One component of the final report of a 3-year project to train speech language pathologists and audiologists to deliver services to young children (birth to age 5) with communication disorders, the paper provides a review of mainstreaming and an indepth view of its application at one center in Colorado serving young children with communication…

Consistent with the principles of the Connecticut Common Core of Learning, this competency-based curriculum guide for drafting provides a reference guide for educators to research and prepare for teaching the field of drafting communications. The guide contains 44 units in three levels. The introductory level covers the following topics:…

This curriculum guide outlines a proposed course in the hospitality industry for Greenville, Maine, High School. The course would be organized in four areas--lodging, recreation, travel, and food service--from which the individual instructional units would be developed. This guide contains the following course information for each of the four…

Principles of Technology (PT) is an applied science course intended for high school vocational students. It emphasizes the basic principles of physics that form the foundation of modern technology, combining science and mathematics concepts with extensive hands-on laboratory experiences. This handbook helps teachers and administrators in Indiana…

This guide illustrates a way to organize the 12th grade social studies course according to the "1981 California History/Social Science Framework." The guide is introduced with a listing of the model curriculum standards for teaching United States government, civics, and economics. Also provided are the basic concepts from the…

A description is provided of Family and Consumer Studies 13: Fashion Analysis, an introductory course on the basic principles of fashion and clothing, giving special consideration to the impact of societal, cultural, religious, and psychological factors on clothing choices. First, general information is provided on the course, its place in the…

This report presents guidelines that can be used in the development of post basic clinical nursing programs in British Columbia. It is presented in four sections. The first section contains the curriculum guidelines, preceded by an outline of the perspective from which they were developed. The second section is devoted to a presentation of some of…

The author discusses the learning activities package (LAP) as a tool and system and defines its components; offers ways of designing the LAP to make it functional and attractive; describes some alternate ways to use the LAP, and one approach to implementation. A flowchart illustrates paths of students' progress. (Author/AJ)

Illustrates how one mathematics department has added courses to widen pupils' views of mathematics and to improve their problem-solving ability. (PK)

Describes courses designed to develop approaches for teaching engineering concepts, applied mathematics and computing skills to liberal arts undergraduates, and to teach the history of scientific and technological innovation and application to engineering and science majors. Discusses courses, course materials, enrichment activities, and…

Describes a high school course in intercultural communication designed for the pilot program at a magnet school for international studies. Emphasizes learning skills rather than information, using an experiential approach. (DCS)

Curricular guidelines proposed by the American Association of Dental Schools are outlined, including notes on the interrelationship of occlusion content and other disciplines, an overview of the curriculum, preclinical and clinical goals and objectives, prerequisites, a core content outline, sequencing, faculty, and facilities. (MSE)

Physical education teachers must systematically design instructional strategies which: (1) permit positive interaction between student and environment; (2) define elements in the teaching-learning process; (3) interpret how each element contributes to objectives; (4) analyze interdependencies; and (5) organize the best mix. A sample instructional…

Proposes that the study of the short story should have a prominent place in any high school English curriculum. Provides suggestions for such a course. (RL)