This first edition curriculum guide is one of a series intended to serve as models to aid Alaskan school districts as they develop and review their own curriculum documents. Each guide lists topics/concepts or skills, learning outcomes, and sample learning objectives in three columns. The kindergarten guide is organized around various aspects of…

This handbook is one of a series of practical references for curriculum developers, education faculty, veteran teachers, and student teachers. The handbook is designed to provide basic information on the background of mathematics curriculum, and current information on publications, standards, and special materials for K-12 mathematics. Part 1…

This guide contains processes for planning, developing, and implementing an industry-based construction cluster program in Oregon secondary schools. Each process was pilot tested and revised by Beaverton School District during the development of a model program at Beaverton High School. The guide is intended to help other school districts…

Ideas and suggestions to help teachers provide creative and aesthetic experiences for elementary children are presented in this document. This guide is meant to be used for upgrading present programs as well as for providing new ones. The document outlines the goals and objectives of an art program at the elementary level; the role of…

The support materials in this guide provide background and content materials for school personnel and others to modify and use in their education programming on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) for K-12 students. The following support materials are included: (1) the U.S. Surgeon General's report on AIDS; (2) digest and reference guide to…

This state guide to curriculum planning is designed to provide direction to teachers, administrators, and curriculum specialists for developing programs in informal drama and theatre. For each school level (preschool, elementary, middle, and high school) the following topics or concepts are discussed in terms of the student at that level: informal…

This report presents guidelines that can be used in the development of post basic clinical nursing programs in British Columbia. It is presented in four sections. The first section contains the curriculum guidelines, preceded by an outline of the perspective from which they were developed. The second section is devoted to a presentation of some of…

A project was conducted in Virginia to develop a coordinated, articulated, competency-based curriculum for selected industrial arts areas from an identified common core of competencies. The competencies would include a set of performance objectives, a set of criterion-referenced measures, and a set of instructional resource guides in the…

Background material on the history, geography, culture, government, educational system, and everyday life of the Japanese people is presented in this curriculum guide, which is intended as a source book for teachers and administrators who would like to improve their curricular offerings and understandings regarding Japan. Lesson plans at the…

This handbook is designed to aid industrial educators in developing communications activities for their programs in order to implement The Wisconsin Guide to Local Curriculum Improvement in Industrial Education, K-12. The book contains the following three sections: (1) content outlines for various methods of presenting communications curricula;…

This handbook is one of a series of practical references for curriculum developers, education faculty, veteran teachers, and student teachers. The handbook is designed to provide basic information on the background of the science curriculum, and current information on publications, standards, and special materials for K-12 science. Part 1 contains…

A project in Illinois created a 17-member committee, reviewed literature, and conducted a telephone survey of all 51 state home economics supervisors in the United States to create a conceptual framework for secondary home economics. The framework was reviewed and refined by the participants and is being published. Additional materials developed…

The guide details the goals, strategies, and resources needed to implement effective art programs in Texas. It is designed to help teachers, administrators, college and university faculty, and education service center personnel as they work together to make the visual arts a viable part of Texas public education. The guide's seven main sections…

This guide is intended to help Connecticut school districts plan, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive vocational program for secondary schools and to assist in revitalizing existing programs. The guide is divided into three parts. The first part is an overview of vocational education, providing some historical and current perspectives as well…

This guide is intended to provide resources for integrating technology into the K-12 music curriculum. The focus of the guide is on computer software and the use of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) in the music classroom. The guide gives two examples of commercially available curricula that integrate technology as well as lesson plans…