The "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics" (1989) provides a vision and a framework for revising and strengthening the K-12 mathematics curriculum in North American schools and for evaluating both the mathematics curriculum and students' progress. The document not only addresses what mathematics students should…

This handbook accompanies the 33-hour literacy tutor and instructor training and certification workshop program. Chapters 1-3 provide information on reading, writing, and math and teaching and learning strategies. Chapter 4 focuses on determining adults' needs. Chapter 5 outlines four levels suitable for people working to improve reading, writing,…

The 1989 document, "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics" (the "Standards"), provides a vision and a framework for revising and strengthening the K-12 mathematics curriculum in North American schools and for evaluating both the mathematics curriculum and students' progress. This book, one in a series…

This set of instructional units and assessment instruments is intended for use with the Life Centered Career Education Program, a field-tested curriculum for special education and other at-risk students which develops daily living skills, personal-social skills, and occupational skills. The skills are organized into 22 major competencies (97 basic…

This publication incorporates information for developing the Learning with East Aurora Families (LEAF) family literacy program model as well as specific activity ideas for program components. It is divided into eight parts which include: (1) staff job descriptions; (2) early childhood curriculum; (3) adult basic education curriculum; (4) English…

This module on communications is intended to take the hospitality supervisor or manager through the basics of everyday communications, covering the theory as well as the practical aspects of routine business activities. The material is presented in a self-instructional format in six sections. At the beginning of each section is a statement of the…

This individualized, self-paced course for training an entomology specialist was adapted from military curriculum materials for use in vocational and technical education. Completion of the course should provide students with basic information needed to accomplish the following duties of an entomology specialist: perform entomological work, apply…

This guide for postsecondary child development instructors is intended for use in courses on caring for infants and toddlers in a child care setting. The materials are most effective when coordinated with a carefully selected textbook. Access to a quality care center for laboratory work is essential. An introduction describes the instructor's…

This package, with one module on career exploration, is one of six such packages containing a total of 46 modules that comprise Health Occupations Education II, the second course of a two-year course of study. Each module may contain some or all of the following components: introduction, directions, objectives, a list of learning activities,…

This package of three modules on safety is one of six such packages containing a total of 46 modules that comprise Health Occupations Education II, the second course of a two-year course of study. Each module may contain some or all of the following components: introduction, directions, objectives, a list of learning activities, student…

One of a series of social studies curriculum guides, this publication outlines a sixth-grade course on world cultures. Material is presented in two parts. Part 1, an overview of the program, contains an introduction, a statement of philosophy, an outline of elementary level scope and sequence, a description of Michigan mandated essential skill and…

This curriculum guide contains materials for use in implementing four levels of a course in electrical occupations that is designed for students in grades 9-12. Presented first are concept lists, instructional planning (learning activity) sheets, and project sheets for use in teaching the third and fourth levels of the course. Level V…

This curriculum guide deals with implementing a course in managing or working in a child care service. Included among the areas addressed in the course are using resources and requirements, using growth and development activities, using discipline and guidance, organizing activities and programs, using health and safety procedures, providing food…

Intended for use with handicapped students in Washington, D.C. secondary schools, the daily activities in this calendar can be used by all parents interested in reinforcing classroom learning with a structured home program. Activities for each month focus on a particular theme, as follows: September, getting to school; October, exploring the…

This guide is intended to help social studies educators in Nova Scotia develop a junior-senior high school program for students who have had a history of learning difficulties and whose acquisition of skills has been slower than average. The first part of the guide contains a definition of the student for whom the program is intended, guidelines…