This guide consists of a set of goals and learning outcomes for the entire secondary German program, with emphasis on practical application of present-day spoken and written German. The goals and outcomes are divided so as to provide a suitable structure for course development and materials selection at the local level. The importance of…

This document suggests methods and materials for introducing students in junior and senior high school social studies courses to African culture and history. The document is presented in five parts. Part I proposes objectives for studying about Africa, including that Africa is an important part of the world, provides insight into other cultures,…

Part of the Global Development Studies Institute series of model curricula, the teacher guide presents strategies for teaching about energy as a global issue. The unit, intended for students in grades 11-14, is designed for one semester. The overall objective is to promote awareness of and responsibility toward the global community through an…

The purpose of this guide is to provide assistance for home economics teachers in gaining insight in working with mildly disabled students as individuals and as members of a mainstreamed class. Preceding the four major parts of this document are descriptions of the following related elements: characteristics of eighth and ninth grade students and…

This module on assessing the job market and employment trends is one of a set of four providing an introduction to vocational education and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum intended for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics,…

The guide offers a compilation of teacher-developed career education materials which may be integrated with secondary level curriculum in the study of French, German, and Spanish. The materials are based on a travel course of the country in order to include most aspects of its culture, economy, and other areas. A list of career opportunities in…

The guide offers a compilation of teacher-developed career education materials which may be integrated with secondary level curriculum in home economics. Suggested activities and ideas are presented as unit plans in the following areas of home economics: family relations/family living, home management, child development, foods and nutrition,…

These third-grade materials, from the Religion in Elementary Social Studies (RESS) project, explore the relationship of religion to ethnic traditions in our multiethnic and multireligious society. Included here are the teacher's guide, the printed student materials, and an evaluation report from RESS level 3. The materials stress active learning.…

Under a contract with the Ministry of Education the working party prepared a general system for describing language teaching objectives to be used in higher education. The system is based on the specification of language use situations. By means of it the course objectives may be described in the form of communicative tasks, which the students are…

This activity is one of a series of 17 teacher-developed instructional activities for geography at the secondary-grade level described in SO 009 140. The activity investigates resource management and economics. It employs the student-activity approach to inquiry learning by using group work, simulations, and team research reports. Given data about…

The occupational resource unit, one of a series encompassing grade levels 1-10, was prepared by the Linciln County (West Virginia) Exemplary Project staff for classroom use at the sixth grade level or for use as a teaching model. The guide contains a synopsis of the entire unit, general objectives, behavioral objectives, teaching strategies,…

Volume 3 of the six-volume articulated elementary education career guide deals with the economic awareness level of career awareness and aims at developing student economic understanding. The lessons in the volume are divided and color-coded by grade level (primary levels 2 and 3 and intermediate levels 1, 2, and 3 corresponding respectively with…

The career exploration program for grades 9 through 10, as part of a comprehensive K through 10 career development program, attempts to develop an awareness of and appreciation for work, extend knowledge of the variety of career opportunities, and provide experiences in career areas of individual interest. The document, a collection of materials…

The book is designed to help elementary school teachers and administrators understand precepts underlying career education and to give concrete guides for including career education concepts in the daily classroom experience. The first chapter provides background information on career education, its basic premise, promises, and problems; the…

A sequential 20-step system of career exploration is described in this book. Designed as a basic and complete text for career guidance courses, it may also be used on a do-it-yourself or independent basis. Objectives of the book are to (1) simplify the career search process by providing an effective step-by-step system, (2) individualize the…