Upon completion of this learning unit on parent/teacher/community relationships, Child Development Associate (CDA) trainees will be better able to (1) promote positive functioning of children and adults in a group, (2) bring about coordination of home and center practices, and (3) carry out related, supplemental responsibilities. Information is…

Part 1 of a series of 13 instructor's manuals for the competency based training of curriculum consultants for exceptional children focuses on the evaluation of curriculum. Three competencies are considered: (1) that a curriculum consultant should be capable of providing leadership in designing and implementing and evaluation approach to curriculum…

Part 2 of a series of 13 instructor's manuals for the competency based training of curriculum consultants for exceptional children focuses on the evaluation of instruction. Four competencies are considered: (1) that a curriculum consultant should be capable of implementing varied evaluation techniques for assessing teacher effectiveness (e.g.,…

Part 3 of a series of 13 instructor's manuals for the competency based instruction of curriculum consultants for exceptional children focuses on the evaluation of materials and media. Three competencies are considered: (1) that a curriculum consultant should be familiar with the variety of instructional materials and media available to classroom…

Part 5 of a series of 13 instructor's manuals for the competency based training of curriculum consultants for exceptional children focuses on the evaluation of support systems. Four competencies are considered: (1) that a curriculum consultant should be capable of assessing educational settings to determine needs which may warrant remediation…

Part 10 of a series of 13 instructor's manuals for the competency based training of curriculum consultants for exceptional children focuses on the development of support systems. Three competencies are considered: (1) that a curriculum consultant should be capable of developing a comprehensive and systematic inservice training program, (2) that a…

Part 12 of a series of 13 instructor's manuals for the competency based training of curriculum consultants for exceptional children focuses on training teachers and administrators in the selection of materials and media. Two competencies are considered: (1) that a curriculum consultant should be capable of training teachers and administrators in…

The present state of curriculum and instructional design skills in Pennsylvania preservice teacher education programs was examined. Data were collected from self-studies conducted by 14 public and private teacher education institutions in Pennsylvania. The types and levels of curriculum and instructional design skills taught in each program were…

The experience of the University of Houston in evaluating its teacher education program and in conducting followup studies of its graduates is recounted. A description is given of the problems encountered in planning, developing, and implementing a competency based program, and the subsequent evaluation procedures used to validate the program. The…

A comparative study was made between education majors at the University of Georgia (UGA) and at Georgia Southern College (GSC) in an effort to evaluate the teacher education programs of the two schools and to assess the effectiveness of competency based teacher education. A questionnaire submitted to entering education students in both schools…

This document provides standards of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification relating to the development, content, and periodic review of teacher education programs. It is also a guide for institutions planning revisions of existing programs or seeking to develop new teacher education programs. Chapter one…

This learning module on supervising vocational education personnel is one of six competency-based modules designed for both preservice and inservice education of vocational education administrators. It focuses upon the relationships among student learning, teacher performance, teacher motivation, and the effects of the supervisor's behavior on…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on developing programs for preschool children is the third in a set of four modules on establishing occupational programs in human development. (This set is part of a larger series of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on convalescent home aide is the fourth in a set of four modules on establishing occupational programs for human development. (This set is part of a larger set of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer and Homemaking Education [MATCHE]--see CE 019…

This competency-based preservice home economics teacher education module on occupational opportunities related to home management and supporting services is the first in a set of two modules on occupational programs related to home management. (This set is part of a larger set of sixty-seven modules on the Management Approach to Teaching Consumer…