Middle School Schedule [6]: Book Review ‘Making Teamwork Meaningful’

‘If teams of teachers are going to accomplish anything of substance, they need regularly scheduled opportunities during the school day to collaborate. In addition, if a school truly want to provide differentiated learning experiences for students – the teachers need regularly scheduled opportunities during the school day to provide targeted interventions.’ Ferriter, Graham, Wight, 2013… Read More Middle School Schedule [6]: Book Review ‘Making Teamwork Meaningful’

03/10/201303/22/2013 Derek L. McCoy1 Comment

Middle School Schedule [5]: Intervention and Operations

The transition next year is about bettering how we teach and how students learn, those are first and foremost. Our discussions in SIT and leadership focus on how this move will significantly affect those areas and change what we do. One opportunity created from this move is our ability to manipulate our schedule and… Read More Middle School Schedule [5]: Intervention and Operations

03/03/201303/06/2013 Derek L. McCoy1 Comment

Middle School Schedule [4]: Our Schedule

Our current schedule is a seven period day. It affords 50 minutes per class in all subjects. The way the seven period day has run here over the last couple of years is grade levels are given one common planning period in the morning by having the grade levels go to electives during either 1st,… Read More Middle School Schedule [4]: Our Schedule

02/25/201303/08/2013 Derek L. McCoy2 Comments

Middle School Schedule [3]: Support

We have school leadership meetings twice a month in my current school district, Cumberland County Schools. The topic of one of our middle school principal break out sessions centered around our thoughts, vision and plans for our school schedules for next year. This was a great meeting. It’s obvious that there has been… Read More Middle School Schedule [3]: Support

02/23/201302/23/2013 Derek L. McCoyLeave a comment

Middle School Schedule [2]: Block = Flexibility

Our current schedule is a 7 period schedule. We take our instructional day and divide it into 7 equal blocks of time allotting additional time during lunch as well as consistent transition time between classes. Next year, we will be moving to a modified block schedule. There are several options and models of the… Read More Middle School Schedule [2]: Block = Flexibility

02/17/2013 Derek L. McCoy1 Comment

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Middle School Schedule [6]: Book Review ‘Making Teamwork Meaningful’

Middle School Schedule [5]: Intervention and Operations

Middle School Schedule [4]: Our Schedule

Middle School Schedule [3]: Support

Middle School Schedule [2]: Block = Flexibility