One of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies, this module focuses on developing competency in effective writing through the following activities: writing functional sentences that…

This minimodule is the first of a series of three separate, but unified by process, minimodules, all of which are part of a larger set of twelve individualized performance-based modules, each based on a major competency needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies. The module…

This Module is designed for use by guidance personnel in grades k-12 and at the postsecondary level. These include teachers, administrators, counselors, paraprofessionals, pupil personnel workers and any others who provide services to ethnic minority populations. This Module will help each participant to differentiate between behaviors that…

This module is directed at personnel working or planning to work in the areas of guidance, counseling, placement and follow-through in junior and senior high school settings, grades 7-12. The module topic is career guidance for young women of junior and sinior high school age, and the focus will be on providing nonbiased career guidance which…

This Module is designed for use by guidance personnel in grades K-12 and at the postsecondary level. These include teachers, administrators, counselors, paraprofessionals, pupil personnel workers and any others providing services to ethnic minority persons. This Module will help each participant to differentiate between ethnic groups, apply self…

The guide focuses on short-term faculty development programs for allied health faculty located in health care facilities and academic institutions. The instructional improvement program may be conducted for faculty from one allied health discipline or from across a number of disciplines. The guide (1) provides the philosophical framework for…

This module on advisory councils is one of a set of three on cooperative relationships and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum intended for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial education. Following the module…

This module on selection, supervision, and evaluation of personnel is one of a set of eight on administration and supervision and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum intended for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and…

This module on theories in curriculum development is one of a set of four on stages and structure of curriculum development and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules intended as a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial…

This module providing an introduction to research procedures is one of a set of five on evaluation and research and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial education.…

Developed for the Carroll County Public Schools, this Learning Activity Package (LAP) for grade 8 offers a way to provide individualized learning about African cultures. Learning activities presented are based on curriculum and audiovisual materials available in the Carroll County Schools. The focus of the unit is on the effects that tribalism has…

This learning package is designed to assist the teacher in understanding and dealing with classroom discipline. Tasks are presented to encompass knowledge, comprehension, vicarious application, and practical application. Knowledge-based tasks define the term discipline and review nine theoretical principles relevant to resolution of common…

This exploratory module is designed to provide practice in nonverbal communication. Activities permit the student to communicate messages nonverbally and also to observe the nonverbal messages of a discussion group participant. Questions for group discussion concerning nonverbal communication are indicated. (MJM)

Teachers are continuously faced with decisions, and often there is no one correct solution or answer. Therefore it is important for the teacher to be able to examine a situation and consider many alternative solutions before making a decision. This module is designed to give the learner an opportunity to consider situations and generate…

This exploratory module is designed to familiarize the learner with the NEA (National Education Association) Code of Ethics. Teaching situations are presented enabling the learner to decide upon an action if he/she were the teacher in the situation. The learner's decision is then discussed in relation to the NEA Code. (MJM)