The most popular of the new innovations is block scheduling. Block scheduling takes three forms. First is the alternate day schedule where students go to each class every other day, meeting for twice the amount of time. Next is the 4/4 semester plan where students meet for ninety minutes each day for a ninety day semester. Lastly the trimester plan which consists of two or three courses every sixty days in a trimester plan. This type of scheduling has been or is being considered in over fifty percent of schools today (Cromwell, 2003).

in emphasis from traditional scheduling to block scheduling according to Prentice Hall’s “How to manage instruction in the block” requires several changes (Fleming, 1998, P. 1):

o Establish rules for different classroom areas.

o Promote student questioning, investigation, and ownership.

o Use specific guidelines when assigning projects.

o Help students to organize notes so they can understand the primary goals of the lesson.

o Teach students to use word webs, mind maps, and other graphic organizers.

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