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Myers, Nicholas J. – Principal, 2008
All children can learn. When principals and faculties fully embrace this core belief and demonstrate it to students, parents, and each other, significant improvements in academic performance can result. However, while it is certainly true that all children are capable of academic success, it is also true that learning occurs at different rates.…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, School Schedules, Elementary Schools, Academic Standards
Hopkins, Harriet J.; Canady, Robert Lynn – Principal, 1997
Although parallel block scheduling continues to benefit student learning, it is challenged to meet the needs of new educational programs, particularly whole language and interdisciplinary instruction. Two illustrated blocks show how teachers can effectively divide their time between whole-group and small-group instruction and integrate science and…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Educational Benefits, Elementary Education, Integrated Curriculum
Canady, Robert Lynn; Rettig, Michael D. – Principal, 2001
Today's elementary principals must address three major issues related to scheduling: providing quality time for teaching and learning; dealing with class size; and varying learning time for students who learn at different rates. Parallel block scheduling offers a flexible, cost-effective strategy for achieving these ends. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Block Scheduling, Class Size, Cognitive Style