This is one of the most serious problems confronting teachers in all areas of planning, not just interdisciplinary curriculum design. The administrators of your school are in the best position to effect a lasting change for the better in terms of planning time. They can provide more opportunities for teachers to share and pool ideas and execute those carefully planned ideas in class, simply by the philosophy they bring to planning the school schedule. If change is not forthcoming from the administrative level, you will have to find solutions with your team members. A great way to make use of technology is to correspond with fellow teachers by email.
Some schools develop their own Web sites to increase communication options.
On the other hand, implementing an interdisciplinary curriculum can be beneficial to the teaching of particular standards. I want to implement an interdisciplinary unit. It is true that scheduling has a major effect on students' abilities to learn in different ways. Sustained instructional time frames provide the most conducive environment for interdisciplinary learning. If you do not have block scheduling, you will have to work to the best of your ability to carefully plan for and execute during the time you have with your students.