Washington's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training Program (I-BEST) quickly teaches students literacy, work, and college-readiness skills so they can move through school and into living wage jobs faster. Pioneered by Washington's community and technical colleges, I-BEST uses a team-teaching approach to combine college-readiness classes…

INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS DEVELOPED FROM THE CONCEPTION THAT THE STUDENT SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO INITIATE INQUIRY AND TO ASSUME GREATER SELF-RELIANCE IN THE LEARNING PROCESS. THE TEAM TEACHING SETUP WAS USED. SEVERAL FACULTY MEMBERS WORKED WITH INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS IN TUTORIAL PROGRAMS. INDEPENDENT STUDY AREAS, FURNISHED WITH CARRELS AND TABLES,…

COMMENTS ARE MADE ON VARIOUS FORMS OF TEAM TEACHING. AT FERRIS HIGH SCHOOL, SPOKANE, A TEAM OF FOUR INSTRUCTORS TAUGHT ENGLISH TO 526 SOPHOMORES, IN LECTURE GROUPS OF ABOUT 250 EACH. THE DAY WAS DIVIDED INTO 26 15-MINUTE MODULES. CLASS LECTURES, SEMINARS, STUDY PERIODS, LABORATORIES WERE ALL COMPOSED OF VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF THESE MODULES.…

Described in this speech are five growing FLES programs in the State of Washington that reflect in their distinctive structural and content patterns the particular philosophy of the different school districts in which each has developed. In each description mention is made of (1) enrollment and district participation figures, (2) grades included…