Curricular guidelines promote standardized approaches to coverage of essential knowledge and skills in undergraduate education. The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Microbiology were developed in 2012. Continuous, rapid growth of knowledge in science and a dynamic, changing world necessitate updates…

This curriculum guide for developing musical behaviors in grades K-6 offers a model for moving the young child from basic knowledge attainments to higher levels of musical behavior. A procedure for developing and implementing course objectives is outlined. Concepts/skills to be acquired at given levels are provided to assist teachers and…

Music instruction is organized by skill and concept in this 12-part curriculum guide. In parts 1 and 2, a statement of philosophy is followed by a conceptual chart providing an overview of the 1-12 curriculum by concept. Kindergarten curriculum is outlined in part 3. Part 4, which outlines concept development for grades 1 through 6, is subdivided…

THE CHILD WITH NO SPEECH HANDICAPS NEEDS TRAINING IF HE IS TO DEVELOP A SPEECH PATTERN WHICH IS AN ASSET RATHER THAN A LIABILITY. THE REGULAR CLASSROOM TEACHING MUST BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN CORRECT SPEAKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES. THE CURRICULUM SHOULD PROVIDE FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE BASIC ATTITUDES AND…

Designed to assist administrators, supervisors, and elementary and secondary school classroom teachers and theater specialists in developing a sequential theater arts curriculum, this curriculum guide provides directions for developing curricular and cocurricular theater arts programs based on the individual needs of learners from kindergarten…

The purpose of a curriculum project was to identify selected areas in which modules needed to be c developed for Pennsylvania's vocational programs for the occupation of home-health assistant, and to develop a minimum of three modules for field testing. By reviewing current literature and information, the area of need for curriculum materials for…

The program of map and globe study skills for elementary social studies contains two parts: primary level for grades 1-2 and intermediate level for grades 3-6. Concepts of the units include maps as geographical representations; maps as symbols; directions; astronomical maps; city and world maps; and scales and measurement, among others. Each…

The role of music education in the curriculum and the specific skills that should be developed by students at particular grade levels, as articulated by the state of Arizona, are described. It is stated that a comprehensive music program should afford students experiences in: performing/reading, creating/writing, listening/describing, and values.…

The Arizona Social Studies Framework formulates goals for student competency in four broad categories: knowledge and cultural understanding; understanding of democratic principles; individual and group participation in social political affairs; and fundamental skill attainment for effective citizenship. Under each social studies goal are listed…

Local Maryland school systems are provided with a structure for developing and designing comprehensive K-12 social studies programs. The first of four sections discusses philosophy, defining social studies and placing it within the context of society, the learner, and the school curriculum. Social studies goals and their respective subgoals are…

Emphasizing that media skills are an integral part of the school curriculum, this product provides a guideline for the planning and implementation of media skills in the middle school. A number of activities are outlined for reinforcing the following objectives: media center orientation (coordinatd by media specialists to be carried on throughout…

This K-12 social studies curriculum guide was developed to provide local schools in South Dakota with a point of departure for their own curriculum development. There are five sections to the guide. Section one, "Social Studies Standards of Excellence," discusses shared decision making and commitment, community support for the social studies,…

Describes goals and educational objectives for the global perspectives project and its humanities component. Enumerates four basic concepts and three ideas for basic skills development. Presents a sample social studies curriculum for K-12, expanding student horizons from a study of self to a study of the world. (CK)

This list of essential skills for social studies emerged from a statewide effort to identify a scope and sequence of content, concepts, and skills in social studies from kindergarten through grade eight and for the United States History course at the high school level. These skills are meant to be included in the curriculum along with concepts and…

Designed for use by local schools in developing language arts programs, this guide presents a sequence of skill development for each of four areas of interest: listening, speaking, writing, and reading. The first part of the guide relates the principles of building a language arts program, discusses the development of communication skills, and…