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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

How We Made the Transition from Junior High to Middle School.

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Shimniok, Loretta M.; Schmoker, Mike – Educational Leadership, 1992

Describes a principal's efforts to help staff restructure an Arizona junior high school's entire curriculum while struggling to achieve a successful transition to middle school status. The most traumatic change for staff involved a radical scheduling change from one-hour classes to two-hour time blocks with alternating subjects from quarter to…

Descriptors: Change Strategies, Collegiality, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools