Traditional School Schedule- usually 8 or 9 blocks of 40 - 45 mins. each. Classes meet every day for an entire year.
Block Schedule- There are several types of block schedule including:
4 x 4- Also known as the semester system. In this system students only have 4 classes per quarter. Year long classes meet for a semester and half year classes (usually electives) meet for one quarter. Classes typically meet for about 80 mins.
A/B- Classes meet for 80 mins. but meet on alternating days (A or B) all year long.
Trimester or Intensive Block Schedule -Students take two to three courses every sixty days.
Modified Block Schedule- Different components of various block schedules
Copernican Plan- Developed by Joseph Carroll, a former school superintendant who states that the plan "is about the relationship between time and learning." The hallmark of this plan is that classes do not meet at the same time every day.
Reference:
Block Schedule- There are several types of block schedule including:
4 x 4- Also known as the semester system. In this system students only have 4 classes per quarter. Year long classes meet for a semester and half year classes (usually electives) meet for one quarter. Classes typically meet for about 80 mins.
A/B- Classes meet for 80 mins. but meet on alternating days (A or B) all year long.
Trimester or Intensive Block Schedule -Students take two to three courses every sixty days.
Modified Block Schedule- Different components of various block schedules
Copernican Plan- Developed by Joseph Carroll, a former school superintendant who states that the plan "is about the relationship between time and learning." The hallmark of this plan is that classes do not meet at the same time every day.
Reference:
Cromwell, S. (2006). Block scheduling: A solution or a problem? Education World. Retrieved July 17, 2008, from http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin029.shtml
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