Making a Flexible Schedule a Reality
In many schools, traditional scheduling methods are getting in the way of meeting student needs more effectively. But let’s look on the bright side. Many schools have made progressive changes. Give in to the positive peer pressure. What are other schools doing? How do you get there from here? A Flexible Schedule and [...]
What Impact Does Advisory Have on Teacher’s Time? – Pt II
In our last post, What Impact do Intervention Blocks Have on Teachers’ Time Pt. 1, we looked at how adding an Intervention Block to a teacher’s schedule is not at all like adding an additional class. But of course, there is additional work associated with adding anything to a teacher’s schedule. What Are the “Costs” [...]
What Impact Does Advisory Have on Teachers’ Time? – Pt I
'Teachers have plenty of time! Why can’t they just add more to their workload?’, said no one ever. The truth is that teachers, especially in today’s society, are flooded with increasing and ever-changing stresses. If things weren’t bad enough before, an abundance of information, technology, new ideas and pending educational reform may leave many [...]