Designing Classrooms That Work: Teacher Training Guide
This document is a guide for teachers and trainers participating
in the initial experimental offering of a six-week
“mini-sabbatical,” “Designing Classrooms that Work.” The
mini-sabbatical is designed to help teachers learn how to make
the kinds of curricular and pedagogical changes implied by
reforms to integrate vocational and academic education and to
improve the school-to-career transition.
The guide constitutes the basic text for the mini-sabbatical as a
course of study and is supplemented by readings on curricular and
pedagogical innovation. The guide explains the background and
purpose of the mini-sabbatical and provides a detailed outline of
activities and requirements. A companion document, Designing
Classrooms that Work: Conception and Pilot Study, describes the
conceptual framework underlying the design of the mini-sabbatical
and reports on the initial implementation and outcomes of the
mini-sabbatical, which was conducted in the summer of 1996.
The mini-sabbatical is designed for high school teachers in a
variety of school-to-career programs such as career academies,
cooperative education, school-based enterprises, and career focus
schools. This guide is intended as a source of ideas and
activities for conducting staff development for teachers, whether
or not the entire six-week mini-sabbatical is implemented.
Ramsey, K., Stasz, C., Ormseth, T., Eden, R., & Co, J. (1997, September). Designing classrooms that work: Teacher training guide. Berkeley, CA: National Center for Research in Vocational Education.