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 9-12. It contains forty-nine learning activities grouped…

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 transportation safety topic for grades 6-9. The manual contains forty-seven learning activities…

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 transportation and the environment topic for grades 9-12. It contains forty-four learning…

This instructional unit for use in 11th and 12th grade social studies and science courses contains six classroom lessons dealing with United States energy policy. The overall objective is to help students understand how circumstances, present and proposed legislation, political action, and the Constitution itself become linked in the development…

Prepared for elementary and secondary social studies teachers, this volume presents four exemplary learning activities for teaching about the Bicentennial. Each activity explores a recurring theme in the United States' Development--dedication to a cause, humor, frontiers, and loyalty. Lesson 1 concerns George Washington and the problems he…

The program planning guide for agricultural mechanics was written to assist Applied Biological and Agricultural Occupations (ABAO) teachers in enriching existing programs and/or to provide the basis for expansion of offerings to include additional materials for the cluster areas of agricultural power and machinery, structural and conveniences,…

The document contains instructional materials for a course called Getting It Together (G.I.T.-7) which is designed for the seventh grade level. The course, an exemplary career education project of the Cal Young Junior High School in Eugene, Oregon focuses on two major areas: (1) self-awareness--22 lessons focusing on learning activities dealing…

This survival English text is written for Indochinese, sixteen years old and over, who do not have the very basic listening and speaking skills needed for living in America. The lessons are designed to develop a functional listening and speaking vocabulary of approximately 900 words, over an instructional span of nine weeks or less. Reading and…

Designed as a resource and curriculum guide for early childhood educators, this publication encompasses both American Indian sociocultural background and culture based lesson plans and activities. Indicative of its organization and scope are the comprehensive chapters devoted to discussions of: (1) the historical failure of Indian education; (2)…

The occupational resource unit, one of a series encompassing grade levels one through ten, was prepared by the Lincoln County (West Virginia) Exemplary Project staff for classroom use at the fourth grade level or for use as a teaching model. The guide contains a synopsis of the entire unit, general objectives, behavioral objectives, teaching…

This handbook is primarily designed for Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs), Instructional Assistants (IAs) and Teacher Trainees (TTs) in the Department of Near Eastern Studies (NES), Formerly Department of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures, at the University of Michigan. The contents of the Handbook, however, can be of service to all teacher…

This document reports the rationale, design, and execution of a longitudinal investigation of the intellectual achievement effects of a cognitively oriented preschool for disadvantaged Mexican-American children in San Jose, California. Seven groups of children ages 3-5 were studied. Two groups were exposed to two ten-week successive summer…

This language program guide is designed for teachers of first grade children whose native language is Spanish or for children who are limited in their command of standard English, the oral language necessary for success in the usual school environment. The conceptual content for the 40 lessons is drawn principally from three areas: (1) social…

This book, designed to supplement and enrich the standard secondary curriculum, educates students in the area of feelings, values, and group interaction. Students learn particular logical and psychological processes with which to gain greater conscious control over themselves, their inter-personal relations, and their environment. A theoretical…

This manual is an outline of instruction and unit lessons developed for and intended to be used as an integral part of pre-employment training programs. It is designed to provide training activities related to job preparation and employment. Emphasis is placed on encouraging each trainee to develop an awareness of positive personal traits which…