This supplementary guide for use with Korean-speaking students in Grades K-3 in Chicago's public schools is keyed directly to the standard social studies curriculum guides for those grades. The content is largely focused upon Korean culture and history in order to enable the Korean students to increase their knowledge and understanding of their…

This paper explains the process by which Middlesex County College (MCC) translated a taxonomy of the functions of dental x-ray technologists into a curriculum guide for its dental radiography program. After noting the limited use of taxonomies, the paper describes MCC's curriculum project during which: (1) the developing a curriculum (DACUM)…

Developed for the Duval County Public Schools (Jacksonville, Florida), this curriculum guide for physical education is for use in grades four, five, and six. A list of growth and development characteristics and their implications for physical education is followed by (1) a list of essential skills for each grade in the areas of physical…

This guide to music appreciation courses was developed for use in senior high schools in Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida. Music Appreciation III A examines the development of music, from the Gothic period through the Classical period. Music Appreciation III B examines the development of music from the Romantic period through the 1970s.…

This is a teacher's guide to secondary school mathematics. Developed for use in the Duval County Public Schools, Jacksonville, Florida. Areas of mathematics covered are algebra, analysis, calculus, computer literacy, computer science, geometry, analytic geometry, general mathematics, consumer mathematics, pre-algebra, probability and statistics,…

Described is the I CAN Program, an individualized diagnostic prescriptive approach to physical education with preprimary, primary, and secondary trainable and severely retarded students. (CL)

Describes and outlines a course in which students read and write about the social, cultural, and ethnic mores of minority groups in this country. (RB)

This document begins by providing some introductory guidelines on constructing a K-12 social studies program and conducting a curriculum program review and then goes on to focus on the goals and objectives for social studies education in Michigan. These are divided into three groups: knowledge; democratic values; and skills. For each of these…

Data from 202 out of 311 surveyed school districts in Arkansas were collected to assess the congruence of course content guides, developed under administrative mandate by the school districts, with associated parental reporting forms. The guides outline skills associated with three instructional/skill levels--basic, developmental, and…

This curriculum guide is designed for teachers of marketing education to provide junior and senior students with information and procedures useful in beginning small businesses (entrepreneurship). The guide contains basic information and activities that can be used by the teacher to teach a 2- to 3-week unit. The length of the unit will be…

This curriculum guide presents lessons for computer literacy instruction in the elementary grades. The first section of the guide includes 22 lessons on hardware, covering such topics as how computers work, keyboarding, word processing, and computer peripherals. The 13 lessons in the second section cover social topics related to the computer,…

This module is the third of nine modules in the competency-based Missouri Auto Mechanics Curriculum Guide. Six units cover: fuel supply systems; carburetion; carburetor service; gasoline engine electronic fuel injection; diesel fuel injection; and exhaust systems and turbochargers. Introductory materials include a competency profile and…

This module is the sixth of nine modules in the competency-based Missouri Auto Mechanics Curriculum Guide. Eight units cover: introduction to automotive brake systems; disc and drum brake system components and how they operate; properties of brake fluid and procedures for bleeding the brake system; diagnosing and determining needed repairs on…

The framework presented in this manual is designed to provide school district personnel with guidelines for developing curricular programs for theater arts based upon the needs of students in their individual school districts. The manual furnishes goals and objectives upon which to build a series of sequential learning experiences for use in the…

Civics education in a democracy is a central goal of the public schools. The purpose of civics education is to educate youth to enable them to participate in a democracy. This guide highlights the components of a K-12 civics curriculum which features knowledge, democratic ideals, skills, and social participation. Sample lessons, state goals and…