The LDT program’s courses are delivered using a Wednesday to Tuesday lesson schedule. This weekly schedule is also used by faculty of the Curriculum and Instruction (CI) courses at Penn State, which is another group that serves a large K-12 educator population. LDT and CI have been deeply thoughtful about our lesson schedule, and we have maintained this schedule throughout pressure to conform to the Monday to Sunday schedule that is used by most of World Campus. Here are the key reasons for our use of a Wednesday to Tuesday lesson schedule:
Working Students’ Schedules
A Monday to Sunday schedule emphasizes that work be done on the weekends, particularly on the Sunday due-date for weekly assignments. Many students who are involved with K-12 education and who have children or other personal obligations are in a position where they either (a) must [Read more…]