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Curriculum Integration Connecting Academic And Career And Technical Education, Crystal Yvette Clark Jan 2005

Curriculum Integration Connecting Academic And Career And Technical Education, Crystal Yvette Clark

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The purpose of this project was to develop a curriculum that will help integrate Academic, Career, and Technical Education. The basic purpose of curriculum integration is to help student make connections between academic and technical information, to help them discover the answer to "Why do I have to learn this?" In 1990, the federal government mandated the "integration" of Academic and Career and Technical Education through amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Vocation Education Act of 1984.


Integrated Agriscience And Career Awareness Curriculum For Elementary And Middle School Utilizing School Gardens, Lorie Susan Suntree Jan 2002

Integrated Agriscience And Career Awareness Curriculum For Elementary And Middle School Utilizing School Gardens, Lorie Susan Suntree

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Agriculture is a one billion dollar industry in the state of California, yet science and agriculture are overlooked in elementary and middle schools. Instead, an emphasis is placed on writing, reading, and math, subjects that are tested at the state level. As a result, fourth and eighth graders in California placed 38th out of 41 in a National Science Assessment Test. In the spring of 2003, science will be included in the statewide test; therefore, elementary and middle school will have to address the subject of science and its impact on the school day. In 2002 the California State Board …


Constructivist Model For Career Internships: Integrating Contextual Learning And Critical Thinking, Deborah Scott-Toux Jan 2001

Constructivist Model For Career Internships: Integrating Contextual Learning And Critical Thinking, Deborah Scott-Toux

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This project grew from a desire to help students draw meaningful connections between education and future career aspirations.


Exploratory Vocational Course For Special Needs Students, William Lee Huyssoon Jan 1999

Exploratory Vocational Course For Special Needs Students, William Lee Huyssoon

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An Analysis Of Effective Instructional Techniques Used By Automotive Technology Instructors, Frederick Ernest Franke Jan 1995

An Analysis Of Effective Instructional Techniques Used By Automotive Technology Instructors, Frederick Ernest Franke

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