Improving Teaching in the High School Block Period

Are you one of the tens of thousands of high school teachers making the transition to block scheduling? With this book, you can learn how to adjust and improve your teaching skills in the block period. Eleven high school teachers in public high schools compiled studies based upon their experiences. The result? Practical research studies that focus on the transition from short periods to block periods, innovative and complex uses of time within the period, structural innovations in programs, and utilizing an instructional coach to improve teaching and learning in block periods.

David Marshak is an associate professor in Seattle University's School of Education, teaching primarily in a preservice Master in Teaching Program. He has taught students of all ages and has been a consultant and curriculum developer, as well as a district coordinator of curriculum, assessment, and school restructuring. His research interests include teaching and learning in block periods, multiage elementary programs, and the efficacy of small, personalized schools