This is a basic weather course describing Florida's weather and is designed to give the student the opportunity to study the phenomena which cause the more destructive disturbances in the atmosphere. The study includes the detection, growth, effects and possible alternation of storms. It is suggested that a student enrolled in this course would…

A model curriculum design is summarized for the integration of career education into Grades K through 9. Included are: (1) a descriptive overview of the curriculum design, (2) lists of members of the three review teams and the advisory panel, and (3) figures and tables depicting the scope, objectives, and concepts covered by the curriculum, and…

This publication consists of a curriculum guide and a separate foldout program planning guide for office occupations education. A synopsis is given for each training program plotted on the grid of the planning guide. The curriculum guide presents a detailed description of each of the 59 instructional modules shown on the planning guide. A…

Working on the premise that the homogeneous grouping of students based on student performance, testing, and recommendations can enable students to develop to their fullest potential, this English curriculum guide for grades seven through twelve is arranged to cover high and/or average achieving students and low achieving students. The guide is…

Curriculum guides to levels I and II of the Canadian National Manpower Model, which elaborate on content originally presented in 1971, are provided for personnel training programs in the field of mental retardation and related handicapping areas. The guides are said to be based on a philosophy that demands society's acceptance of retarded and…

This syllabus provides guidelines and bibliographies for training teachers. A variety of training programs in classroom communication, ranging in length from one-hour presentations to semester-length courses, are outlined. The flexible format is divided into five parts: (1) Rationale for Studying Classroom Communication; (2) Communication Models:…

This report discusses significant recent developments in the Nevada State Department of Education, describes a Department reorganization study, and discusses the development and implementation of a State master plan for education. According to the report, Nevada's master plan contains sections on (1) the organization and administration of the…

A summary of training programs relating to radiation health and safety is presented in this report. Training courses are primarily categorized into five types, respectively, for specialists, personnel whose work is closely related to radiation, radiation users, nuclear installation staff, and the general public. To meet the present world needs,…

The Mathematics Evaluation Materials Package (MEMP) is a set of objectives and companion test items for mathematics education in Grades 4 to 6. Included in this booklet are some companion items for objectives that are commonly used in the teaching of multiplication and division in Grades 4 to 6 in Ontario Schools. The first section of the booklet…

The document was developed to help districts in the planning and carrying out of successful programs for disadvantaged pupils. It provides a rationale for curriculum development as it relates to the disadvantaged, directed to administrators, curriculum workers, and teachers. The three compensatory education priorities are reading, mathematics, and…

The sessions of this management instructor guide are an updating, clarification, modification, and completion of a previous instructor guide for Basic Management Techniques II. Topics covered are communication barriers, effective listening, briefing techniques; problem analysis; decision making; financial management; management theory;…

The guidelines for early childhood education programs in the State of Maryland are presented. The following topics are discussed: (1) the importance of early childhood education; (2) the goals of early childhood education; (3) family and community involvement in early childhood education; (4) factors to be considered in planning an early childhood…

Representing an initial effort in activity construction, this booklet of environmental education activities was developed by teachers attending a 1972 summer workshop of the Menomonie, Wisconsin, School District titled K-12 Environmental Education Program. The activities cover a range of subject areas--biology, science, social studies, language…

The syllabus, part of the New York Health Occupations Education Program, is a statement of the minimum course content acceptable for State credit, requiring two and one-half hours each day of 160 teaching days in each of two academic years. The Introduction to the syllabus contains recommendations regarding selection of teachers and students,…

This course guide is intended to help teachers introduce students to the basic concepts of readers' or interpreters' theatre. Performance objectives for the students are listed which include: (1) discerning the elements that make up a good choice of material, developing some understanding of how to adapt and arrange the material for readers'…