In order to meet the educational needs for a separate curriculum at the secondary level for technological training related to pollution and corrosion measurement and control, a 3-year, 1080-hour vocational program was developed for use in an area vocational high school. As one of four programs in the technology careers area, this curriculum design…

This curriculum guide, developed by a project committee of administrators, supervisors, instructors, and a counselor in the areas of industrial and vocational education, contains three extensive 12-week laboratory units at the junior high school level covering careers in the occupational clusters of business education, home economics, and…

This document describes how a presidential library and its resources can be used in the classroom. The John F. Kennedy Library attempts to reach three publics: the senior-level scholars; the general public; and teachers and educators interested in bringing the resources to the classroom. The library contains a variety of resources including…

This Yearbook is an expression of the National Council for the Social Studies' conviction that social studies teachers need to recognize their responsibility for introducing controversial issues into the classroom. Examination of social problems serve as a means to teach students how to think, rather than what to think, so that students will be…

The career education idea book is aimed at the K-6 level and is designed to give useful ideas to teachers making career education a part of their program. The main thrust is developing an awareness of one's self and of the world of work. The book is color-coded for convenience; approximately half is comprised of activities in 11 areas: self-image;…

The occupational resource unit, one of a series encompassing grade levels one through ten, was prepared by the Lincoln County (West Virginia) Exemplary Project staff for classroom use at the fourth grade level or for use as a teaching model. The guide contains a synopsis of the entire unit, general objectives, behavioral objectives, teaching…

The career exploration program for grades 9 through 10, as part of a comprehensive K through 10 career development program, attempts to develop an awareness of and appreciation for work, extend knowledge of the variety of career opportunities, and provide experiences in career areas of individual interest. The document, a collection of materials…

Volume 1 of the six-volume articulated elementary education career guide deals with the self-awareness level of career awareness and aims at developing student self-identity. The lessons in the volume are divided and color-coded by grade level (early childhood, primary levels one, two, and three, and intermediate levels one, two, and three…

This annotated bibliography is the result of an effort to facilitate and stimulate teaching about the United Nations by bringing together, from a wide variety of sources, materials recommended for school use by educational authorities. Special emphasis is placed on new development in teaching about international understanding and extracurricular…

Presentations from an International Seminar for Teachers organized at Rungstedgaard in October 1971 are included in this report. The study conference presented seven approaches to the teaching of world affairs: (1) the nation-state which is still dominant on the world scene; (2) the strategy and power-politics relationship between states; (3) the…

This study assesses the degree of influence that the elementary curriculum project "Man: A Course of Study" (MACOS) and its process approach has on the use of teaching strategies of first and second year elementary teachers. The sample teachers had been enrolled in an undergraduate social studies methods course that used MACOS. Of the 17…

The book, written by teachers, presents helpful information for the adult educator by describing ideas that have been conceptualized as a result of many years of experience in adult education. Charles E. Kozoll asks the teacher to examine his own personal and professional capabilities and then proceed to examine the typical adult student's fears,…

Though the need for a language or languages to describe teacher behavior has been recognized for some time, few systems of analysis exist. A conceptual framework and a set of terms have been developed to describe the messages students and teachers send and receive in second language classrooms. This system is called FOCUS (an acronym for Foci for…

This handbook is primarily designed for Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs), Instructional Assistants (IAs) and Teacher Trainees (TTs) in the Department of Near Eastern Studies (NES), Formerly Department of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures, at the University of Michigan. The contents of the Handbook, however, can be of service to all teacher…

This monograph presents the module on auditory perception and its relationship to language development used in the Early Childhood-Special Education Teacher Preparation Program at the University of Virginia. The ontogeny for auditory perceptual skills, from the first through the 60th month, and auditory perceptual skill outcomes for the young…