A ll block schedules allow teachers longer time periods to facilitate innovative teaching. NCL NEST teachers have taken full advantage of the possibilities. Their students have been digging soil pits, testing dissolved oxygen, turbidity and temperatures of local streams, drilling wells, mapping campuses and much more. P roblems and benefits accompany changes to block schedule. NCL NEST teachers describe the following benefits.
Teachers have more time to learn about individual students.
Students have more time to review material, ask questions and understand concepts. Teachers can work together more easily in some situations. Class transitions are fewer, so less time is lost and the school is cleaner. S ome of the problems noticed by NCL NEST teachers are as follows. Teachers must adjust to new teaching styles.