The objective of the fine arts survey course outlined in this guide is to give high school students an introduction to understanding the four arts (visual arts, music, dance, and drama), their relationships, and how they each touch our daily lives. The guide begins with an introduction that contains a survey test, discusses the course rationale,…

This packet, designed for teachers of Job Corps participants is intended to familiarize them with the contents and presentation methods of the competency program developed to help students prepare for the General Educational Development (GED) (high school equivalency) tests. The first part of the package contains a teacher's guide that presents an…

This curriculum is designed to build social science skills and knowledge in a sequential manner as the student progresses from kindergarten through secondary school. Prerequisite skills, knowledge objectives, skill objectives, and attitudinal objectives are outlined for each grade level and subject area in the K-12 social science curriculum. The…

This guide was developed as a supplement to the Alaska Department of Education's Construction Trades Curriculum. The special topics included in it focus on competencies from the curriculum for which materials were not readily available to Alaskan teachers and provide information that is either required by Alaska's environmental conditions or is…

This model curriculum guide for a two-year postsecondary office occupations course is intended to define and develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by office professionals to integrate the office resources of people and technology. The curriculum guide is organized in three sections. The introductory section describes the Professional…

Alberta's curriculum guide for a two-year German program to begin in grade 7 or 8 outlines the program's philosophy and rationale, goals and objectives, minimum expectations for communication skill development and cultural understanding, required and elective content and themes, recommended instructional materials, suggested time allotments,…

The three initial issues of the National Network for Early Language Learning's newsletter describe the publication's format and objectives and present articles on issues of interest to teachers of foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES). Article topics include: general and specific teaching methods, including immersion and content-area…

This guide is designed to provide job-relevant tasks, performance objectives, performance guides, resources, teaching activities, evaluation standards, and achievement testing for commercial foods occupations. It can be used with any teaching method, and it addresses all three domains of learning: psychomotor, cognitive, and affective. The guide…

The official curriculum for the first three years (fourth, fifth, and sixth grades) of the Manitoba Department of Education's nine-year core French language program is presented. The guide, intended for teachers, outlines the program's admission criteria, original and revision curriculum committee membership, recommended instructional materials,…

This report presents an overview of performance differences of Montgomery County Public School students and informs staff of important data sources. The report relies heavily on data from the Department of Educational Accountability going back to 1978. The Executive Summary presents, in chart form, the areas covered, the questions addressed, a…

The instructional manual for an individualized course in introductory college-level Polish presents the first five units and a review section. Each unit contains: (1) a student-instructor grading checklist; (2) a list of primary performance objectives of the unit; (3) student activity schedule integrating text readings, tape assignments, and…

The instructional manual for the third segment of an individualized course in college-level introductory Polish includes outlines for five learning modules (units 11-15 of the course) and a review. Each unit contains: (1) a student-instructor grading checklist; (2) a list of primary performance objectives of the unit; (3) student activity schedule…

The instructional manual for the fourth segment of an individualized course in college-level introductory Polish includes outlines for five learning modules (units 16-20 of the course) and a review. Each unit contains: (1) a student-instructor grading checklist; (2) a list of primary performance objectives of the unit; (3) student activity…

A collection of papers concerning the application of language studies to the instruction and promotion of English literature appreciation in foreign countries includes an introduction by Neil Gilroy-Scott and these essays: "The Deviant Language of Poetry" (H. G. Widdowson); "Approaches to the Study of Literature: A Practitioner's View" (H. L. B.…

This curriculum guide is intended to prepare students for entry-level employment in the health care industry. The two-year program, designed to be used in high schools in New York City, will prepare students to assist in various health career settings such as doctors' offices, hospital clinics, and group practice facilities. The curriculum guide,…