Steps in Building a High School Schedule

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Author(s):  
Danielle Boyd Harlow ◽  
Hilary Dwyer ◽  
Alexandria K. Hansen ◽  
Charlotte Hill ◽  
Ashley Iveland ◽  
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Computing has impacted almost all aspects of life, making it increasingly important for the next generation to understand how to develop and use software. Yet, a lack of research on how children learn computer science and an already impacted elementary school schedule has meant that very few children have the opportunity to learn computer science prior to high school. This chapter introduces literature on teaching computer programming to elementary and middle school, highlights three studies that span elementary and middle school, and discusses how programming can be integrated into other content areas and address national standards.


2005 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warren N. Kubitschek ◽  
Maureen T. Hallinan ◽  
Stephanie M. Arnett ◽  
Kim S. Galipeau

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2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A94-A94
Author(s):  
S W Morrison ◽  
F A Scheer ◽  
I C Mason

Abstract Introduction People with a later chronotype typically sleep later and perform better later in the day. In an early high school schedule, students with later chronotypes earn lower average grades than those with earlier chronotypes. However, other effects of late chronotype on high school students are poorly understood. This study examined the relationship of chronotype with sleep duration, daytime sleepiness and sustained attention in high school students. Methods This study was conducted at Byram Hills High School in Armonk, NY, where classes begin at 7:45am. During three class periods, 36 participants (female n=24, n=12, 14–17 years old) completed the Morning-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ), Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS), and Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT) during their class. Subjects recorded time spent on homework/extracurricular activities and bedtime/waketime from the night prior to the assessment. Results Later chronotype (lower MEQ score) was significantly associated with later bedtime, shorter sleep duration, and increased sleepiness (r=-0.82, p<0.001; r=0.72, p<0.001; and r=-0.40, p=0.016; respectively). Shorter sleep duration was significantly correlated with increased sleepiness (r=-0.34, p=0.045). Increased workload (time on homework/extracurriculars) was significantly associated with later bedtime (r=0.42, p=0.011). Chronotype, sleep duration, and sleepiness showed no significant association with PVT scores (r=-0.16, p=0.360; r=-0.10, p=0.933; r=0.09, p=0.619, respectively); however, increased workload was significantly associated with increased PVT scores (r=-0.35, p=0.041). Conclusion These results are important for the wellbeing of high school students, as they show relationships between late chronotype, short sleep, and increased sleepiness during class in an early school schedule. Further research is needed to determine the best school schedule for high school students based on individual differences in chronotype. Support We thank the Authentic Science Research program at Byram Hills High School, specifically teachers Mrs. Stephanie Greenwald, Dr. Caroline Matthew, and Mrs. Megan Salomone.


2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Idevaldo Da Silva Bodião

O objetivo deste artigo, ao analisar a Lei nº 13.415/2017, que propõe alterações na carga horária, no elenco e na distribuição dos conteúdos das disciplinas da escola de ensino médio, é identificar se, e como, ela contribui para a garantia da oferta do ensino médio, tendo em conta os interesses dos estudantes das escolas públicas. Trata-se de um ensaio que, dialogando com autores como Krawczik (2011) e Moehlecke (2012), por exemplo, tem como referência o constitucional direito à educação em sua plenitude e, como pano de fundo, o atual cenário político. As questões aqui abordadas vinculam-se às mudanças curriculares propostas e as possibilidades de suas efetivações, o que inclui o necessário financiamento. A título de elaborações finais é possível afirmar que boa parte das promessas que, em princípio, justificaram seu encaminhamento poderão não ser cumpridas, que os reais problemas das escolas públicas de ensino médio não serão resolvidos, simplesmente, pela flexibilização curricular, que a formação técnica e profissional discente, como está encaminhada, não será suficiente para diminuir as enormes desigualdades sociais e que a consolidação de projetos de escolarizações distintos, numa mesma rede pública de educação, poderá se constituir em um refinado e perverso processo seletivo, configurando um retrocesso na lenta trajetória de efetivação da educação como um direito. AbstractThe main of this article is to analyse the Law nº 13.415/2017, that proposes changes in the school schedule, the list and the distribution of the themes in high school subjects, and how, if at all, it contributed to guarantee the high school demands, bearing in mind the public-school students’ interests. It’s about an essay that, dialoguing with authors like Krawczik (2011) and Moehlecke (2012), for example, has as reference the constitutional right to education, in your fullness, and, as a background, the current political scene. The themes discussed here are deal with to the curricular alterations as proposed and the conditions of its implementation, which includes the necessary financing. The title final elaborations that can be reached indicate that good part of the promises that, in principle, justified to head for maybe won’t be carry out, that the real problems of the public high schools will not be solved simply by the curriculum flexibility, that the technical and professional formation of the students, as it’s to head for, won’t be enough to reduce the enormous social inequalities and that the consolidation of different schooling projects, in a same education public network, could lead to a refined and perverse selective process, setting up a regress in the slow trajectory of the consolidation of education as a right.Keywords: Right to Education. High School. Technical and Professional Formation. ResumenEl objetivo de este artículo, al analizar la Ley nº 13.415/2017, que propone cambios en la carga horaria, en el elenco y en la distribución de los contenidos de las disciplinas de la escuela secundaria, es se identificar si, y cómo, ella contribuye a la garantía de la oferta de la enseñanza media, teniendo en cuenta los intereses de los estudiantes de las escuelas públicas.  Se trata de un ensayo que, dialogando con autores como Krawczik (2011) y Moehlecke (2012), por ejemplo, utiliza como referencia el derecho constitucional a la educación, en su plenitud y, como telón de fondo, el actual escenario político. Las cuestiones aquí abordadas se vinculan a los cambios curriculares propuestos y a las condiciones de su implementación, lo que incluye el necesario financiamiento.  Las elaboraciones finales indican que gran parte de las promesas que justificaron su enderezo pueden no ser cumplidas, que los reales problemas de las escuelas secundarias públicas no serán resueltos, simplemente, por la flexibilización curricular, que la formación técnica y profesional discente, como está enderezada, no será suficiente para reducir las enormes desigualdades sociales y que la consolidación de proyectos de educación distintos, en una misma red pública de educación, se constituirá en un refinado y perverso proceso de selección, caracterizando un retroceso en la lenta trayectoria de validación de la educación como un derecho. Palabras clave: Derecho a la Educación. Educación Secundaria. Formación Técnica y Profesional.


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