Overcoming the Challenge of Mandated Instructional Time.

Johnston, Joan E.

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ERIC Number: EJ619531

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Publication Date: 2001

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Overcoming the Challenge of Mandated Instructional Time.

Johnston, Joan E.

Primary Voices K-6, v9 n3 p8-13 Jan 2001

Describes how the author, a third-grade teacher, deals with the challenges of teaching within a school-based reform package. Describes how she finds ways of satisfying the required number of minutes of reading, math, and science instruction without sacrificing what she knows about what works for her students and their learning. Discusses pros and cons of this curriculum. (SR)

Descriptors: Educational Trends, Grade 3, Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Politics of Education, Primary Education, Reading Instruction, Science Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Time Factors (Learning), Time Management, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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