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Interdisciplinary teacher teams with a block of time and common planning as the middle school organizational core

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Description

The proposed organization standards specify that "Teachers are organized into interdisciplinary teams to provide instruction in the core subjects of reading, language arts, science, mathematics, and social studies," serving a common group of students. Teams control a block of time, have classrooms in close proximity, share a common planning period, and include a designated team leader; students are organized into grade-level teams of approximately 90 to 135 students.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • A block of time equivalent to five 45-minute segments (225 minutes) assigned to the team for academic instruction
  • A 90-minute block for exploration and physical education activities

Constraints

  • The schedule pattern shown is one proposal; the authors note other patterns may be suggested

Target Learners

  • Middle school students in grades 6-8

Target Goals

  • Smooth transition from self-contained elementary classrooms to departmentalized high school

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Key Sources

  • Wiles, Jon W.; Bondi, Joseph W. (1986). Making Middle Schools Work. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED277147
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title Interdisciplinary teacher teams with a block of time and common planning as the middle school organizational core
description The proposed organization standards specify that "Teachers are organized into interdisciplinary teams to provide instruction in the core subjects of reading, language arts, science, mathematics, and social studies," s...
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