensive arts in education program. Parts of the handbook can be used by educators in other states as well. The introductory section to the handbook defines and discusses the goals of a comprehensive arts program. How to establish goals for…

Part of a 4-volume set constituting a model to assist all school districts in Region 17 (Texas) in infusing comprehensive career oriented education into their existing instructional programs by 1980, this teacher guide contains materials for the first part of a 3-phase program designed to move the participant through a series of informational…

This publication defines the role of career education in the social studies. Society has always been concerned that youth be adequately trained in the crafts and skills that will allow the society to maintain itself. Defined today, career education is an educational process, taking place both in and out of school, by which all persons at all…

This book presents ideas for developing day care programs to serve children (aged 5-10) before and after school hours as well as during vacation periods. The general program, including schedules, routines and daily activities, is described. The main body of the book presents ideas for learning and play activities in specific areas, including…

This report presents a summary and evaluation of the 8-day "Springboards to Learning" Institute, designed for involvement of both educator and community participants in a mutual effort to increase familiarity with and achieve competencies in the effective implementation of career education within the local schools and community. (Over…

The manual was developed through the combined efforts of the Maine University College of Education staff after carefully assessing the suggestions of Maine teachers who participated in a series of workshops conducted in the spring of 1974. It provides guidelines for planning a series of inservice training sessions for infusing career education…

One of seven career education programs chosen for nationwide dissemination by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP), the Developmental Career Guidance Project for grades K-12 is being conducted in Pima County, Arizona. For the years 1971-75, it received its funding primarily from the Arizona…

The handbook provides information, ideas, and strategies for developing and utilizing community resources in elementary and secondary school programs. The first section of the document describes six school-community programs in Indiana. Innovations developed in the programs which motivate students to learn about the real world include parental…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to be used as a group inservice or a self-learning system to train school administrators and counselors for their role in career education, this second section (5.2) of module 5 (implementation--for administrators) centers on aiding in the implementation of a career education curriculum. Module 5 is one of six…

The goals of the 30 activities in this booklet are to help students become aware and to understand the increasing interdependence of nations in modern society. Three introductory sections explain how the pamphlet can be used by department chairpersons and by state education department personnel, as well as by social studies teachers. For example,…

A model is presented in this paper for opening the doors between the educational system and the larger community to an effective career education program which would prepare graduates of the 1980s to move directly from the classroom into jobs. Topics discussed include the following: (1) the youth employment crisis and how business and government…