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The career education curriculum guide, contrary to its title, encompasses grades 3-6; other grade levels will be treated in forthcoming guides. Material in the guide is divided into two levels: grades 3-4 and grades 5-6. Five concepts underlying the guide's structure are: the self and environment; education and training; economics; employment and work adjustment skills; and decision making. Seventeen topic areas develop the basic concepts and form the structure for the guide. Title pages for each topic indicate applicable grade levels, a short definition of the topic, and generalizations about daily living and working which pertain to the topic. Developing each topic, objectives are listed and correlated with learning activities. Each objective is coded to designate its level of instructional emphasis: "I" indicates a concept being introduced; "D" designates a concept previously introduced and now being developed; and "E" indicates a concept receiving emphasis or in-depth exploration. A chart for grades K-10 shows the development of work-related concepts at primary, intermediate, upper elementary, junior high, and senior high levels. (SD)

The occupational motivation program was developed to expose students to career information and to aid them in choosing and preparing for a career. The document presents an overview of the Warren, Ohio career education program and resource units for the K-6, 7-8, and 9-10 levels. Each resource unit presents a rationale, objectives, framework, and learning activities aimed at developing a curriculum incorporating career education concepts and community involvement. The K-6 level focuses on: developing positive awareness and attitudes toward work; exploring the rewards of work; job clusters; worker relationships; success performance factors and skills; and career choice. The 7-8 level orientation program makes use of community resources to direct the curriculum toward critical social and personal issues, modern community studies and issues, a survey of occupations, and related curriculum and occupations. It also includes a student career orientation handbook with suggested resources, a listing of occupational clusters, and a job index. Materials presented for grades 9-10 focus on career exploration, treating vocational preparation, career choice, and community involvement. Student checklists and a unit on city government are included. An inservice teacher program and a brief program evaluation conclude the document. (JB)

The handbook is intended as a guide for career education specialists and includes a wide variety of materials, most of which are reproduced directly from the Warren, Ohio, city schools' World of Work project office. Following an overview of the city's program, the document emphasizes policies, procedures, and organizational functions. Three aspects of the program are discussed: career motivation for grades K-6, career orientation for grades 7-8, and career exploration for grades 9-10. These include objectives, rationale, specific teaching concepts, grade level study areas, and, for grades 9-10, career education program designs. The bulk of the handbook is devoted to sample program materials: duties and procedures for career specialists, co-teachers, and career aides; program policies, forms, guides, and memos; policies, procedures, and ideas concerning field trips; a suggested filing system; an equipment list; titles of films available locally; and sample designs and materials used for inservice teacher programs. (MDW)

Based on the ideas and outlines submitted by teachers and administrators participating in a workshop on women's role in the world of work, this collection of sample lessons focusing on the career development of women can be taught at various levels of the career education world of work K-10 continuum. The content is presented in sixteen units. Each unit stresses one of seven career development areas and includes suggested grade levels, developmental objectives, behavioral objectives, suggested activities, and a sample lesson. The sample lessons consist of a title, a listing of the materials needed to conduct the lesson, and a procedure (a description of activities that enhance the lesson). The seven areas of career development included are self, world of work, education and training, individual and environment, decision making, employability and work adjustment, and economics. A plan for the equalization of male/female role opportunities, especially at the senior high school level, concludes the guide. (EM)

This handbook provides adult basic education teachers with instructional materials for working with adult mentally handicapped students. Section 1 examines planning programs for adult mentally retarded students (getting started, specific considerations, various kinds of program sites) and implementing instruction (staff selection and training). Attachments include Title XX Service Descriptions, a sample service contract, and sample workshop staff inservice program agenda. Section 2 contains two instruments for adult mentally retarded client assessment and a list of other available assessment resources. Section 3, the major section of the handbook, presents 105 total lesson plans divided into eight separate modules: academics, communications, consumer economics, family living and personal care, leisure activities, occupational knowledge, self awareness and interpersonal relationships, and transportation. Intended for one class period of about an hour, each lesson plan follows this format: purpose, procedure, evaluation and adaptability, material and supplies needed, and related activities. Plans are applicable for use with adult second language, learning disabled, low functioning, and functionally illiterate groups. Section 4 contains these instructional resources--material survey/evaluation, bibliography, Ohio instructional resource centers, adult programs for the mentally retarded in Ohio, and glossary. (YLB)

This packet contains both a teacher's guide and a student activity book designed to help adult students acquire consumer information. Both booklets cover the following topics: bank accounts (checking accounts, savings accounts, other banking services), budgeting money, undersanding and using credit, comparative shopping, fraudulent persuasion, and consumer complaints. The teacher's guide contains content information and a step-by-step guide to each lesson. It also contains a glossary, a bibliography of consumer economics materials, a consumer economics materials grid, and a list of related sources and projects. The student activity book includes information sheets, vocabulary exercises based on the content of the lessons, and activity sheets. A glossary and answer key to the exercises are included. (KC)

This packet contains both a teacher's guide and a student activity book designed to help adult students prepare to find and keep a job. Both booklets cover the following topics: preparing oneself and looking for jobs, filling out applications and other forms, writing resumes, preparing for an interview, and keeping a job. The teacher's guide contains content information and a step-by-step guide to each lesson. It also contains a glossary, a bibliography of occupational knowledge materials, materials grid, and a list of related sources and projects. The student activity book includes information sheets, vocabulary exercises based on the content of the lessons, and activity sheets. A glossary and answer key to the exercises are included. (KC)

This packet contains both a teacher's guide and a student activity book designed to help adult students learn about health and family living. Both booklets cover the following topics: health in the home, safety in the home (safety tips concerning children, tips on indoor safety, first aid), helping children with school activities, leisure time and recreation, and food and nutrition. The teacher's guide contains content information and a step-by-step guide to each lesson. It also contains a glossary, a bibliography of health and family living materials, a materials grid, and a list of related sources and projects. The student activity book includes information sheets, vocabulary exercises based on the content of the lessons, and activity sheets. A glossary and answer key to the exercises are included. (KC)

This packet contains both a teacher's guide and a student activity book designed to help adult students become familiar with law and government. Both booklets cover the following topics: municipal government, county government, Ohio government, becoming a United States citizen, voting, taxes, rights of tenants and landlords, licensing, insurance, law enforcement agencies, correctional institutions, and finding a lawyer. The teacher's guide contains content information and a step-by-step guide to each lesson. It also contains a glossary, a bibliography of law and government materials, a law and government materials grid, and a list of related sources and projects. The student activity book includes information sheets, vocabulary exercises based on the content of the lessons, and activity sheets. A glossary and answer key to the exercises are included. (KC)

This packet contains both a teacher's guide and a student activity book designed to help adult students locate and use community resources. Both booklets cover the following topics: the public library, Social Security, postal services, use of the telephone and the telephone directory, the newspaper, the Cooperative Extension Service, reference books, directories, and indexes, writing letters and notes, and community assistance. The teacher's guide contains content information and a step-by-step guide to each lesson. It also contains a glossary, a bibliography of community resources materials, a community resources materials grid, and a list of related sources and projects. The student activity book includes information sheets, vocabulary exercises based on the content of the lessons, and activity sheets. A glossary and answer key to the exercises are included. (KC)