What are effective models that organize time in school to support teachers’ professional development?
Block schedules provide longer periods for teachers to participate in professional development and curriculum-planning sessions. Four-day school weeks free an entire day for teachers to participate in professional development or team planning (depending on contract stipulations). (Only a few studies examined the impact of year-round schooling on professional development, and these results were mixed.) [back to top] Are there examples of schools or districts that use time effectively? Students at Roxbury Preparatory Charter School in Massachusetts attend classes for eight hours each day and receive double the instructional time for math and language arts. As a result, the percentage of students passing the MCAS (the state’s standardized test) increased dramatically. In 2002, only 70 percent of the students passed the eighth grade math MCAS (they did not have double math classes until their eighth grade year). In 2004, one hundred percent of the students passed the MCAS (they had three y
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