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faculty done research into different scheduling options?

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great books out there on scheduling. Todd Bowen ====================== 95/11 From-> Jody Klopp Subject: Re: Block Scheduling I taught for 3 years in block-scheduling in a 250 student Catholic High School. We called our schedule the A-B day schedule. We would meet our classes every other day for 90 minutes. So I had French I for 90 minutes, French II for 90 minutes, French III for 90 minutes on the A days and two sections of Spanish I for 90 minutes on B days. On the B day I would get a 90 minute planning period. No planning on the A day. This schedule would continue through two semesters. I liked this version of block-scheduling very much. I could do at least 3 or 4 different activities during the block. I used a lot of cooperative learning, TPR, regular text work, and supplementary materials. What I found out about teaching techniques with the block is that you have to be very active. Keeping the students engaged in language learning is very important. The more var