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)

This document contains the performance assessment instruments and criteria which will be applied as part of the certification process for beginning school counselors in Georgia. The purpose of the process is to provide the candidate with an opportunity to demonstrate the essential competencies on the job. While the candidate bears the ultimate…

The career exploration view is designed to stimulate learning which will provide individualized feedback to students concerning their self-identities. The career conscious individual career education model is an outcome-oriented model designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes individuals need to…

This document is a compilation of the presentations made at the 1970 National Exemplary Institute, a conference designed to serve as a guide for exemplary projects being undertaken across the country. Presentations included in the document are: (1) "The Characteristics of This Changing Age in Our Vocational Education" by Luis Morton, (2) "The Role…

This catalog contains information about planning, career guidance programs, and five selected planning models. General information about planning and educational change is discussed in the section on planning, along with specific guidelines for planners of career guidance programs. Two worksheets, "Planning Considerations" and "Selection Guide,"…

Presented is Stage II of the Comprehensive Approach to Pupil Planning (CAPP) System, a three-stage model for planning educational interventions in the regular and special education classrooms and for guiding placement decisions. The guide focuses on the evaluation services performed by the Planning and Placement Team (PPT) with sections on the…

Presented is Stage III of the Comprehensive Approach to Pupil Planning (CAPP) System, a three-stage model for planning educational interventions in the regular and special education classrooms and for guiding placement decisions. The guide focuses on the instructional planning team with sections on the following: Stage III personnel; roles and…

Designed for progressive implementation (1966-1977) in the Northwest Region, this program guide emphasizes rural educational change via training systems and materials which suggest and support new structural patterns and participatory decision making for rural schools and communities. Divided into three major sections (Summary Information, Program…

This training manual is published by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) program Improving Mental Health Services on Western Campuses as a result of work done on a grant from the Experimental and Special Training Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health. The manual details considerations and ideas that have been…

The packet consists of information derived from several sources on models for delivering services to rural handicapped students. The first part of the packet defines "rural," followed by a discussion of factors hindering rural service delivery and a model describing the continuum of services in rural areas. Seven model programs and projects from…

The need for early field experiences in teacher education is based on four specific needs: (1) the student need to know if he or she likes teaching; (2) the university need to know if the student shows promise of becoming a good teacher; (3) the student need to practice before assuming major classroom responsibilities; and (4) the teacher…

This program planning guide for school district use in planning secondary, post-secondary, and adult programs in home economics is an enlarged version of the Home Economics Section of "Planning Education for Nevada's Growth--A Master Plan for Education." Part I, The Prevocational Years, covers: (1) planning programs, (2) present practices, (3)…

This pamphlet blueprints a step-by-step process of curriculum change, while it is not a pendantic discussion of the process. It also reflects a philosophy of change. It is meant to do two things: 1) to specify the kinds of decisions that must be made to achieve meaningful change; and, 2) to provide acceptable tools to carry out the tasks. Section…

Based on experiences in Dallas, Boston, and Minneapolis, guidelines are given for local school-business partnerships, including objectives, forms of cooperation, and partnership activities. In this last area, internships, magnet and specialty school programs in the above-mentioned cities are described. (SJL)

Based on the experiences of the Women's Bureau projects, this program guide is intended to help community-based organizations develop and implement an entrepreneurship training program for their clients. The program, as described in this document, is aimed at helping homemakers and other women to explore entrepreneurship as a career option and to…