This paper will provide readers with insight into "Team Building and Decision-Making" curriculum methods and strategies utilized in leadership for our administrators. The content is based on "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable" by Lencioni (2002). The writer is working on developing a unique cascade of…

Developed for use with second year industrial work experiance (IWE) students, this guide presents basic sample instructional materials for the IWE program. Each of the 10 units contains at least two lesson plans. The Lesson plan format includes the subject, objective, teaching aids, materials, references, preparation (of the learner), presentation…

The developmental guidance experiences (DGEs) presented in this document are intended for the elementary and secondary levels. They are structured for use with peer groups in personal and open discussion about both sides of a moral or ethical issue related to a developmental task, and to help students become more aware of their feelings and…

This monograph discusses an investigation carried out in a school which has implemented an experimental reading program. Achievement, self-esteem, and social acceptance gains and their interrelations were investigated. Treatment groups (experimental and control) were the three independent variables providing a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design. Data were…

Although the guide was designed to accompany an instructional television series, it contains teacher-developed activities on map and globe skills which can be selected and adapted to the needs of elementary students independent of the series. Geographic concepts include direction, the globe, boundaries, hemispheres, scale, latitude, longitude, and…

This fourth in a series of ten learning modules on school-community relations is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers skills in making decisions concerning the audience to be served, the phase of the vocational program to be featured, the promotional approach to be utilized, and in planning, designing, organizing, and…

This sixth in a series of ten learning modules on school-community relations is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers competence in arranging for television and radio presentations which explain and promote their vocational programs. The terminal objective for the module is to arrange for a television or radio…

The book presents teaching techniques and learning exercises developed by the Experiment in International Living (EIL) for use in programs of cultural awareness and intercultural communications. The EIL, located in Vermont, has been involved in international cultural exchange since 1932. It has arranged for student exchanges, has trained Peace…

The workbook contains activities and readings to help high school students better understand why people behave as they do and how to apply that knowledge to their own behavior and that of others. The activities focus on developing skills for dealing with frustrations and aggressive feelings which students will meet in school and throughout life.…

This sixth in a series of six learning modules on instructional planning is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers skill in developing and reproducing necessary student instructional materials in the form of handouts and transparencies. The terminal objective for the module is to prepare teacher-made instructional…

This second in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in planning for and conducting three classroom discussion techniques: group discussion, panel discussion, and symposium. Introductory sections relate the competencies dealt with here to others…

This fifteenth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in identifying and using techniques that will improve their ability to communicate verbally with students. The terminal objective for the module is to present an illustrated talk in an…

This seventeenth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in developing competencies needed in demonstrating a concept or principle. The terminal objective for the module is to demonstrate a concept or principle in an actual school situation.…

This second in a series of nine learning modules on instructional management is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers general information and basic principles concerning responsibilities in handling and reporting financial matters. It also describes some generally useful procedures and forms for recordkeeping.…

This third in a series of nine learning modules on instructional management is designed to help secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers achieve competence in arranging to improve vocational facilities by (1) evaluating present resources, (2) identifying need for improvement, (3) obtaining and reporting information about technological…