The fields of academics and physical education used to exist in two separate universes. However, these days, the demarcation between mind and body, between academic education and physical education, is wavering. Physical educators in school such as North Laurel Elementary School in Laurel, Delaware are adding academic elements to their lessons. In…

Social studies teachers can help students develop self- and career awareness by infusing career education into the social studies curriculum. The infusion method of career education is preferred since it can make the content of lessons more relevant for students. In addition, infusion of career education is particularly appropriate in social…

Vocational education was largely established on the principle of nontransferability. However, vocational education and academic education have many similarities. Indeed, the difference between basic and academic skills has often been defined in terms of rigor. Basic skills are those concrete skills that are generally taught at the elementary…

The expanding needs and growing expectations of employers make it very clear that vocational-technical education must give concentrated attention to critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. The impetus for today's higher-order thinking skills movement can be traced to a number of sources, most of which gained prominence during the…

This handbook is designed to help vocational teachers promote the development of student oral communication skills in cluster programs. It is divided into two major sections on speaking and listening. Covered in the unit on speaking are the following topics: the importance of speaking in general and in vocational education classes in particular,…

Intended as a guide to instruct teachers how to write career education units for their students, this booklet briefly explains how to incorporate subject area objectives with career education objectives in six steps. A sample unit is included as a reference, and a discussion of five major problems that teachers may encounter during the development…

This publication examines techniques for integrating consumer and economic education into the K-12 social studies curriculum. The intended audience includes school administrators, curriculum developers, and classroom teachers. Many practitioners have found that consumer education is an excellent area for developing the skills of economic analysis.…

This guide contains information for use in organizing a local chapter of the American Industrial Arts Student Association (AIASA). Presented first are a series of standards pertaining to AIASA philosophy, instructional program and staff, administration and supervision, support systems, instructional strategies, and public relations. Following a…

This set of 21 lesson plans in career exploration is intended for use by classroom teachers desirous of infusing career education into the curricula for their subjects. Business, humanities, natural science, and social science are the major academic areas covered. The plans are national in scope, and rely on the new DOT and "What Can I Be?" as…

This guide describes methods by which an educator can establish a program of career awareness for the educable mentally handicapped student using project SPICE (Special Partnership in Career Education) modules. The first of two sections provides an overview of the SPICE program. Specific topics included are peer facilitation, community career…

The document presents the final report of the Arts in Education Project, a research project of the National Committee, Arts for the Handicapped to develop and measure the effects of an arts infused curriculum on the academic performance of handicapped elementary school children. A model for infusing the arts into the established curriculum was…

During the past decade, it has been made clear that educational structures and curricula must become responsive to student needs and aspirations. Many minority groups are calling for development of an educational system which includes the study of ethnic heritages and aspirations. The response has been the inauguration of black, Chicano, and…

The Unified Science Program being implemented at Monona Grove High School, Monona, Wisconsin, is a four-year, concept-centered program based on the premise that all science is concerned with the nature of matter and energy and with matter-energy interactions as a function of time. The consequence of these interactions is change and it is this…

Presents an interview with Dr. Kenneth Hoyt, director of the United States Office of Career Education, in which the nature, progress, and future of career education in American schools is discussed. (BM)

Wisconsin is developing an energy-related education program as an adjunct to environmental education, a program that stresses the infusion of energy concepts in different K-12 disciplines. The seven steps in the infusion process are described. (RM)