As part of the high school vocational industrial program in Manitoba, this course has been designed to provide students with the foundation for a career in auto-body repair. The program introduces and provides opportunities for student skill development in the theories and techniques of tool and equipment operation, metallurgy and welding, damage…

This student booklet is part of a curriculum designed for infusion into secondary U.S. history courses to help students explore the purposes of American law. The booklet contains student readings and discussion questions and suggests learning activities. There are five units. Unit 1, "Law in a New World," examines processes used to make…

This publication is part of a series of self-instructional teacher training manuals designed to assist vocational-technical educators or industrial trainers to develop and implement competency-based vocational education (CBVE) programs in a school or industrial setting. The manual consists of the following sections: cover page that contains the…

This publication is part of a series of self-instructional teacher training manuals designed to assist vocational-technical educators or industrial trainers to develop and implement competency-based vocational education (CBVE) programs in a school or industrial setting. The manual consists of the following sections: cover page that contains the…

Designed to improve self esteem and quality of life for rural adolescents and elderly, Project Teen-Ager enables these groups to exchange knowledge and skills for their mutual benefit. Initial sponsors of the program were Manning High School and South Carolina Community Long Term Care, a state agency for elderly/disabled persons who need help to…

This curriculum guide is designed to assist junior high school industrial arts teachers in planning new courses and revising existing courses in metalworking. Addressed in the individual units of the guide are the following topics: introduction to manufacturing, history and development of metalworking, safety, laboratory management, material…

Designed as a guide for remedial teachers, this handbook offers strategies for imparting standard fifth grade curriculum content, even as students are improving their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. The first part of the handbook contains (1) guidelines for teacher planning and for using assessment for instructional planning; (2)…

This manual is intended to aid the instructor in using the competency-based electronics technician curriculum developed for use in electronics courses in Kentucky. The first section of the manual provides a master sequence of program components, with tasks matched to textbook units and laboratory manual sections. The second and third sections of…

Drawn from the proceedings of a conference focusing on ways to improve the teaching of college level learning skills, the articles in this collection deal with a variety of topics. Among the topics discussed in the 37 articles are the following: (1) a systems approach to planning, implementing, and evaluating peer counseling programs; (2)…

This curriculum guide consists of materials for use in teaching the first year of a two-year course in marketing and distributive education. Included in the guide are field review information, an introduction, a course outline, unit outlines for use in the first and second semesters of the course, and a bibliography. Topics addressed in the first…

This curriculum guide is designed for use in teaching an instructional unit in planning and implementing a supervised occupational experience program (SOEP) that is geared toward college freshmen enrolled in a vocational agriculture program. Addressed in the individual lessons of the unit are the following topics: the nature of work; reasons why…

This curriculum guide for an employment preparation course for adults who speak English as a second language consists of 10 units on information and general living skills related to employment. The guide is split evenly between basic information needed to obtain a job and information needed once a job is obtained. A unit may consist of one or four…

This package contains instructor's guide sheets and student task assignment sheets for Modules R 1-45 of the competency-based curriculum in retailing developed for use in secondary and postsecondary schools in Kentucky. Some of the topics covered in the modules include the following: retailing--past, present, and future; retailing occupations;…

This manual provides curriculum materials for implementing a career exploration class in transportation occupations within a Practical Arts Education program for middle/junior high school students. Introductory materials include the program master sequence, a list of transportation occupations (land, water and aerospace transportation families),…

This manual provides curriculum materials for implementing a career exploration class in personal service occupations within a Practical Arts Education program for middle/junior high school students. Introductory materials include the program master sequence, a list of personal service occupations, and an overview of the competency-based…