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Peer reviewedThomas, Cheryl – NASSP Bulletin, 2001
Discusses problems related to block scheduling and suggests three elements for improvement: appropriate subject material, appropriate teaching styles, and appropriate level of cognitive development. (Contains 11 references.) (PKP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, Cognitive Style, Secondary Education
Fitzgerald, Ron – School Administrator, 1996
Time blocks' learning value can be increased markedly by helping staff develop brain-compatible teaching strategies. Teachers should establish relevance; hook students with short video sequences, dramatic skits, and simulations; schedule at least two learning activities per session; and capitalize on pulsed learning sequences, cooperative teaming,…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Relevance (Education)
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
Connors, James J., Ed.; Murphy, Tim H., Ed. – 1997
The following are among the 51 papers and 7 poster sessions included: "Agriculture in the Classroom" (Hillison); "Effects of an Elementary Agri-Science Program on Student Perceptions of and Performance in Agriculture and Science" (Howell); "Current Status of Preservice Teacher Education Programs in Agriculture" (Swortzel); "Problems and Challenges…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering
Download full textMiller, Greg, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings contain 48 presentations and 15 poster abstracts. Papers include "Computer Tasks Required in Selected Undergraduate Agriculture Courses" (Johnson, Ferguson, Vokinnns, Lester); "College of Agriculture Faculty Perceptions of Electronic Technologies in Teaching" (Dooley, Murphy); "Steering Through Turbulent…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Sciences
