The 5Period Day Improved Pedagogy, CrossCurricular Learning Skills, Improving Literacy

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The 5-Period DayImproved Pedagogy,
Cross-Curricular Learning Skills, Improving
Literacy
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The Research

• 75 minute classes are too long for any age. Even
  universities structure shorter periods of time.
• 60 minutes has been shown to be a good balance
  between productive attention span and offering
  specialized subjects adequate time for set up,
  take down, changing clothes, and clean up.

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The Research

• Factors attributed to success
• Primary natural intelligence
• Secondary natural intelligence/organization and
  time management
• Post Secondary organization and time management
• Work/Career interpersonal skills
• (Dr. Harvey P. Mandel York University)
• This timetable provides our students with an
  opportunity to develop time management skills.

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Subject A
Subject B
Subject C
Subject D
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Subject A
75 mins
Subject B
75 mins
Subject C
75 mins
Subject D
75 mins
6
60 mins
Subject A
75 mins
60 mins
Subject B
75 mins
60 mins
Subject C
75 mins
60 mins
Subject D
75 mins
60 mins
7
60 mins
Subject A
60 mins
Subject B
75 mins
60 mins
Subject C
75 mins
60 mins
Subject D
75 mins
A
15 mins
8
60 mins
Subject A
Subject B
60 mins
60 mins
Subject C
75 mins
60 mins
Subject D
75 mins
A
30 mins
B
9
60 mins
Subject A
Subject B
60 mins
60 mins
Subject C
60 mins
Subject D
75 mins
A
45 mins
B
C
10
60 mins
Subject A
Subject B
60 mins
60 mins
Subject C
60 mins
Subject D
A
60 mins
B
C
D
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60 mins
Subject A
Subject B
60 mins
60 mins
Subject C
60 mins
Subject D
Multi-Subject Instructional Period MSIP
A
60 mins
B
C
D
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Some MSIPpossibilities
A
Monday
B
Equal time for each subject every day
C
D
A
B
Tuesday
C
D
A
B
Wednesday
C
D
A
B
Thursday
C
D
A
B
Friday
C
D
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Some MSIPpossibilities
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Monday
Two subjects every other day
B
C
Tuesday
D
A
Wednesday
B
C
Thursday
D
A
Friday
B
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Some MSIPpossibilities
Monday
A
One subject per day
Tuesday
B
Wednesday
C
Thursday
D
Friday
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65 mins
Period 1
824 930
La Salles Schedule
60 mins
Period 2
935 1035
60 mins
Period 3
1040 1140
(300 minutes of instruction per day)
Lunch (52 mins.)
1140 1232
60 mins
Period 4
1232 132
60 mins
Period 5
137 237
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A Students Perspective
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Class 1
Class 1
Class 1
Class 1
Class 1
MSIP
MSIP
MSIP
MSIP
MSIP
Class 2
Class 2
Class 2
Class 2
Class 2
Class 3
Class 3
Class 3
Class 3
Class 3
Class 4
Class 4
Class 4
Class 4
Class 4
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Learning Benefits For students

• More usable do time to reinforce daily
  instruction
• Guided practice at time management
• Access to school resources human and facility
• Literacy across curriculum with ability to team
  students and teachers together to support all
  classes daily
• 60 minute instructional time slots supported by
  research as ideal amount of time (75
  minutes shown to be too long)
• School wide approach to Learning Skills
  instruction and support

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Learning Benefits For students

• Meetings with Administration
• Appointments with Student Services
• Opportunity to make missed labs and tests without
  missing more class time
• Mentoring opportunities teacher/student or
  peer/peer
• Another avenue to encouragestudents to complete
  work.

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Daily Routine in MSiP (Student perspective)

• 60 Minutes of uninterrupted work time
• Reclaims 60 minutes per day
• Chance to complete assignments needing technical
  support (computers, shops, art room, library)
• Consult with peers
• Subject specific Extra-help!!
• Read, Read, Read
• Transition to adult learning (time-management and
  choice)

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What is Happening at La Salle

• Two strands of peer tutoring
• Literacy exercises to do in MSIP
• First 20 minutes of quiet work (Literacy focus)
• Developing the ability in students to sit and
  work for one hour
• Access to help is noticeable by parents and
  students
• Parents really like it