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A Blueprint for Effectively Using RTI Intervention Block Time
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Higgins Averill, Orla; Baker, Diana; Rinaldi, Claudia – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2014
Many schools have adopted schoolwide intervention blocks as a component of response-to-intervention (RTI) implementation to ensure that students who need intervention are receiving it. However, virtually no peer-reviewed guidance exists for helping teachers manage this time effectively. This article presents a blueprint for organizing intervention…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Guidelines, Time Blocks, Program Implementation
Eavesdropping on Change: Listening to Teachers during the First Year of an Extended Block Schedule.
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Bruckner, Martha – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
The discussion that transpired in Fremont, Nebraska, over one academic year depicted faculty's struggles and growth as they wrestled with their school's significant change to block scheduling. Conversations demonstrate a staff moving from block-implementation stresses in the first quarter to a focus on teaching and learning in the fourth quarter.…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Guidelines, High Schools, Program Implementation
The Administrative Challenges of Block Scheduling.
Reid, William M. – School Administrator, 1996
Based on his experience with the Copernican block scheduling plan used in British Columbia secondary schools, a principal identifies administrative challenges (abuse of tutorial time, uneven distribution of teacher-preparation time, teacher fatigue, pedagogical changes, and unrealistic expectations) and suggests ways to address them. Involving…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Block Scheduling, Foreign Countries, Guidelines
The Road We Traveled: Scheduling in the 4 X 4 Block.
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Queen, J. Allen; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
An evaluation of the 4 X 4 block schedule used in three North Carolina high schools elicited strong support from teachers, students, and parents. Schools planning to implement this model should review D. G. Hackman's guidelines covering faculty input, feedback procedures, training opportunities, teacher fatigue, holidays, classroom monitoring,…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Guidelines, High Schools, Parent Attitudes
Program Evaluation: Getting Started and Doing It Right.
Chase, Elaine; Mutter, David A.; Nichols, W. Randolph – American School Board Journal, 1999
Provides evaluation snapshots of nine programs operated by the Chesapeake (Virginia) Public Schools to illustrate the importance of ongoing program assessment. Advises evaluators to use teamwork, employ a full-time evaluator, utilize consultants as needed, write annual management plans, involve school division administrators, and meet regularly.…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Block Scheduling, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
Finding Our Way: Ten Guidelines for Integrating Technology into Secondary Instruction.
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Pratt, S. Meador – TechTrends, 2000
Discusses technology use in secondary education and how to integrate it into the classroom. Topics include developing a cadre of teachers who are comfortable using computers who can then help others; time factors; constructivism; computer laboratories versus classroom clusters; student research projects; finding appropriate Web sites; and block…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Guidelines