This training module is intended to familiarize vocational education teachers with the techniques of small group instruction. It covers the following topics: the characteristics of a small group (participation, cooperation, controversy, and consensus); the benefits of learning in small groups (including promotion of active learning; student…

Part of a series of instructor training modules on related subjects instruction for apprentices, this booklet deals with planning related subjects instruction. The first chapter consists of an outline of the content and scope of the instructor training modules as well as a self-assessment pretest. Covered in the module are identifying specific…

Examines ways to put in place a two-pronged mechanism that permits assessment of quality of continuing education (CE) activities and records individual CE participation for library personnel. Areas of concern include credit units and certification, distance education, cooperation among CE providers, needs of francophone librarians, and…

This learning module, which is intended for use in in-service training for vocational rehabilitation counselors, deals with writing a task analysis. Step-by-step guidelines are provided for breaking down a task into small teachable steps by analyzing the task in terms of the way in which it will be performed once learned (method), the steps to be…

This learning module, which is intended for use in in-service training for vocational rehabilitation counselors, deals with the specifics of writing client goals and objectives that satisfy applicable standards for accreditation. The following topics are discussed: determining goals; writing goals; enroute objectives (condition, criterion,…

These self-paced inservice modules are designed to help part-time vocational instructors learn how to teach. Addressed in the individual modules are the following topics: teaching methods (an overview of teaching, the lecture and discussion method, and the demonstration method); course construction (an overview of course construction and…

This student guide is intended to assist persons employed as supervisors in planning and implementing training sessions. Discussed in the first three sections are the following topics: the importance of a planned approach to training; implementation of instruction (job instruction and the learning process, the step-by-step approach to training,…

This course text outlines the objectives and content for a professional continuing education course on teaching skills for health science librarians. It is intended for librarians planning to teach as peer instructors in library science continuing education, instructors or internship mentors in graduate library school education,…

If current trends continue, it is likely that adult programs and adult vocational programs in particular, will play an increasingly important role in the nation's educational system, eventually absorbing the role currently played by secondary vocational education. Therefore, vocational educators must develop new approaches and new attitudes to…

This student guide is intended to assist persons employed as supervisors in developing training plans. Discussed in the first two sections are the importance of training (the nature and benefits of a planned approach to training) and training plans (identifying training needs and preparing a training plan). Each of these sections contains an…

This document explains Maryland's practical approach to developing student activities designed to facilitate high school students' transition to postsecondary education and/or the workplace. The document begins with an overview of Maryland's Career Connections initiative, which prepares for college and careers through the following: hands-on…

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 planning instruction for students who have differing learning rates and capacities. Addressed in the individual learning experiences included in the module are the…

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…

This curriculum guide is designed to offer guidelines along with supporting resources and teaching ideas from which the local postsecondary instructor can extract a machine shop curriculum that meets local needs. Following an outline of the philosophy and goals underlying state and local vocational education programs in Georgia, the purpose and…

Intended to provide a model for organizing vocational instructional content, this curriculum guide consists of information pertinent to conducting a postsecondary level course in diesel mechanics. While the guide is primarily oriented towards the classroom, whether as a primary resource or as a supplement to other teaching materials, it may also…