In one hospital, every payday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. continuous instruction or demonstration takes place for the day and evening or off duty nurses. (EB)

Reports reactions of teachers, administrators, and students to a pilot double session program conducted in Dade County, Florida, noting that these reactions were generally favorable. (JF)

Explains that favorable market and working conditions influence the scheduling of school construction projects. Facility planners, architects, and contractors are advised to develop a realistic time schedule for the entire project. (MLF)

How to blame the computer for all failings, human and otherwise. (LS)

Describes positive and negative school district experiences with block scheduling. (PKP)

Discusses the solutions that administrators at Longview Community College in Kansas City, Missouri, used to deal with the classroom disruptions and groundwater collection caused during facility construction. (GR)

This article tells the story of how Colby, a young boy who is congenitally deafblind, developed language and literacy. Narrative is coupled with video to illustrate how the following four instructional approaches and interventions supported his development: (1) daily schedule, (2) home-school journal, (3) experiential based literacy, and (4)…

The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide, "Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades" addresses the challenge of providing effective literacy instruction for English learners in the elementary grades. The Guide offers five specific recommendations for district…

This book is a compilation of articles taken from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) journal entitled "The Science Teacher" that pertain to block scheduling and strategies for effective science instruction within this framework. Articles include "Blockbuster Ideas" (Judy Bohince and Ireve King), "Tackling Block Scheduling" (Martha M.…

This report explores key issues in the debate about restructuring educational time to enhance student learning. Its central framework was derived from proceedings of a symposium conducted in June 1994 by the Policy Support Program of the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development. Part 1 describes the developments that led to the…

The main topic discussed is a daily modular scheduling system initiated for the small enrollment at Pahranagat Valley High School in Alamo, Nevada, with specific reference to types of instruction, schedule procedures, and conflict problems. An evaluation of the scheduling system is also included. The report is written in dissertation format, which…

Reports a study of physical educators' perceptions of the effects of block scheduling on their classes and on the teachers who were using it. Surveys indicated that physical educators who used block scheduling were universally positive about it because it provided an opportunity to truly meet the physical education objectives. (SM)

Discusses the training and preparation for the transition to block scheduling. Provides a summary of some of the aspects of the four-by-four block schedule and describes strategies employed to modify instruction and curriculum. Includes two sample interdisciplinary activities. (DDR)