Distributive Education Curriculum. Orientation to Distributive Education. Instructor's Guide.

Overview & Synopsis

Seven lesson plans on orientation to distributive education and DECA are presented in this performanced-based curriculum unit for distributive education. This unit is self-contained and consists of the following components: introduction (provides overview of unit content and describes why mastery of the objectives is important); performance objectives; and unit outline (table of contents, time required for the unit, and materials and resources needed). Lesson plans generally include student information sheets, assignment sheets, and teacher materials (e.g., transparency masters). Lesson plan topics include facts about vocational and distributive education, cooperative work programs, DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), duties of DECA officers, and DECA activities. The unit also contains a post-test with answer key related to the enabling objectives and a unit evaluation (role playing situation in which student explains distributive education and its benefits). (JH)