Block scheduling is the practice of having classes about twice as long as 'traditional' classes, meaning about 90 minutes instead of 45 to 50 minutes. This means that students meet with a teacher half as often as during a 'traditional' schedule, but they get about twice as much 'contact time.' This kind of schedule has about 3 variations and is increasingly being used throughout America. Some ... [MORE] 1. Austin ISD Changes from Block Scheduling - Article in Austin American Statesman describing the change from block back to traditional. 2. Block Scheduling - FAQ, schools using block scheduling, discussion listservs, and links to research and resources. 3. Block Scheduling - Look Before You Leap - Article written by the American Federation of Teachers union. Summarizes pros and cons. 4. Block Scheduling Articles - A large selection of articles on block scheduling from the Music Educators National Conference (MENC). 5. Block Scheduling issues - Listing of studies and web sites that have data on Block scheduling 6. Block Scheduling: Is this Right for America's Public Schools? - A research paper focusing on the pitfalls and benefits of block scheduling. 7. Education Policy Analysis Archives - Block Scheduling Effects on a State Mandated Test of Basic Skills - Study which examined the effects of a tri-schedule on the academic achievement of students in a high school. The tri-schedule consists of traditional, 4x4 block, and hybrid schedules running at the same time in the same high school. Effectiveness of the schedules was determined from the state mandated test of basic skills in reading, language, and mathematics. 8. InfoWeb - Block Scheduling Information - A well balanced research report on various components of block scheduling in 25 high schools in North Carolina. 9. Phi Delta Kappan - Block Scheduling Revisited - Article looks at why schools moved to block scheduling, analyzes the benefits and pitfalls that educators have experienced, compares rates of student achievement, scrutinizes the overuse of the lecture approach, and reviews effective instructional strategies. Concludes with some specific recommendations to maximize the benefits of block scheduling in the future. 10. School Change and Block Scheduling - Web site offers tips on developing and implementing an alternative (block) schedule. 11. The Problem With Block Scheduling - The Case Against Block Scheduling: An Educational Fad that Hurts Academic Performance. 12. Block Scheduling: A Solution or a Problem? - This articles discusses whether block scheduling is a flexible scheduling alternative that benefits students, or a fad that's sure to pass.

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