Thinking Inside the Block Schedule: Strategies for Teaching in Extended Periods of Time by Pamela M. Robbins

by Pam Robbins

This book is full of practical, instructional strategies to help foster high levels of student achievement in the block schedule. It contains strategies for differentiation, powerful brain-based teaching techniques, creative approaches to productively organizing extended periods of time, and proactive classroom management tips. It adds to the repertoire every teacher needs to assure no child is left behind in the teaching-learning process.

Paperback

First published April 20, 2000

About the author

Pamela M. Robbins is a consultant with school districts, state departments of education, educational service centers and corporations.

She earned a doctorate in educational administration from the University of California, Berkeleyand has served as a teacher, high school basketball coach, administrator, director of special projects and research, and director of training for the North Bay California Leadership Academy.
She has also lectured at several universities and is the author/co-author of several books.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My admin assigned this book as summer reading to prepare us to teach in a block schedule. This book gave many suggestions and techniques to use while teaching in the block schedule. I think it gave me a lot of useful tips!