Designed for high school students interested in careers in special education and related services, this guide outlines the role of the special education technology specialist. It addresses the nature of the work, the education required, personal qualities that technology specialists should have, job outlook and advancement, and how to prepare for…

Designed for high school students interested in careers in special education and related services, this leaflet outlines the role of the paraeducator. It addresses the nature of the work, the education required, personal qualities that paraeducators should have, job outlook and advancement, how to prepare for a career as a paraeducator, and…

This document, which is designed for students preparing to become a certified nurses' aide, contains instructional text and learning activities organized in nine sections. The following topics are covered: the role of the certified nurse's aide (job duties, personal health, professionalism, code of ethics); infection control (the infection…

This handbook was developed for use by Lewis University (Illinois) preservice teachers during their semester of student teaching. The introductory section discusses the goals of the education department and sets forth admission requirements for the program and for teacher certification. Outlines are presented in the second section of the…

This study guide is designed for those individuals who are preparing to take the Georgia Teacher Certification Test (TCT) in early childhhood education. Educators from across the State of Georgia participated in the preparation of this guide. The TCT in early childhood education addresses seven areas: (1) art; (2) language arts; (3) mathematics;…

This study guide is designed for those individuals preparing to take the Georgia Teacher Certification Test (TCT) in health and physical education. The test covers nine broad subareas: (1) health, body systems, disease; (2) tennis, handball, fencing, bowling, track, and recreational games; (3) development, hygiene, safety, nutrition; (4) softball,…

This study guide was specifically designed for individuals preparing to take the Georgia Teacher Certification Test (TCT) in Latin. Minimal competency is tested in four broad subareas: (1) grammatical structure; (2) usage; (3) mythology and culture; and (4) translation, prosody, and Latin roots of English. The guide lists all of the content…

This study guide is designed for individuals preparing to take the Georgia Teacher Certification Test (TCT) for reading specialists. Content objectives are stated for the areas of: (1) language development and reading readiness; (2) reading skills; (3) developmental reading instruction; (4) student assessment; (5) reading disabilities; and (6)…

This study guide is written for individuals preparing to take the Georgia Teacher Certification Test (TCT) in Spanish language instruction. It is emphasized that the TCT is designed not only to test the individual's ability in Spanish, but also to examine skill in the teaching of the language. Listed content objectives for the test are: (1)…

This bilingual combination cookbook and instructional text is intended for use in training Spanish-speaking individuals for jobs as cooks. The first section is a dictionary of cooking terms consisting of parallel English and Spanish lists of foods, cooking terms, utensils, and common cooking directions and substitutions. The second section deals…

This learning unit on stores control is one in the Choice Series, a self-learning development program for supervisors. The purpose of the approximately eight-hour-long unit is to enable the supervisor to design and organize the layout of a store for maximum efficiency, understand the types of documentation associated with the movement of goods…

This learning unit on leading change is one in the Choice Series, a self-learning development program for supervisors. Purpose stated for the approximately eight-hour-long unit is to enable the supervisor to recognize the need for change, adapt to change in the work area, help the workteam adapt to change, and assess the best ways to effect…

This learning unit on supervising in the system is one in the Choice Series, a self-learning development program for supervisors. Purpose stated for the approximately eight-hour-long unit is to enable the supervisor to understand organizations as systems, understand how authority and responsibility work in the workplace, distinguish between types…

This learning unit on taking decisions is one in the Choice Series, a self-learning development program for supervisors. Purpose stated for the approximately eight-hour-long unit is to enable the supervisor to apply good principles of problem solving and making decisions so that his/her workteam is able to be, and to stay, productive. An…

This booklet provides summaries of discussions presented at a forum designed to aid persons new to the job market in selecting prospective employers and determining career goals. Salary ranges, employment opportunities and trends, hiring practices and policies, and job qualifications are among the areas addressed related to employment in: (1)…