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Time
and Learning
In
response to growing national concern about student academic
achievement, Congress passed Public Law 102-62, the Education
Council Act of 1991, which established the National Educational
Commission on Time and Learning. The Commission’s final report, Prisoners
of Time, provides eight recommendations on how schools should
restructure the use of time to enhance student learning. One of
the Commission’s eight
recommendations is to engage in
community-wide discussions about the shape and future of its
schools.
Poway Unified School District & Poway Federation of Teachers Candy Smiley, Staff Developer In response to the Commission’s recommendation to engage in local discussions, the Poway Unified School District (PUSD) and the Poway Federation of Teachers (PFT) signed a Memorandum Of Understanding to conduct research and produce a “White Paper” — a report of information related to the issues of time and learning. The link between time and learning is one of the most consistent findings in educational research. "Wise allocation and productive use of time increases the chance that student learning will occur” (Appendix B, p. 12). A task force of seventeen educators comprised the Core Academic Learning Time Group (CALT), which conducted a review of the literature (Appendix B) on time and learning. Significant supporting statements from the “Literature Review on Time and Learning” are included in this document. It is from this literature that CALT has based its conclusions on time and learning. Using the Alternative Evaluation process for teacher collaboration and dialog, 284 teachers read and discussed the document Prisoners of Time. These teachers reported their discussion reflections and findings (Appendix A) to the CALT committee. “Teacher Discussion Findings”, included in this document, provide teacher perspectives related to the current use of instructional time. The Core Academic Learning Time Group conducted an analysis of both the Time and Learning Literature Review and the Teacher Discussion Findings and identified three key time-related issues. Their analysis, recommendations and next steps is provided in the PUSD White Paper document. For questions or comments, contact Candy Smiley at csmiley@sdcoe.k12.ca.us. LINKS:
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