Secondary science teachers who integrate food safety (FS) into curricula can provide FS knowledge and skills to youth while reinforcing science skills and concepts. National science education standards and the Biological Science Curriculum Study 5E Inquiry-based Learning Model were used to design an online training, Food Safety FIRST. The training…

This curriculum consists of a common core of computer-related knowledge and skills that emphasize developing knowledgeable users of microcomputers rather than computer programmers, technicians, or engineers. Teacher and student editions are provided. Eleven competency-based modules are included. Modules 1, 3, 4, and 6 emphasize hands-on skills…

Indicates that measures of reflective reasoning skill are significantly related to initial scientific beliefs about evolution, as well as to gains in declarative knowledge about evolution; however, the same measures are not significantly related to changes in those beliefs. Interrelationships among the study's major variables and their educational…

Describes a study of reading skills improvement among 362 Morgan State University freshmen who were assigned to a corrective reading course after scoring below the tenth grade level on the McGraw-Hill Reading Test. Posttest scores showed significant improvement in reading skills. (PAA)

This article describes an original exercise developed to apply Hofstede's cultural dimensions. The exercise creates simulated subcultures within a multinational organization. Managers are required to function in various subcultures as they work to develop an incentive plan with salespeople. Hofstede's dimensions are reviewed, followed by the…

The challenge for today's elementary teachers is not "whether" but rather "how" to use computers to effectively teach students essential skills and concepts. One exciting way of meeting this challenge is to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS), computer software that captures, manipulates, analyzes, and displays data on specialized layered…

This report describes a project that developed and implemented a curriculum to teach young parents parenting skills through themes presented in children's literature. Parenting/child development issues were researched, comparable children's literature was located, and short brochures were written to accompany each lesson. The program was delivered…

This self-instructional module, the tenth in a series of 16 on techniques for coordinating work experience programs, deals with establishing an advisory committee. Addressed in the module are the purposes of an advisory committee, establishing an advisory committee, and conducting an advisory committee meeting. Techniques for analyzing and…

This handbook contains an organized curriculum of lessons for anyone teaching cultural orientation to refugees or other adults. Although designed for Southeast Asian refugees, it can be used with other groups of adults or young people or as a supplement to an English as a second language class. An introduction provides information about the…

This guide is designed to assist the coordinator of the Marketing and Distributive Education Cooperative Education Program in improving and expanding the instructional activities needed to prepare individuals to function in the food industry's entry-level jobs. The instructional material provides information about what is expected of a student…

This independent learning packet, which is intended as a guide and tool for teachers, counselors, and tutors who work with members of the Spanish-speaking population, contains basic information about the Spanish language and Hispanic American culture. The packet begins with a brief pretest. Presented next is a discussion of Spanish as a world…

This set of learning modules was developed during a project to deliver workplace literacy instruction to individuals employed in the more than 50 businesses related to the activities of the Port of Baltimore. It is intended to accomplish the following objectives: familiarize students with selected basic grammatical points, introduce basic…

These instructional materials provide eight lessons on print reading as applied to the machine shop course. Introductory materials include a list of the objectives and activities for each competency, a list of references, a student progress record, and a keyed copy of a pretest. The lessons cover the role of technical drawing in society;…

This self-instructional module, the eleventh in a series of 16 on techniques for coordinating work experience programs, deals with federal and state employment laws. Addressed in the module are federal and state employment laws pertaining to minimum wage for student learners, minimum wage for full-time students, unemployment insurance, child labor…

This curriculum resource guide is intended to assist K-2 teachers in Georgia in using updated agriculture content for teaching basic information about the importance of agriculture. The materials included have been selected to reinforce the following points: that the agricultural system is historically significant, basic to human needs,…