Intended as a teaching and learning guide for use with high school students who are interested in the occupation of mine equipment repairman, this beginning course is designed to give students the opportunity to develop the necessary skills required to perform the tasks of a mine equipment repairman; acquire the related information necessary to…

One of a series of eleven curriculum manuals which cover the four transportation topics of public transportation, transportation and the environment, transportation safety, and bicycles for elementary, secondary, and adult levels, this manual covers the public transportation topic for grades 6-9. It contains forty-two learning activities grouped…

One of twelve instructional units in the Native American Career Education (NACE) program, this unit is intended to help Indian junior high school students understand how to manage money resources, both on a personal level and in the world of work. In five activities, students do exercises and small group activities in which they consider how money…

One of twelve instructional units in the Native American Career Education (NACE) program, this unit is intended to acquaint Indian junior high school students with educational and training requirements for different jobs and provide enough data so that students can extrapolate the general requirements for different types of jobs. The four…

An overview is given of the military action which took place in Georgia during the American Revolution, specifically the years 1776-1782. The pamphlet, one in a series about the American Revolution in Georgia, can be used for junior or senior high school students as supplementary reading or as a brief unit. A teacher's guide is included. Georgia…

One of a series of pamphlets about the American Revolution in Georgia, this document explores the role of the black population during the Revolutionary War. Designed for junior and senior high school students, it can be used as supplementary reading or a one-week unit. A teacher's guide is included. Black life in the Revolutionary era, for both…

To assist bricklaying instructors in providing comprehensive instruction to their students, this curriculum guide treats both the skills and information necessary for bricklaying in commercial and industrial construction. Eight instructional units are included, as follow: general orientation; tools and equipment; safety; materials; human…

Twelve learning activities are presented for children in kindergarten through grade three to help develop skills of valuing, decision making, interpersonal relationships, and spatial awareness. Knowledge and skills in these areas will enable children to understand and effectively communicate with people of different cultures and lifestyles, and to…

The activity cards present supplementary ideas and resources related to economic education for use by classroom teachers in grades K-8. The main purpose of the cards is to encourage student discovery of basic economic and consumer concepts through activities which stress reading and writing skills. The 28 activities deal with a variety of basic…

Designed for use by teachers of the trainable mentally retarded, primary through postsecondary levels, this curriculum guide integrates development of verbal and written communication skills with the student's career development. The guide contains instructional objectives, suggested learning activities and teaching techniques, and information on…

The theme of this issue of ELT Documents is the use of the language laboratory in language learning. An article by A. Maley summarizes the conference on the use of the language laboratory for advanced learners, held in Paris, 2-4 Oct. 1974, from which two main perspectives emerged. One is critical of the structuralist audio-lingual assumptions…

The document is a sampling of lesson plans for career education in secondary academic subject areas, produced by North Dakota school personnel with the State board, for a vocational education exemplary project. It is a preliminary draft compiled for field-testing. Project objectives include: (1) preparing youth to cope with continued change in the…

The Cranston Secondary School Curriculum Guide (7-9) for Home Economics is intended to serve as a resource for teachers, students, department chairman, guidance personnel, curriculum planners, and others involved in present or future curriculum planning. At least one broadly stated major objective is provided for each section, encompassing the…

The guide, designed for sixth, seventh, or eighth grade teachers and students presents five social studies instructional units for career exploration related to the occupational clusters transportation, communication, manufacturing, health, and business and office occupations. The units deal specifically with: land transportation as a social…

The curriculum guide, one of a series prepared to assist teacher-coordinators in promoting and teaching home economics cooperative education programs, provides a course of study for the housekeeping management assistant occupation. In addition to a brief overview, job description, and job analysis of the occupation, the guide's four main sections…