This guide represents a synthesis of input from many sources, both Alaskan and national. The critical components of a social studies education (knowledge, democratic beliefs and values, and skills) are incorporated throughout the guide which also features the concepts of justice, equality, responsibility, rule of law, freedom, diversity, privacy,…

This Utah State curriculum guide specifies social studies core curriculum standards that must be completed by all K-12 students in order to meet Utah graduation requirements. The core curriculum is intended to represent ideas, concepts, and skills that provide a basic social studies foundation upon which subsequent learnings may be built. An…

Part of a series of documents developed on Florida special education, the resource manual is intended to help local education agencies formulate and carry out due process procedures. Following a definition of terms and a brief historical perspective, the manual addresses the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): notice and consent…

Part of a series on special education procedures in Florida, the manual presents a multidisciplinary perspective on matching the most effective communication device to the nonvocal/unintelligible learner. The approach reflects the thinking of parent educators, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and physical therapists. Information was…

Part of a series on special educaton procedures in Florida, the manual presents information for teachers of visually impaired students regarding the use of electronic communication devices. Each of four types of devices is profiled: closed circuit television (CCTV), compressed speech devices, typewriter attachments for the Optacon (a device that…

One of a series designed to help Florida school districts provide special programs for exceptional children, the training packet is intended to be used in a 2-day training session for school bus drivers who transport handicapped students. The manual includes a brief introduction to five disability areas (physical impairments, visual impairments,…

The curriculum guide provides lesson plans on the use of music and drama as a means to develop language skills in handicapped children. The approach is based on theories of music educator, C. Orff. Lesson plans list objective, materials, and procedure information along with time requirements and directions. The first section details activities…

This guide is designed to be used as a planning tool in the development of library media and information skills curricula that will teach students in grades K-12 how to make effective use of information both in the classroom and throughout their lives. The matrix organizes competencies and skills described in Wisconsin Department of Public…

The purpose of this guide is to help teachers and elementary principals create kindergarten environments designed to meet children's developmental needs. Section 1 describes the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual characteristics of kindergartners. Section 2 discusses the recruiting and enrolling of students; the parent handbook; home…

This guide is designed to help administrators and teachers develop curriculum and improve instruction in multicultural, nonsexist education in response to a 1985 mandate from the Iowa State Assembly requiring the coordination of curriculum across subject matter lines at all levels of education. Multicultural, nonsexist education (MCNSE) is a…

This Arkansas art education curriculum guide for grades 1 to 6 covers basic concepts, vocabulary, activities, and evaluation for each grade. The basic concepts to be taught throughout these grades include line, shape, color, space, drawing, painting, printing, art history, and art careers. Specific art techniques and types of arts are introduced…

This guide presents the common curriculm goals for health education developed by the Oregon State Department of Education. Four content strands--safe living, stressor/risk-taking management, physical fitness, and nutrition--are a synthesis of the traditional health education and health promotion objectives. Knowledge and skills objectives are…

This curriculum guide is structured around 10 key concepts of the K-6 social studies program including change, citizenship, culture, empathy, environment, identity, interdependence, nation-state, scarcity, and technology. The guide is divided into two sections. Section 1, the teachers's notebook, encompasses: (1) the concept goals of the…

This curriculum guide lists mathematics topics and concepts, learning outcomes, and sample learning objectives (in three columns) for these secondary school mathematics courses in Alaska: (1) general mathematics; (2) consumer mathematics; (3) pre-algebra; (4) algebra I; (5) algebra II; (6) geometry; (7) trigonometry; (8) precalculus; and (9)…

This document contains the Florida program course standards for 151 courses in industrial education. For each course, the following information is provided: program title, effective date of standards, code number, whether secondary or postsecondary, credits, educational level, certification coverage, major concepts/content, laboratory activities,…