Block Scheduling--look before you leap Among secondary schools, block scheduling is one of the hottest reforms of the day. According to some estimates, between 25 percent and 40 percent of U.S. high schools are already using or experimenting with block scheduling, and its popularity appears to be growing.. http: //aft.org/publications/american_teacher/s...
Time for Teachers in School Restructuring In this paper, I argue that without a fundamental change in the ways we conceptualize time, especially for teachers, our best efforts at teacher participation in school reform will probably wither.. http: //ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/SysReforms/...
The Case Against Block Scheduling This is one of several pages on the problems of block scheduling, a major educational "reform" that is being implemented across the country.. http: //jefflindsay.com/Block.shtml
Block Scheduling List of the most frequently asked questions and answers about block scheduling.. http: //education.umn.edu/carei/Blockscheduling/def...
Block Scheduling’s Success Formula Modifying time in school effectively boils down to a six-step recipe.. http: //aasa.org/publications/sa/1999_03/hotten...
The Effects of Block Scheduling Two leading authorities describe what results when high schools use alternative schedules.. http: //aasa.org/publications/sa/1999_03/rettig...
Changing Times A newspaper article on Block Scheduling http: //edweek.org/ew/newstory.cfm?slug=05block...
Pros and Cons of Block Scheduling Article about the advantages and disadvantages of block schedules.. http: //jefflindsay.com/Block3.shtml
