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This publication is intended to assist vocational-technical educators in developing curriculum based on national and state skill standards. It begins with guidelines for determining the usefulness of current sets of standards, such as criteria for evaluating their suitability and the performance indicators used. The author discusses the steps in the process of developing standards-based curriculum, including conducting a needs analysis, identifying vocational-technical program content from the standards, developing assessment and instructional materials, and reviewing and revising the curriculum. In the final chapter, the author demonstrates how to use standards-based scenarios for instruction using a scenario planner. The appendices contain sample skill standards, model scenarios, a checklist for instructional/assessment criteria, a sample scenario planner, and a blank master.