Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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Alliance Adopts Mod Scheduling Change might well have been the keyword as the Alliance schools adopted modular scheduling this fall. Modular scheduling, an educational innovation advocated by Stanford University, emphasizes independent study. The school day is divided into 17 mods (short for modules) each 20 minutes long. Classes vary in length from one mod lectures to five mod laboratory periods. Under modular scheduling, students receive a weekly, rather than daily, schedule. Thus,' students may attend a certain class two or three times a week instead of every day. Classes are shortened, leaving the student more time for study on his own. Class sizes also vary. Lectures are given at the same time to all students taking a particular subject. Classes also meet in small groups averaging 15 students for discussion. Team teaching is another of the unique facets of modular scheduling. As the name suggests, two or more teachers work together to teach a particular group of students. Team teaching is used in a variety of courses. Even the most experienced Seniors find the computer schedules confusing. 4

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Vocational Building North Building

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Small group discussions are used in a variety of classes. Sectionals are an important part of the music curriculum. Math open lab provides individual instruction. 5