This document is an outline of a project to develop, evaluate, and disseminate a set of curriculum materials for use in the elementary (K-6) grades. This paper sketches the role of schools in the energy problem, outlines goals and objectives for curriculum activities, and develops a plan for the content and use of the materials. Strategies for…

Prepared by the Hawaii State Department of Education, this framework for environmental education is intended to guide teachers and administrators in their development of K-12 environmental education program guides and learning experiences. Included are objectives, a rationale, general concepts, environmental issues, and a scope and sequence model.…

Designed to help administrators plan and implement an emergency medical technician (EMT) training program, this course guide is intended for use with a series of fifteen instructor lesson plan modules. (The EMT-Paramedic is described as a professional in emergency medical care who has successfully completed a training program that includes formal…

This publication provides guidelines for the operation of an elementary school (K-6) science program curriculum. The report describes the science program which was developed and is in operation in the Montgomery County Public School District (Rockville, Maryland). An emphasis of the program is to maintain continuity between all levels of the…

The guide briefly describes the objectives and content of a career awareness course consisting of a nine-week block (approximately 45 sessions) which was offered to all Dickinson Area Vocational High School students during their sophomore year. It gives week by week suggestions for implementing the career awareness program, including seminars,…

This program outline is intended for teachers K-12. The outline provides teachers with the philosophy and goals of teaching citizenship education as a means of instilling an appreciation of the American democratic heritage. The emphasis is on citizenship preparation through an integration of the study of government, history, sciences, mathematics,…

Sixteen home economics teachers participated in the workshop, which was designed to prepare teachers to begin an introductory health service program or to broaden the concepts of home economics occupational programs as related to the health occupations field. The workshop was planned by the Supervisor of Personal Services of Detroit Public Schools…

The criteria developed by the NCTE Committee on Curriculum Bulletins for the evaluation of reading programs are presented and explained. (JH)

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IS ONE OF THREE OFFERINGS OF THE PRETECHNICAL PROJECT DESIGNED TO REMOTIVATE UNDERACHIEVING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO, UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, MAY BE ADMITTED TO THE CAREER PROGRAMS OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. DEVELOPED BY A COMMITTEE OF TEACHERS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, THE MANUAL IS INTENDED TO ASSIST TEACHERS,…

Prepared by a junior college under contract with the Office of Education, the curriculum materials are designed to assist school administrators, advisory committees, supervisors, and teachers in developing or evaluating postsecondary programs in farm crop production technology. Information was gathered by visits to the important farm regions and…

The set of materials includes five story units to be read by elementary school students and corresponding teacher guides designed to promote subsequent class discussion. Story units cover school matters, play activities, home life, peer relationships, and responsibility. The teacher guides contain lesson objectives, discussion questions, and…

This publication consists of an instructional program planning guide matrix and flow chart on a separate foldout form and a curriculum guide for health occupations education. The first two sections provide instructions to assist in the design of health occupations training programs and a synopsis for each program plotted on the matrix and flow…

A program model for the science preparation of the elementary school teacher is offered incorporating principles of relevant content selection, appropriate practice through experience, basic skill remediation, and integrated holistic science with an effort to relate what is being learned to the future role as teacher. (JMF)

Information is presented on the administration of consumer education programs to train teachers and community group leaders who will be teaching consumer education in their own communities. Suggestions and examples are based on experience in creating and teaching such a program in consumer law in New York City. The first three chapters give…

This program guide is designed to serve as a reference resource for those involved with the teaching of drama at the junior high school level. Three elective, one-semester courses are described, with each description continuing a discussion of the goals, objectives, teaching strategies, and suggested sequences and time frames for the course. The…