This module, one in a series of performance-based teacher education learning packages, focuses on a specific skill that vocational educators need to be successful in the area of instructional execution. The purpose of the module is to help teachers identify the elements of a good lesson introduction and gain the skills needed to present an…

This module, one in a series of 127 performance-based teacher education (PBTE) learning packages, focuses on specific professional competencies of vocational teachers. It is designed to give potential teachers skills in individualizing instructional plans at the program/unit level and at the lesson plan level for the exceptional students in their…

This eleventh in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in identifying the elements of a good lesson summary and skills needed in presenting an interesting summary that can help ensure the lesson objectives have been accomplished. Introductory…

This fourth in a series of six learning modules on instructional planning is designed to help secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers develop skills necessary to write a lesson plan and ability to use a lesson plan form effectively. Introductory sections relate the competency dealt with in this module to others in the program and list both…

This tenth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in identifying the elements of a good lesson introduction and skills needed in presenting an interesting introduction which will stimulate student interest in the lesson which is to follow. The…

This teaching module instructs preservice teachers about accelerating the progress of rural gifted students. Acceleration consists of various provisions that allow early completion of school, including grade-skipping, cross-grade placement, early entry, dual attendance, special class placement, and radical acceleration. In rural areas, the…

This nineteenth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in developing the attitudes and competencies necessary to be an effective member of a teaching team. Introductory sections relate the competencies dealt with here to others in the program…

This manual, which is intended for use in conducting individualized inservice training sessions for certified nurse aides employed in nursing homes and boarding homes throughout Maine, contains six learning modules designed to help health care workers better meet the needs of elderly nursing home residents who are challenged with mental illness.…

This module, which is one in a series of 127 performance-based teacher education learning packages focusing upon specific professional competencies of vocational teachers, deals with individualizing instruction. Addressed in the four individual learning experiences described in the module are the following topics: (1) the characteristics of…

The purpose of the book is to define individualized foreign language instruction and to consider problems commonly associated with its implementation and management. It is divided into three parts: (1) Theoretical Considerations, (2) Management Considerations and (3) Teaching Considerations. Part One considers an overview of individualized…

A project studied the feasibility of delivering instructional modules via a computer-managed instructional system for preparing and certifying inservice vocational education teachers. The project developed a computer-based system to deliver and manage instructional modules, developed and field tested twenty instructional modules, and developed a…

This teacher's guide introduces a series of instructional materials in vocational education for use in bilingual English-Spanish vocational programs. The narrative-format guide first provides a model with flowchart of a bilingual vocational education program. The program's components include pretraining assessment, counseling and individualized…