ERIC ED459547: American History--Part 2. Teacher's Guide [and Student Workbook]. Revised. Parallel Alternative Strategies for Students (PASS).

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Fresen, Sue; Logan, Joshua; McCarron, Kathleen
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American History--Part 2. Teacher's Guide [and Student
TITLE
Workbook]. Revised. Parallel Alternative Strategies for
Students (PASS).
Leon County Schools, Tallahassee, FL.
INSTITUTION
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of
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Instructional Support and Community Services.
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2000-00-00
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579p.; Course No. 2100310. Developed by the Leon County
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Curriculum Improvement Project. Funded under the Individuals
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*Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); *Academic
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Standards; Classroom Techniques; Curriculum; *Disabilities;
North American History; Regular and Special Education
Relationship; Secondary Education; Social Studies; *Student
Educational Objectives; Student Evaluation; *Teaching
Methods; *United States History; Vietnam War; World War II
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This teacher's and student's guide is part of a series of
content-centered packages of supplemental reading, activities, and methods
adapted for students who have disabilities. Parallel Alternative Strategies
for Students (PASS) materials are designed to help these students succeed in
regular education content courses. The content in PASS differs from standard
textbooks and workbooks in several ways: simplified text, smaller units of
study, reduced vocabulary level, increased frequency of drill and practice,
less cluttered format, and presentation of skills in small, sequential steps.
The material is designed to supplement state-adapted textbooks and other
instructional materials. This guide is intended for teachers and students of
American history and covers the time period from 1924 to the present. The
content is based on the Florida Curriculum Frameworks and correlates to the
Sunshine State Standards. It is divided into 11 units of study that
correspond to the social studies strands. Each unit in the teacher's guide
contains: a description of the unit focus, suggestions for enrichment, an
assessment, and an answer key. The teacher's guide appendices include
instructional strategies, teaching suggestions, inclusion suggestions, and a
chart that correlates relevant benchmarks from the Sunshine State Standards
with the course requirements. The student workbook contains vocabulary, an
explanation of the content, and practice exercises designed to evaluate
comprehension. (Contains 30 references.)
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American History-Part 2
Teacher's Guide
Course No. 2100310
Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services
Division of Public Schools and Community Education
Florida Department of Education
2000
This product was developed by Leon County Schools, Exceptional
Student Education
Department, through the Curriculum Improvement Project,
a special project, funded by the
State of Florida, Department of Education, Division of Public Schools
and Community
Education, Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services,
through federal
assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),
Part 13.
Copyright
State of Florida
Department of State
2000
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American History Part 2
Teacher's Guide
Course No. 2100310
revised and edited by
Sue Fresen
Joshua Logan
Kathleen McCarron
graphics by
Rachel McAllister
page layout by
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Blanche Blank
Curriculum Improvement Project
IDEA, Part B, Special Project
min Nunn SCHOOLS
Exceptional Student Education
http://www.leon.k12.fl.us/public/pass/
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Curriculum Improvement Project
Sue Fresen, Project Manager
Leon County Exceptional Student Education (ESE)
Ward Spisso, Director of Exceptional Education and Student Services
Diane Johnson, Director of the Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources
System (FDLRS) /Miccosukee Associate Center
Superintendent of Leon County Schools
William J. Montford
School Board of Leon County
Tom Young, Chair
Joy Bowen
J. Scott Dailey
Maggie Lewis
Fred Varn
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