Developed as a resource for faculty members at the Community College of Vermont (CCV), this four-part handbook provides information about the CCV and presents ideas and strategies for enhancing the effectiveness of teaching. Part I reviews the history of the CCV; examines the institution's mission, goals, and programs; profiles the CCV's teachers…

Designed to be used in conjunction with the book "Canoeing", published by the American Red Cross in 1977, the teaching packet provides assistance in organizing and teaching a basic canoeing class. The packet lists 20 class objectives and details essential and recommended equipment and safety precautions. The packet contains a 15-day unit…

This guide contains instructional materials for a course designed to provide students with a business computer applications background and skills that will not only prepare them for an entry-level position, but that will transfer through articulation to community colleges and later to four-year colleges. Introductory pages of the curriculum guide…

This model instructional unit was developed to aid business teachers in Louisiana to prepare students in grades 10-12 for business and office employment, further educational experiences, and responsible consumer activity. It provides guidance on model performance objectives, current technology content, sources, and supplemental materials.…

This model instructional unit was developed to aid industrial arts/technology education teachers in Louisiana to teach a course on microprocessors and robotics in grades 11 and 12. It provides guidance on model performance objectives, current technology content, sources, and supplemental materials. Following a course description, rationale, and…

This guide, designed for teachers of francophone first graders in Alberta, outlines a social studies unit on the family and provides lessons, instructional materials, and notes on classroom techniques. An introductory section describes the general purposes of the curriculum, outlines specific objectives and the unit's organization, discusses the…

This competency-based program guide provides course content information and procedures for Florida secondary schools, postsecondary vocational schools, and community colleges conducting programs in residential and commercial plumbing. The first section is on legal authority, which applies to all vocational education programs in Florida. The second…

Syllabi and texts used in courses on higher education law are reviewed. These courses are offered as part of graduate level studies in the field of higher education administration. A major gap appears to be the need for a current and frequently revised casebook. Four major topics that higher education law courses emphasize are as follows: the…

Summaries of five syllabi for courses on vocational/technical education are presented, along with the five syllabi. These courses are offered as part of graduate level studies in the field of higher education administration. For each of the following courses, a brief statement of content or purpose is provided, along with course objectives, and…

This module is one of a series of 127 performance-based teacher education (PBTE) learning packages focusing upon specific professional competencies of vocational teachers. The competencies upon which these modules are based were identified and verified through research as being important to successful vocational teaching at both the secondary and…

This curriculum guide is a primary resource to help teachers organize, instruct, and evaluate an introductory level course in industrial technology education at the middle school/junior high school level in Missouri. The guide consists of an introductory section, five units of instruction, and a section of appendixes. The introductory section…

This task analyses guide is designed to be used in combination with the "Business Education Service Area Resource" in order to implement competency-based education in the Medical Office Procedures course in Virginia. The task analyses guide contains the task inventory, suggested task sequence list, and content outline for the specific…

This manual is a state-side forestry teaching guide, complete with exercises, for the training of prospective Peace Corps volunteers who will serve in various African countries. The modular format lends itself to both single-country and multicountry forestry training. The first part of the guide contains instructions to the trainer on conducting…

This scope and sequence guide, developed for a data processing vocational education program, represents an initial step in the development of a systemwide articulated curriculum sequence for all vocational programs within the Metropolitan Nashville Public School System. It was developed as a result of needs expressed by teachers, parents, and the…

Materials designed to enable regular classroom teachers and teachers of English as a second language (ESL) to meet the needs of limited English proficient (LEP) students in elementary school are presented. The guide contains an introductory section for teachers, followed by sections on: adapting reading materials for LEP students; identifying LEP…