The learning modules presented in this document were developed as part of the continuing Career Education and the American Indian Series. Intended for use with the early elementary grade levels, these modules were designed to meet the following career education objectives: awareness of self; awareness of others; awareness of culture; awareness of…

This directory identifies key agencies and organizations that provide guidance and assistance to anyone who works with the special needs learner. The offices and establishments described in the directory represent the numerous organizations and agencies responsive to the academic and vocational requirements of the following special needs…

This teaching unit, Kern County Petroleum, is one in a series of curriculum guides developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking 5th and 6th grade elementary classroom experiences with the world of work. These ten lessons about petroleum…

This junior high teaching unit on careers in television is one in a series of career guidebooks developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking classroom experiences with the world of work. The unit follows a typical format that includes the…

This junior high teaching unit, Careers Now, is one in a series of career guidebooks developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking classroom experiences with the world of work. The unit follows a typical format that includes the rationale,…

This junior high unit on values, decision-making, and risk-taking is one in a series of career guidebooks developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking classroom experiences with the world of work. The unit follows a typical format that…

This junior high teaching unit on careers in public service is one in a series of career guidebooks developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking classroom experiences with the world of work. The unit follows a typical format that includes…

This teaching unit, Introduction to Fishing, is one in a series of career guides developed by Project CHOICE (Children Have Options in Career Education) to provide the classroom teacher with a source of career-related activities linking third and fourth grade elementary classroom experiences with the world of work. Part of the Agriculture and…

This bibliography of career- and vocational education-related resources is designed for use by secondary and postsecondary counselors, vocational instructors, and English-as-a-second-language teachers working with limited English proficiency students. The bibliography is divided into five sections beginning with a section which contains materials…

This booklet lists approximately 600 arts-related projects and activities which were funded by the approximately 150 separate funding programs in the U.S. Department of Education in 1979. A total appropriation figure of approximately $30 million is presented. The list includes funding for projects that focus on arts education specifically…

This collection of twelve elementary-level career guidance practices consists of four activities which may be grouped under the heading of novel practices, three activities involving community volunteers, a field trip, a career day activity, and three mobile activities. A standard format (including a description of the practice, its objectives, a…

Designed to help local educational agency personnel initiate an elementary school-level career development program, this guide provides examples of activities for planning, implementing, and evaluating an elementary occupational informational program. The guide begins with a series of definitions of career education-related terms. A rationale for…

This listing of resources for teachers includes separate sections on the education and study of eight minority cultures in American schools: Black, White disadvantaged, Vietnamese, Native American, Mexican, Puerto-Rican, Chinese, and Japanese. A section on women as a minority group is also included. (Author/RJG)

This document briefly examines the concept of "teacher centers," citing several definitions of the term based on functional emphases and preferences. A rationale for the existence of teacher centers includes the views that (1) fundamental reform in education must come from those charged with basic policy, and from teachers, (2) teachers…

The role and scope of the Montana University and postsecondary education system are described. It is explained that the primary goal of the Montana University System is to use as effectively as possible the resources available to it in providing high quality educational opportunities and service to the people of the state, encompassing the three…