This teacher's manual for drug abuse education is one volume of a six volume curriculum for the secondary level, designed to provide a systematic, group-oriented approach to decision-making in areas crucial to adolescent development: drug (substance) use and abuse, sexuality and social relationships, juvenile law, work and people and government.…

This teacher's manual is one volume of a six volume curriculum for the secondary level, designed to provide a systematic, group-oriented approach to decision-making in areas crucial to adolescent development: work, drug (substance) use and abuse, sexuality and social relationships, people and government, and juvenile law. The decisions about work…

This module, one in a series of performance-based teacher education learning packages, focuses on a specific skill that vocational educators need to be an effective teacher-coordinator in a cooperative vocational education program. The purpose of the module is to aid educators in gaining the skills needed to guide students in planning and…

This module on basic automotive responsibilities is one of a series of modules designed to help students to become more self-sufficient in their personal and professional lives. This module contains teacher and student materials that are planned to take the student through the steps necessary for buying, maintaining, and using a motor vehicle.…

The project described in this report was conducted at Temple University (Pennsylvania) to design a collegial process and the necessary instructional materials to enable the practicing vocational educator to engage in professional development with a commitment to a formative approach. The project attempted to bring inservice vocational teacher…

This guide is intended for use in teaching a course in construction systems. The course, which is intended for students in grades 9 and 10, examines construction technology in terms of a sequential process that includes the planning, building, and servicing of structures. The first two sections discuss the guide's development within the framework…

This guide is intended for use in teaching a graphic communications systems. The course has been designed to provide students with an opportunity to assess audiences; design, produce, and deliver printed and photographic messages; and analyze the impacts of these messages. The first two sections discuss the guide's development within the framework…

This competency test package, one of a series of test packages for office occupations education, contains a list of performance objectives; a pool of objective questions matched with these performance objectives; a sample, 50-point objective test; and several performance test activities. The package also includes complete directions for the…

This competency test package, one of a series of test packages for office occupations education, contains a list of performance objectives; a pool of objective questions matched with these performance objectives; a sample, 50-point objective test; and several performance test activities. The packages also includes complete directions for the…

This module, which is one in a series of 127 performance-based teacher education learning packages focusing upon specific professional competencies of vocational teachers, trains teachers in how to evaluate their instructional effectiveness. Addressed in the individual learning experiences included in the module are the following topics: sources…

This module, one in a series of performance-based teacher education learning packages, focuses on a specific skill that vocational educators need to create appropriate learning environments and to plan and manage instruction that is well-suited to the learning and psychological needs of today's adults. The purpose of the module is to help the…

This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in helping students deal with the paychecks they will receive from their employers and understand the various processes through which a check passes from the time it is written through the time when it is returned, cancelled, to the person who wrote it.…

This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in helping students understand, maintain, and follow up on sales accounts. The guide is one in a series of core curriculum modules that is intended for use in combination on- and off-the-job programs to familiarize youth with the skills, knowledge, and…

This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in familiarizing students with different types of radio paging systems (bleepers) that are used in departments where staff spend a considerable amount of time out of the office. The guide is one in a series of core curriculum modules that is intended for…

This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in teaching students such aspects of storeroom layout and procedures as identifying, locating, and reordering stock. The guide is one in a series of core curriculum modules that is intended for use in combination on- and off-the-job programs to…