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Author: Robert L. Canady and Michael D. Rettig
This practical book and its accompanying CD-ROM include over 100 schedules to help elementary schools raise student achievement.
This is the first book of its kind. It shows elementary school principals how to create schedules that—
-Support research-based instructional practices
-Create the most efficient school day for ALL teachers and students
-Increase the quality of instructional time
-Reduce fragmentation of the school day
-Create the best learning environments
The accompanying CD-ROM includes all the schedules illustrated in the book in Excel format, which can be customized to fit your school’s needs.
Topics include—
· Building Master Schedules
· Scheduling Time for Quality Literacy Instruction
· Scheduling Time for Quality Mathematics Instruction
· Scheduling Encore Classes (PE, art, music etc.) to Provide Common Planning Time for Core Teachers
· Designing Special Services Schedules that Integrate with Core Instruction
· Providing Time for Intervention, Remediation and Enrichment
The book also includes a chapter with planning and implementation strategies designed to help elementary schools through the scheduling change process.
Please click on the links below for sample pages:
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Dedication
MeettheAuthors
Preface
References
Note
1 The Case for Building Master Schedules in Elementary Schools
Part I: Master Schedules, Encore Schedules, and Special Service Schedules
2 Designing Elementary School Master Schedules
3 Scheduling Encore Classes
4 Scheduling Special Service Personnel in Elementary Schools
5 Departmentalized Team Schedules for Intermediate Grades
Part II: Parallel Block Scheduling
6 An Introduction to Parallel Block Scheduling
7 Staffing, Scheduling, and Managing the Extension Center in Schools Using Parallel Block Scheduling
8 Elementary Mathematics Scheduling Variations
Part III: Instruction and Planning
9 The Road to Becoming Literate: Instruction in Kindergarten Through Grade Three
10 Language Arts Instruction in Grades 3, 4, and 5: Planning for the Parallel Block Schedule
11 Providing High-Quality Mathematics Instruction in Elementary Schools
12 Creating a Planning, Implementation, and Training Process to Support an Elementary School Schedule Change
Appendix 1: Forms, Lesson Plans, and Strategies
Appendix 2: Extension Center Activities
Appendix 3: Prince William County Public Schools Regulation
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