To encourage students to think about career options and to familiarize them with opportunities available in their school, steps for developing a sound/slide presentation are described. (Author/AG)

The article describes Texas's four vocational instructional materials centers, all located in universities, and the development and dissemination of curriculum materials in distributive education, industrial arts, agriculture, home economics, teaching the disadvantaged, and others. Purchase information for the materials is included. (MF)

Describes the organization and operating policies of the Vocational Instructional Materials Section (VIM) in the New and Related Services Division of the American Vocational Association (AVA). VIM was established in 1969 to give organization and visibility to instructional materials development personnel within AVA. (MF)

Six regional curriculum coordination centers in the National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational-Technical Education help prevent duplication of instructional materials development, according to the author, who describes the network structure and its functions in coordinating state and local efforts. (MF)

Team planning in Kentucky provides the curriculum materials specialist with competent assistance. (Editor)

Competency-based vocational education is defined and broken down into ten basic components (e.g., developing occupational inventories, needed materials, and lesson plans; analyzing occupational survey data and existing materials; updating the task analysis; and revising). Pointers for checking the system and moving it to higher levels of…

Penn State master plan allows Ag teachers to plan ahead for wide choice of professional offerings. (Editor)

The article describes a classroom project at John H. Reagan High School in Austin, Texas--the development of a slide show explaining the Home Economics Cooperative Education (HECE) Program. (MW)

UCLA project to become information center for distribution of materials in the health occupations field. (Editor)

Describes the curriculum materials developed by a regional alliance of twelve central states called the Mid-America Vocational Curriculum Consortium, (MAVCC), administered by the Oklahoma State Department of Vocational and Technical Education. Inservice teacher training in the use of the materials is also offered. (MF)

Describes the instructional materials produced and distributed by the American Association for Vocational Instructional Materials (AAVIM), an interstate organization of universities, colleges, and state divisions of vocational education, not to compete with but to supplement state work. AAVIM also publishes performance-based teacher education…

A report on a consortium which is pooling the efforts of 13 states to produce and field-test catalogs of performance objectives, criterion referenced measures, and performance guides for vocational learners. Acknowledgment is made to the training services, materials, and processes made available by the military. (Editor/HD)