THE PURPOSE OF THE HANDBOOK IS TO ASSIST THE TEACHER IN DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING STUDENT INTEREST AT A HIGH LEVEL BY THE USE OF REALISTIC, PRACTICAL, AND INTERESTING ACTIVITIES IN THE PROJECT TRAINING METHOD IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION COURSES. THE MANUAL WAS DEVELOPED FROM RECOMMENDATIONS OF A SPECIAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO SERVE AS A GUIDE TO DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION PERSONNEL AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT PLAN OF TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION. THE PROJECT PLAN INVOLVES A REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERIES OF INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES THAT GIVE…

FORTY-FOUR REPRINTS CONCERNING HIGH SCHOOL READING PROGRAMS SELECTED FROM "THE READING TEACHER" AND THE "JOURNAL OF READING" AND THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION ARE PRESENTED. THE CRITERIA FOR SELECTION WERE CONSISTENCY WITH ACCEPTED CURRICULAR AND INSTRUCTIONAL PRINCIPLES, CURRENT APPROPRIATENESS, DUPLICATION, AND…

AS A SOURCE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION, THIS HANDBOOK IS TO BE USED BY PROFESSIONALLY EDUCATED LOCAL COORDINATORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF PROGRAMS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE ORIGINAL MATERIAL WAS DEVELOPED IN 1948 BY 25 COORDINATORS. IT WAS REVISED BY TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION TEACHER TRAINERS, COORDINATORS, AND STATE SUPERVISORY…

TEACHER-PARTICIPANTS IN A WORKSHOP OF THE 1965 NDEA ENGLISH INSTITUTE AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY RECOGNIZED COMPOSITION AS THE MOST PROBLEMATIC AREA OF ENGLISH TEACHING. THEY IDENTIFIED LACK OF THOROUGH PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION IN TEACHING COMPOSITION AS THE PRIMARY REASON FOR ITS RELATIVE NEGLECT BY TEACHERS. HIGH STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO,…

This packet contains a program guide and a career map for the implementation of a junior secretary office occupations program in Florida secondary and postsecondary schools. The program guide describes the program content and structure, provides a program description, lists job titles under the program, explains licensing, and includes a…

This volume makes two important contributions: First, it provides a framework grounded in theory and best professional practice that middle and high school teachers, their students, and community partners can use to design, implement, and evaluate service-learning projects that address authentic community needs. Second, it demonstrates ways…

This document presents four case studies illustrating how selected high schools from across the country have implemented the career academy model schoolwide. The case studies profile the career academies of the following schools: (1) Ben Franklin High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); (2) Oak Grove High School (San Jose, California); (3) South…

This revised guide is designed to help school administrators, teachers, and counselors operate and improve their continuation programs and develop a school program based on the Model Curriculum Standards, Grades 9 through 12 and Raising Expectations: Model Graduation Requirements. It references up-to-date legal and technical information and…

This guide is intended to provide local agricultural education tech prep programs throughout Colorado with a framework for updating their own curriculum and developing articulation with postsecondary institutions. First, a primer to standards-based education explains the role of the following items in standards-based education in agriculture: (1)…