The fourth in a series of 16 booklets on the Macomb (Illinois) 0-3 Regional Project, a rural program for parents and their handicapped and high risk infants and toddlers, describes easily constructed toys and games. Illustrations and narrative are presented for the following types of materials: balls, beanbags, blocks; infant toys; language…

This resource guide, a consortium of environmental education specialists from state education departments and resource management agencies in the 13 western states, sets guidelines and recommendations for the production and use of environmental education materials developed by resource management agencies and organizations. The council outlines a…

One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders to provide guidance in the performance of manpower services by public agencies to new or expanding private industries, this module contains three sequential learning activities on setting up learning centers for an industry services program. The first learning…

This handbook is designed to assist teacher educators, curriculum specialists, and others involved in writing performance-based vocational teacher education modules. Module writing instructions are supplemented by fifty-eight sample illustrations. In the first of two sections the format for the components of the module is outlined. Then guidelines…

This handbook is designed to aid vocational education staff who are producing student learning guides for competency-based vocational education (CBVE). In the handbook, the basic considerations in developing each component of a learning guide are explained. In addition, specific and concise guidelines for writing each component are given, and…

Designed for use in community colleges, technical colleges, and technical institutes, this manual contains a course for teaching emergency care skills to both licensed practical and registered nurses employed in occupational health. The manual consists of three sections. In section 1 the need for the course, its content, objectives, length,…

This book is based on training sessions conducted by the author that focused on key issues in the design of self-instructional materials, including an awareness of the distinctive features of self-instructional materials, characteristics of the target audience, and coming to grips with the resources and constraints within which one must work.…

Discusses five strategies that school counselors can use to help ethnic minority students with career development. Describes strategies for self-concept enhancement, information giving assessment, decision making, and developing culturally relevant career guidance materials. (RC)

A project was undertaken to develop classroom materials for a tourism program that would integrate work experience and classroom instruction. After reviewing available literature, conferring with other educators, and conducting a series of interviews with persons employed in the hospitality industry, the researcher developed a set of instructional…

A project was undertaken to continue development of a curriculum for training interpreters for deaf persons enrolled in vocational education programs in Texas. Utilizing field consultants for specialized course development, project staff completed 11 interpreting modules and accompanying audiovisual prototypes. In addition, on-site visits were…

This manual was prepared to guide educators in developing curriculum using performance (behavioral) objectives that include content information. The material is presented in three units: writing a unit of instruction, teaching a unit of instruction, and supplementing a unit of instruction. Each unit contains terminal and specific objectives for…

The eight sections of this working model provide an overview of a sequence for the development of a competency-based curriculum at Gateway Technical Institute. Sections 1 and 2 provide general information about Gateway and the philosophy and rationale of competency-based education (CBE). Sections 3-6 set forth the actual guidelines for the…

This booklet is designed for developing performance and competency-based student materials (PACs). The PAC, an instructional tool that focuses on helping students master a specific objective, lends itself to vocational instruction. The first nine sections of the guide, consisting of information to assist teachers in gathering background materials…

Designed to help vocational teachers aid students in reading vocational education class materials, this handbook contains six sections of background information and suggested activities geared to various aspects of reading and a section of ideas for use in improving the reading skills of vocational students. While most of the examples in the…

A project was undertaken to develop an experimental program to help young people acquire a generalized strategy for learning after they leave school. Other objectives of the program were to help teachers improve their understanding and use of various learning strategies, to develop an induction course for those purposes (entitled the "How do…