Designed to provide an advanced core of instruction in teaching farm business management, this curriculum guide for year 2 is intended for use as an adult program of instruction for a three-year period together with Farm Business Management I and III. (Volume I is available separately. See note.) The ten instructional units are presented in a…

Designed for use by public participation coordinators in natural resources planning, this manual provides information to aid in the development of a coordinated planning strategy by defining reasonable program goals and following through by selecting appropriate means and methods. In a discussion of the orientation stages of public involvement…

Integrating concepts of basic citizenship education with community involvement, this experiential curriculum provides a means for developing decision making and critical thinking skills within the existing fifth grade social studies curriculum. The 12 lessons, translated into Spanish, cover the following concepts: responsibility, rules and laws,…

Energy education units (consisting of a general teacher's guide and nine units containing a wide variety of energy lessons, resources, learning aids, and bibliography) were developed for the Indiana Energy Education Program from existing energy education materials. The units were designed to serve as an entire curriculum, resource document,…

Energy education units (consisting of a general teacher's guide and nine units containing a wide variety of energy lessons, resources, learning aids, and bibliography) were developed for the Indiana Energy Education Program from existing energy education materials. The units were designed to serve as an entire curriculum, resource document,…

Intended for students in grades 4-7, the lessons in this guide focus on consumer law-related education. Major objectives are for students to gain an understanding of (1) the laws and legal practices in a democratic society; (2) the concepts of authority, order, property, and justice in the operation of institutions; and (3) the processes and…

This program was written as a response to a need expressed by counselors and teachers for increased career awareness on the part of students who enter high schools and to provide a vehicle to link existing junior and senior high school programs. The program is designed to expose students to the characteristics of a variety of jobs; to examine the…

This handbook provides program planners in vocational education with self-paced instruction in the framework of a problem-solving approach to program improvement. (The process can be applied to vocational school administration and management, student services, staff development, and instructional program areas.) Section 1 is a brief overview of…

This is a series of five modules, each of which consists of six 3-hour classes in food preparation for nonmanagement personnel from institutional food services. Topics of the modules are breads and breakfasts, meats, vegetables and salads, extended meats and meat alternatives as sources of protein, and desserts. Included in each module are…

This student training module on worker benefits is one of the general work information modules developed for Pre-Apprenticeship Phase 1 Training. Rather than relating to a specific trade, this module is designed to impart to the student general knowledge of worker benefits needed by all workers and can be used in all the trade module series. This…

This curriculum guide outlines the scope and sequence for an elementary social studies program. Although intended for use by teachers in Louisiana, the guide can be utilized or adapted by educators in any state. The guide is organized by grade level. Five major conceptual strands along with themes at each grade level form the basic scope and…

The articles in this collection deal with various methods of global education--education to prepare students to function as understanding and informed citizens of the world. Topics discussed in the 26 articles include: (1) the necessity of global education; (2) global education in the elementary school language arts curriculum; (3) science fiction…

This curriculum guide, one of nine sequential manuals for elementary and secondary teachers and administrators, is designed to prevent drug misuse and abuse through activities for developing students' cognitive and affective skills. The materials emphasize the involvement of parents and community members and resources in implementing drug abuse…

This career education activity guide contains suggested learning activities for students in grades K-12. The guide is divided into four sections by grade level: (1) K-3 activities, (2) 4-6 activities, (3) 7-9 activities, and (4) 10-12 activities. Within sections 1 and 2 activities are listed that are related to each of the following career…

Sixteen teaching units of activities were prepared for students in grades 4-12 to increase their awareness, knowledge, and skills of energy and energy related issues by examining topics such as energy conservation on the farm, foreign oil, U.S. energy consumption, energy efficient houses, alternative energy sources, personal energy use,…