Diverse needs, streamlined scheduling—find out how with this all-in-one resource!
For even the most experienced administrator, schedule design has never been tougher. How can you meet the academic needs of all learners, while making the most of limited time and resources? Help has arrived with this latest book from school-scheduling gurus Elliot Merenbloom and Barbara Kalina.
An essential resource for any administrator working with diverse populations, Creative Scheduling for Diverse Populations in Middle and High School zeroes in on effective planning for a wide range of programs, including RTI, credit recovery, special education, second language learning, career-technical education, work-study, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate. You′ll find
- Guidance on developing schedules that advance your school′s educational goals
- Scheduling techniques for each type of program serving diverse learners, supported by research-based evidence
- Flexible frameworks that create time for small learning communities and teacher collaboration
- Best practices for fixed and variable scheduling in the context of learning needs
- Insights on teamwork throughout the scheduling process
- User-friendly schedule templates within each chapter, along with a reader′s guide for professional development
Use this complete resource to overcome your scheduling challenges and advance learning throughout your school.
‘The authors do an excellent job of organizing the information in the context of current, relevant research-based best practices for all students as well as special populations, plus supports and services that are on target for the challenges school schedulers face under current education accountability policies. The inclusion of detailed examples and scenarios is icing on the cake!’
—Michelle Kocar, Administrator
North Olmsted City Schools, Olmsted, OH
Jadual kandungan
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
1. Schedules: The Springboard for Action
Mission/Vision
Catalyst for Change
Using the Schedule Effectively
Flexibility
Role of the Scheduling Committee
Teacher Contracts
Programs for Diverse Populations
2. Special Programs for Educational Success: RTI, Special Education, and ELL
Response to Intervention
Special Education
English-Language Learner Programs
3. Special Programs for Educational Success: Credit Recovery, Career and Technical Education, Gifted and Talented, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate
Credit Recovery
Career and Technical Education
Honors, Gifted and Talented, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate
4. Inclusive Scheduling Frameworks: Fixed
Semester 1/Semester 2
Double English/Double Mathematics
Quarters
Day 1/Day 2
Trimesters
Credit Recovery
Rotational
Single Subject
Traditional
Special Populations and Fixed Schedule Matrix
5. Inclusive Scheduling Frameworks: Variable
Interdisciplinary – Maximum Flexibility
Interdisciplinary – Limited Flexibility
Interdisciplinary – Encore/Exploratory
Combination
6. Integrating Fixed and Variable Frameworks Into a Comprehensive Schedule
Interchangeability: Fixed to Fixed
Interchangeability: Fixed to Variable
7. Learning Communities and Flexibility
Flexibility Strategies
8. Steps in Building a Middle School Schedule
Step 1: Connect With the Mission/Vision Statement
Step 2: Choose Structural Frameworks
Step 3: Create Bell and Lunch Schedules
Step 4: Formulate Program of Studies
Step 5: Project Enrollment
Step 6: Decide Team Composition
Step 7: Develop a Blueprint
Step 8: Assemble Grid of Teachers′ Assignments
Step 9: Plan Professional Development
9. Steps in Building a High School Schedule
Step 1: Connect With the Mission/Vision Statement
Step 2: Choose Structural Frameworks
Step 3: Create Bell and Lunch Schedules
Step 4: Formulate Program of Studies
Step 5: Develop Student Registration Materials
Step 6: Establish Student Database
Step 7: Project Enrollment
Step 8: Decide Composition of Houses, Magnets, or Academies
Step 9: Create Department Summaries
Step 10: Distribute Available FTEs
Step 11: Categorize Teacher Assignments
Step 12: Develop a Blueprint for Small Learning Communities
Step 13: List Singletons, Doubletons, and Tripletons
Step 14: Formulate Conflict Matrix for Singletons, Doubletons, and Tripletons
Step 15: Place Singletons, Doubletons, and Tripletons on Master Schedule by Teacher and by Period
Step 16: Enter Remainder of Courses
Step 17: Initial and Subsequent Computer Runs
Step 18: Implement Professional Development
10. Using the Schedule for Effective Instruction
A Brief History of Instructional Influence
Pacing the Curriculum
Lesson Plan Foundations: Conceptual Lens, Target Learning, and Essential Questions
The Lesson Plan and Learning Engagements
11. Professional Development to Support the Comprehensive Schedule
Enacting Change
Mission/Vision Statements
Principal Leadership
Requisites for Professional Learning
Instruction Within the Schedule
Appendix
References
Index
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