Curricular innovations designed and implemented in the language department at Colorado College which are based on modular scheduling are discussed in this paper. Sequential courses of several varieties are discussed including: principal "full courses;" interdisciplinary courses; "half-courses;" and "adjunct courses." The courses are designed in…

This pamphlet surveys the research and literature concerned with school organizational plans and their effects on learning. Focusing on vertical and horizontal organization and scheduling, this document lists 10 guidelines to improve organization for instruction and discusses exemplary practices and plans. An extensive bibliography is included.…

This paper examines the implementation of an alternate block (A/B) schedule in three high schools in Irving, Texas. The purpose is to review how time was used in 48 randomly selected high school Algebra 1, Biology 1, English 2, and U.S. History classes. Of the 48 classes, 12 observations were conducted for each course. The findings revealed a…

Discussion of block scheduling in secondary schools focuses on its impact on the school library media center. Discusses increased demand for library services, scheduling classes, the impact on librarians' time, teaching information technology, local area networks, and the increased pace of activity. (LRW)

Describes how to approach block scheduling of science classes. Discusses the planning process, specific activities that work well in longer science classes, and techniques for motivating students. (DDR)

The Rostrum is a quarterly publication of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) A Modest Proposal: Simplifying Articulation, Respecting Local Autonomy, and Responding to "Common Course Numbering" Mandates by Michelle Pilati; (2) Resolving the TBA Dilemma: A Tale of…

This study examined the benefits and difficulties that graduate student teachers perceived while participating in online collaborative group activities during their first year of a masters program. Overall, it was discovered that the three most prominent perceived learning outcomes involved 1) the teachers' recognition of the value of a supportive…

Research supported in whole by Public Health Service Grant HD-00908 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

This paper records one small school's adaptation of variable scheduling and the reactions of the school's staff and students to one year of the schedule's operation. The purpose of this experiential paper is to show how one school staff can cooperatively adapt a concept such as variable scheduling to its own needs, rather than to provide a…

Those who put off their spring cleaning and summer maintenance planning until tomorrow may find themselves reacting under terms they may not like. (Author)

In Chicago, a complete building overhaul was undertaken while school remained in session. (Author)

Is student self-scheduling the way to reduce class changes, provide more students with their first choices, and make everyone happier, or is it a method that deludes the principal into abdicating his responsibility for a workable master schedule? This author gives his opinions. (Editor)

Cites literature on shortened school days for first graders and suggests that such an approach has definite benefits. (JMB)

A company trainer shows some ways of scheduling reinforcement of learning for trainees: continuous reinforcement, fixed ratio, variable ratio, fixed interval, and variable interval. As there are problems with all methods, he suggests trying combinations of various types of reinforcement. (MF)