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Sprott, Katherine, Ed.; O'Connor, Johnny R., Jr., Ed.; Msengi, Clementine, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
In order to promote effective learning, individuals must feel fully appreciated within their own unique identities (i.e., ethnicities, language differences, socioeconomic status, gender, religions). Culturally competent educators employ practices that acknowledge and build on cultural diversity and that identify students themselves as resources…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
Rothwell, William J., Ed.; Gerity, Patrick E., Ed. – Community College Press (NJ3), 2008
"Linking Workforce Development to Economic Development: A Casebook for Community Colleges" is a compilation of best practice examples, which illustrate what it takes for community colleges to achieve their goal of helping people acquire education and skills, helping employers, supporting communities, and building the nation. The book is…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Economic Development, Best Practices
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences. – 2002
These three publications comprise a course that provides occupationally specific training designed to develop knowledge and skills for employment in the area of child care and guidance. The curriculum guide is the teacher component of the series. Contents include the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS); sample course outlines;…
Descriptors: Career Development, Child Behavior, Child Care, Child Care Centers
Ramsey, Terry; And Others – 1996
This report presents a process for identifying emerging and significantly evolving occupations within key Texas industries. It explains findings of a research project that provided a current information resource to help job seekers make informed career and training choices. Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 examines the projected mismatch…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Change, Career Education, Electricity
Amarillo Coll., TX. – 1988
This guide is intended for use by individuals preparing for a career in commercial and residential irrigation. The materials included are geared toward students who have had some experience in the irrigation business; they are intended to be presented in 10 six-hour sessions. The first two sections deal with using this guide and preparing for the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Design, Equipment Utilization, Fluid Mechanics
Morgan, Melanie – Gifted Child Today, 2003
Most teachers have attended countless workshops that advocated new teaching methods, materials, or techniques in addressing special student populations. They politely listen as a series of presenters enthusiastically introduce their information in written and verbal form. They return to the classroom, fully intending to use their new skills, but…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Interdisciplinary Approach, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences. – 2000
This student activity book and reference book, which are part of a family and consumer sciences education series focusing on a broad range of employment opportunities, are intended for use in one- and two-year food production, management, and services programs for Texas high school students. The reference book provides information needed by…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Competence
Askins, Billy E.; Blide, Patti – 1996
This report describes the implementation and operation of a 6-month peer coaching program, "Collegial Coaching: Transfer of Learning through Reflective Practice," at Estacado High School in Lubbock (Texas). The program was originally designed to assist teachers to improve their own management and instruction in the classroom. However, it…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Collegiality, Faculty Development, Feedback
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences. – 2000
This student activity book and reference book, which are part of a family and consumer sciences education series focusing on a broad range of employment opportunities, are intended for use in 1- and 2-year textile and apparel production, management, and services programs for Texas high school students. The reference book provides information…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Clothing
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Curriculum Center. – 1994
The teacher's guide and student reference book presented here were developed as resources to facilitate school-age parenting education. The materials were organized around the nine essential elements for the Parenting Education for School-Age Parents course in Texas. The teacher's guide contains teaching strategies, teaching aids, paper-and-pencil…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Classroom Techniques, Course Content
Koukel, Sonja D. – 2001
These two publications are two of three that comprise a course that provides occupationally specific training designed to develop knowledge and skills for employment in the area of housing, furnishings, and equipment production, management, and services. The reference book is a student text that provides information needed by employees in the…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Building Trades, Career Development
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences. – 2000
This student activity book and reference book, which are part of a family and consumer sciences education series focusing on a broad range of employment opportunities, are intended for use in 1- and 2- programs preparing Texas high school students for employment in occupations related to providing services for older adults. The reference book…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Day Care, Aging (Individuals), Behavioral Objectives
Koukel, Sonja D. – 2001
These publications are two of three that comprise a course that provides occupationally specific training designed to develop knowledge and skills for employment in the area of institutional maintenance management and services. The reference book is a student text that provides information needed by employees in the institutional maintenance…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Buildings, Career Development, Cleaning