The introductory module in the 16-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists, this module is intended for use in classes or individual study arrangements at the preservice or inservice level by students with varying amounts of experience in vocational education. (These modules are revised versions of earlier study…

One of five modules in the curriculum development series of the 16-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists, this module is intended for use in classes or individual study arrangements at the preservice or inservice level by students with varying amounts of experience in vocational education. (These modules are…

One of five modules in the administrative series of the 16-module series designed to train vocational education curriculum specialists, this module is intended for use in classes or individual study arrangements at the preservice or inservice level by students with varying amounts of experience in vocational education. (These modules are revised…

This module for vocational teachers, one in a series of performance-based teacher education learning packages, focuses on skills dealing with methods and strategies for delivering instruction. The purpose for the module is to help educators become competent in using chalkboards and flip charts to present lessons and in determining how to choose…

A study was conducted to determine if vocational teachers in Massachusetts are receiving enough training and the kinds of training they need to be competent in the classroom. A variety of standard data-gathering techniques were used to collect specific information from vocational teachers, colleges, local schools, and the state department that…

These guidelines were developed to assist teacher training institutions in setting up competency-based programs, as mandated by New York State law, for the training of foreign language teachers. The guidelines define basic competencies in the following areas: practical command of the language, language analysis, culture, the teaching-learning…

This first in a series of six learning modules on instructional planning is designed to assist secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers in becoming familiar with the variety of techniques that can be used to determine their students' needs and interests (particularly vocational), and to give practice in using these skills to obtain…

This third in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in planning for and conducting three teaching techniques (brainstorming, buzz group, and question box techniques) which can create interest in learning and encourage student participation. The…

This fourth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in training and using students to tutor other students and to make presentations in the classroom. The terminal objective for the module is to direct students in instruction of other students…

This eighth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers the background knowledge and experience needed to use problem solving as an instructional method in the classroom and laboratory. The terminal objective for the module is to direct students in…

This nineteenth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in developing the attitudes and competencies necessary to be an effective member of a teaching team. Introductory sections relate the competencies dealt with here to others in the program…

This twentieth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in locating and evaluating community resources, determining when and how to use a subject matter expert in the vocational program, and conducting a presentation session in which a subject…

This twenty-third in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in operating overhead and opaque project equipment and in using overhead and opaque materials to present information in the classroom or laboratory. The terminal objective for the module…

This twenty-sixth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in developing the competencies needed to operate record players and tape recorders and to use this equipment effectively in presenting information. The terminal objective for the module…

This twenty-ninth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in developing the competencies needed to prepare and use chalkboards and flip charts in presenting information or illustrating lessons. Introductory sections relate the competencies dealt…