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1. Making Common Cause: Integrating Academic and Vocational Studies.

Author

National Association of Secondary School Principals, Reston, VA. and Harrington, Lois G.

Abstract

This bulletin argues that by integrating academic and vocational instruction into a unified curriculum, schools can ensure that students are better prepared to meet the challenges of careers and a changing society. Vocational education provides three broad areas of skills: entry level job skills, employability skills, and employment skills. But despite the current separation of the curricula, vocational education does not exist apart from academics, and some vocational subjects require a great deal of academic skill. Therefore, integrating academic and vocational instruction into a unified curriculum is a way of better ensuring that non-college-bound students are prepared for life in a changing work world and a complex society. Four examples are described of school settings that are integrating academic and vocational instruction: Dauphin County Area Vocational Technical School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Corvallis School District, Oregon; Great Oaks Joint Vocational School District in Cincinnati, Ohio; and Sandy Union High School in Sandy, Oregon. The report concludes with general recommendations for integrating academic and vocational instruction, and 12 references are included. (TE)

Published
1988

2. Students Who Can't Communicate: Speech Language Services at the Secondary Level.

Author

National Association of Secondary School Principals, Reston, VA., McKinley, Nancy L., and Larson, Vicki Lord

Abstract

This pamphlet maintains that schools must address the needs (typically underserved or unserved in the schools) of students with oral communication disorders. The pamphlet states that such disorders range from language comprehension and/or production deficits to social communication problems, to low-level thinking skills, to hearing problems, to speech problems such as stuttering or articulation errors. The pamphlet's six sections are as follows: (1) Why Speech Language Services Are Critical; (2) Identifying Students with Communication Disorders; (3) How To Structure Effective Speech-Language Programs (discussing information dissemination, identification, assessment, program planning, intervention, and follow-up); (4) Exempli Gratia (containing descriptions of five speech-language programs based on the above model); (5) Summary; and (6) Resources. (SR)

Published
1989

3. Current Trends in Biology Education.

Author

National Association of Secondary School Principals, Reston, VA., Wivagg, Daniel E., and Moore, Randy

Abstract

This newsletter reports on the status of biology education in the United States. It states that biology has entered its "golden age" because of the emergence of biotechnology, ecology, agricultural productivity, and human biology as major societal issues. This report discusses the status of the informal national curriculum of biology, involving textbooks and standardized tests, and identifies six major efforts underway in the United States; these have to do with curricula, programs, and concepts. This paper also reports on a poll of award winning biology teachers that revealed some common characteristics. It indicates that successful biology teachers stress process and thinking skills. It states that these teachers generally enjoy their work and spend a great deal of out-of-school time preparing for classes. Many teachers attempt to keep up to date by attending meetings and conventions and most view their work as critically important to developing responsible students. The descriptions of eight exemplary secondary biology programs are included. A brief list of additional resources is provided. (CW)

Published
1987