This publication contains competency-based materials for hotel/restaurant management and culinary arts. The materials are designed for students to learn from a work station concept by rotating through a variety of real work settings in a hotel/restaurant environment. In addition, the materials indicate whether or not the students have developed…

Goals and objectives, lesson ideas, evaluation techniques, and other resources to help secondary music teachers in British Columbia organize and develop music programs are provided in this resource book. An introductory section briefly discusses the secondary music program, presenting a scope and sequence and outlining goals and learning outcomes.…

Rhode Island College's innovative program of baccalaureate education for registered nurses is described, and guidelines and materials used in the program are included. The federally funded project was designed to: identify the competencies the registered nurse (RN) applicant brings to the program and place the student accordingly; develop a…

These teacher and student materials for the first section of a two-phase secondary/postsecondary level course for aviation machinists make up one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instruction and curriculum development in a civilian setting. The purpose of the course is to enable students…

A checklist for evaluating courseware is presented to help American Council of Evaluation (ACE) review teams determine whether a software package is suitable for use with adult learners. Courseware, which is software used in instructional programming, may include various mechanical devices (e.g., discs, tapes, computer programs), as well as…

This task-based curriculum guide for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration is intended to help the teacher develop a classroom management system where students learn by doing. Introductory materials include a Dictionary of Occupational Titles job code and title sheet, a career ladder, a matrix relating duty/task numbers to job titles, and a…

These materials for the curriculum area of creating a living environment comprise one of six such packages that are part of the Ohio Vocational Consumer/Homemaking Curriculum Guide. The curriculum area or perennial problem taken up in this document is divided into three practical problems regarding: (1) a place to live; (2) managing a home…

This guide was created for school administrators, parents, teachers, and community groups interested in developing effective alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs for elementary and secondary schools. A comprehensive approach to school-based alcohol and drug prevention is described and various prevention activities which have been selected by…

The curriculum outline for the junior high school level of Nova Scotia's core French program concerns the period of more formal introduction to reading and writing. The guide outlines the overall elementary-secondary core French program structure, objectives of the intermediate level course, intended levels of language development, intended…

The purpose of the National Education Practice File (NEPF) was to find out from educational practitioners what types of materials would be of value to them; to locate the types of information identified; and to make this information available to them through the development of a computerized file of practitioner-oriented materials. The 2-year,…

This 10-unit training package is intended for use by educators and trainers to help displaced adults determine their self-employment potential (goal 1) and to guide them in developing a personal plan of action for a small business start-up (goal 2). Units 1-4 relate to the accomplishment of goal 1, and units 5-10 relate to the accomplishment of…

One of a series of resources for teaching sociology at the postsecondary level, this volume contains course aids and sample syllabi for courses in educational sociology. Material is divided into six sections. Section I contains background information about the guide. Section II describes the nature of sociology of education courses. The definition…

Developed by the Texas Department of Human Resources' Child Development Division, this guide supports and encourages the integration of cultural diversity into children's programs; furnishes basic information related to race, ethnicity, and culture; and briefly considers some issues associated with the concepts. While not dealing in depth with all…

Field-tested over a 2-year period by vocational teachers in West Virginia, this child care curriculum contains 12 competency-based modules and a teacher's manual. The modules cover the following task areas: Displaying a knowledge of child care centers and services and the responsibilities of the child care worker; advising adults on prenatal…

Designed for integration into existing school curriculum, this is the fourth in a series of five career education curriculum kits for teachers of grades K-3. Each kit pertains to one of five specified career education program goals. The goal for this curriculum kit is, "Develop skills in decision-making, communicating, and creating as related to…