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Free at Last: Making the Most of the Flexible Block Schedule.

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Seed, Allen – Middle School Journal, 1998

Discusses five types of flexible block schedules used in a team-taught middle school classroom. Briefly describes the transition from traditional scheduling to block scheduling. (JPB)

Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Educational Change, Educational Planning, Middle Schools

Flexing the Middle School Block Schedule by Adding Non-Traditional Core Subjects and Teachers to the Interdisciplinary Team.

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Smith, David D.; Pitkin, Nina A.; Rettig, Michael D. – Middle School Journal, 1998

Discusses the transition from traditional teaching and scheduling to a comprehensive block schedule with team teaching at the middle school level. Describes the process of educational change, including framing the problem, establishing consensus for change, creating pure teams, designing the master schedule; also discusses implementation issues.…

Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Planning

"Last Best Chance" on the Cheap. The Editor Reflects.

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Erb, Tom – Middle School Journal, 1998

Discusses the affordability of implementing interdisciplinary teaching teams and block schedules in middle schools. Argues that the benefits of these school schedules and models make them worth the investment of time and money it takes to implement them. (JPB)

Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Cooperative Planning, Educational Cooperation, Educational Planning

Alternative High School Scheduling. A View from the Teacher's Desk. Research Report.

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Pisapia, John; Westfall, Amy Lynn – 1997

In 1995 the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium (MERC), Richmond (Virginia) commissioned a study of alternative high school scheduling modules to determine the effects of different schedules on teaching strategies, teacher and student satisfaction, and student and school performance. This report presents the results of an analysis of a…

Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Flexible Scheduling, High School Students, High Schools