October 13 – October 17, 2008: Tally of Time for Teaching and Learning
Monday, October 14: Uninterrupted day at school = 5 C & I hours
Tuesday, October 15: Uninterrupted day = 5 C & I hours
Wednesday, October 16: Routine interruptions for art and gym = 3.5 C & I hours
Thursday, October 17: “Extra gym,” a gift from “Coach,” so total is = 4.25 C & I hours
Friday, October 18: Specials art/gym in the morning. Total = 3.5 C & I hours
Week’s Total C & I hours: 21.25 hours
NOTE: This is the third week in a row that the schedule has seemed relatively stable and uninterrupted by special schoolwide events. Perhaps it is not fair to continue subtracting the periods of Art and Gym from the calculated Curriculum and Instructional hours. There is important learning going on in both those settings. The point for me, however, is to keep track of my in-class teaching time and the time that students have to learn what I am teaching. It is a data dilemma that I have not yet resolved.
