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Guiding Question: Do students really need to be doing homework? Will it look the same as when I was in school?
Guiding Question: Do students really need to be doing homework? Will it look the same as when I was in school?
Always ask, “What learning will result from this homework assignment?” The goal should be to design homework that results in meaningful learning.
Always ask, “What learning will result from this homework assignment?” The goal should be to design homework that results in meaningful learning.
Assign homework to help students deepen their understanding of content, practice skills to become faster or more proficient, or learn new content on a surface level.
Assign homework to help students deepen their understanding of content, practice skills to become faster or more proficient, or learn new content on a surface level.
Check that students can perform required skills and tasks independently before asking them to complete homework assignments.
Check that students can perform required skills and tasks independently before asking them to complete homework assignments.
Consider parents and guardians to be your allies when it comes to homework. Understand their constraints, and when home circumstances present challenges, consider alternative approaches to support students as they complete homework assignments (e.g., before- or after-school programs, additional parent outreach).
Consider parents and guardians to be your allies when it comes to homework. Understand their constraints, and when home circumstances present challenges, consider alternative approaches to support students as they complete homework assignments (e.g., before- or after-school programs, additional parent outreach).
When planning a unit, think carefully about how you will space practice sessions. Practice sessions need to be close together when students first learn a skill or process but more spread out later in the learning process to ensure students learn the skills to the proficient level.
When planning a unit, think carefully about how you will space practice sessions. Practice sessions need to be close together when students first learn a skill or process but more spread out later in the learning process to ensure students learn the skills to the proficient level.
Ask students to record practice sessions outside of class, particularly for music and performing arts classes. Teachers can provide feedback to students or ask students to provide their own feedback on these sessions.
Ask students to record practice sessions outside of class, particularly for music and performing arts classes. Teachers can provide feedback to students or ask students to provide their own feedback on these sessions.
Instructions:
Instructions:
Create a mental image of these three students:
Create a mental image of these three students:
- Student 1 Assignment: Read the chapter as an introduction to a new unit.
- Student 2 Assignment: Practice 25 problems that cover the concept that was taught that day.
- Student 3 Assignment: Define all of the terms as a review for a vocabulary quiz.
Working with your group, change the above assignments to match the expectations of high-quality homework and practice.
Working with your group, change the above assignments to match the expectations of high-quality homework and practice.
Now create a mental image of these three students with their new and improved homework assignments.
Now create a mental image of these three students with their new and improved homework assignments.
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