This teacher's guide was developed to assist business instructors using Dac Easy Accounting Payroll Version 3.0 edition software in their accounting programs. The module contains assignment sheets and job sheets designed to enable students to master competencies identified in the area of automated accounting--payroll. Basic accounting skills are…

The New York City (New York) Board of Education's project, Career Awareness Program for Bilingual Haitian and Hispanic High School Students (Project CAP), at two high schools in Brooklyn completed its first year (the 1989-90 school year) and was evaluated. The Prospect Heights High School offered a pilot program that included occupational…

This curriculum guide is designed to provide students in grades 11-12 with advanced business computer programming background and skills that will transfer through the 2+2+2 to community colleges participating within Texas and later to four-year participating colleges and universities. Introductory pages list procedures for using the guide;…

This model program guide was developed to help cooperative industrial education (CIE) teacher coordinators (especially in Missouri) to develop a program of CIE. Topics covered in the 10 sections of the manual are as follows: (1) introduction to the CIE program; (2) role of the CIE teacher-coordinator; (3) instructional classification of the CIE…

This manual provides materials for a 6-day workshop for immigrant women working on the issue of woman abuse; it is intended to help them do their own programs in their own language out of their own cultural context. Objectives of the course are as follows: to increase educator skills and confidence in (1) developing learning activities and using…

This manual provides materials for a 5-day course in the development of design and facilitation skills for participants. The course is intended for community educators who work in the areas of immigrant settlement, cultural interpretation, or wife assault and have responsibilities for leading group discussions or running educational programs.…

This handbook provides guidelines and practical ideas for community volunteer teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) as they prepare to teach. It addresses common classroom issues and offers instructional approaches and techniques based on established principles of language learning. Chapter topics include the following: cross-cultural…

Issues 2-4 of this volume of the newsletter concerning foreign language instruction in elementary schools (FLES) contain articles on theory, classroom practice, instructional materials, class activities, and professional news, including conferences and information on public policy at the federal level. Articles in these issues include the…

This journal issue gathers together several articles on teaching with technology, with special focus on teaching of gifted students in California. "Computers and Creativity: Tools, Tasks, and Possibilities" (Bernard J. Dodge) discusses how teachers can establish an environment that will nurture creativity through use of computers.…

This student activities book is designed to allow students to examine the multiple roles of contemporary dual-earner couples. It examines the concerns of the two-career couple and the sharing of male and female responsibilities as well as certain roles of employed single adults. Intended for use independently or with classroom instruction, this…

This report contains summaries of selected studies completed by the Planning Services Branch of Alberta Education in 1982-83. The majority of the 22 projects summarized were initiated in response to the needs of decision-makers who must resolve educational problems and concerns. Priority was given to proposed studies that would improve services to…

This competency-based curriculum for energy-efficient building construction is intended to educate students in the importance of conserving energy and to provide for developing skills needed in the application of energy-saving techniques that result in energy-efficient buildings. Each of the eight units is based on one to five competencies. For…

This curriculum guide on clothing and textiles was developed for use in consumer and homemaking education in Texas. Introductory materials provide information on contents and use of the guide, program planning, curriculum planning, and teaching handicapped and disadvantaged students. The guide is divided into five parts, containing materials for…

This guide is designed for use in teaching general employability skills to disadvantaged and handicapped learners. Although the materials were specifically developed for home economics special needs programs, teachers in other areas also may find the guide useful. Covered in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics:…

This package of 31 modules on anatomy and physiology is one of six such packages containing a total of 46 modules that comprise Health Occupations Education II, the second course of a two-year course of study. Each module may contain some or all of the following components: introduction, directions, objectives, a list of learning activities,…