This catalog describes local programs in the eight models of academic/vocational curriculum integration on the secondary level identified by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE). The roster highlights models from nearly every state, representing a cross-section of rural, suburban, and urban school districts. Each model…

This document features an annotated bibliography of social studies materials from a variety of media and prepared by the Department of Public Instruction of North Carolina. Materials listed include books, books in a series, reference books, filmstrips (sound), and video cassettes. (DB)

Provides a more exact solution to the motion of a pendulum through use of elliptic integrals and the perturbation theory of Kryloff and Bogoliuboff. (CP)

Discussed the curriculum ingredients that gave the scope and autonomy necessary to implement curriculum objectives across the student ability range. (Author/RK)

The Commission Three report, one of a series of conference reports of the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE), addresses the problems of teacher training, developing links with the community, and the kinds of instructional resources to use in teaching secondary language and literature. (RB)

There are more than 4.8 million patents in the U.S. Patents File. It is the most comprehensive collection of technological information in the world. By their nature, patents are "teaching" documents, and are used as a source of basic information, as a vehicle for teaching critical and creative thinking, and in many school "invention programs."…

Divided into nine sections, this reference guide provides sources of information on the dissemination and practice of distance education, access to programs and agencies concerned with distance learning and telecourses, and bibliographic citations for evaluation studies that have researched the effectiveness of telecourses as instructional tools.…

Designed to make quality Canadian materials known to teachers, librarians, and administrators, this annotated bibliography lists materials in the following categories: activity books, art, hobbies and crafts, business education law, Canadian studies, geography, guidance, health, home economics, language and literature, Manitoba history,…

The East Asian Curriculum Project (EACP) of Columbia University is a national effort whose goal is to support education about Asia at the secondary and elementary levels. The project has developed a variety of curriculum resources and collaborated with state and local educators in designing teaching units about various countries. Each of these…

This module provides information about the development of evaluation strategies and mechanisms for vocational education programs. Sample evaluation strategies are provided using a transition programming example. The guide includes a list of definitions and uses a question-and-answer format to discuss the rationale for program evaluation, beginning…

This digest highlights features of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), explains how to use the system most effectively, and offers suggestions on how teacher education faculty can present and use the ERIC system to supplement classroom instruction. Following a description of how resources in ERIC can be helpful to teachers and…

This resource guide is designed to provide a starting place for planning and implementing programs in arts education. A short introductory section outlines the publication's purpose and describes sponsoring organizations. A section entitled "Program Planning for Arts Education" is divided into four subsections which provide a rationale…

This guide offers a complete nutrition curriculum for grades five through eight. Charts are provided for each grade level stating the instructional objectives and learning activities. Suggestions are made for relating the activities with other subjects in the curriculum, such as health, science, mathematics, social studies, art, and language arts.…

This bibliography is a revised and enlarged record of the published works of educator Ralph W. Tyler, noted for his contributions as teacher, researcher, administrator, advisor, and author. Main entries are arranged chronologically within the following sections: periodicals; books; pamphlets; papers; nonprint resources; oral histories; and theses.…

The first of eight major sections in this report on the use of instructional video at the University of Washington focuses on the usefulness of video. The second section provides an overview of videotape and videodisc technology, and the third lists instructional goals which may be achieved through instructional video. Examples of the use of video…