Two of these are described here. The foundation developed two approaches to teaching critical skills. Meltzer et al. This project conducted an analysis of 791 jobs, involving over 3,000 employees in more than 300 Fort Worth businesses. As a result of this initial effort, significant curriculum changes were made to incorporate the use of technology in teaching math and science principles.
Teachers now assign students problems to solve, rather than items to make.
To begin the effort, a group of 42 DoDDS teachers was assembled for a week-long workshop in Columbus, Ohio. A second group of DoDDS teachers was oriented to the process and the program was pilot tested by them during the 1993-1994 school year. The results have been positive. Some of these suggestions are described by Meltzer et al. The seniors then communicated their findings to middle school students.