Homework Done Right
Powerful Learning in Real-Life Situations
Published on 3. February 2015
216 pages
978-1-62914-991-2 (ISBN)
Description
Homework Done Right shows teachers how homework assignments can connect with the curriculum and how to make it applicable to their students' lives. Educators will learn how to design and implement active, creative assignments that promote useful skills like inquiry, problem solving, and critical thinking.
Moving beyond the current "homework debate," this resource is split into three sections to explain the rationale for meaningful homework, how to make it relevant, and how students in different grades respond to it. Additionally, teachers will learn about:
Effective homework strategies and sample assignments for all K-12 levels in numerous subject areas
Do's and don'ts of homework planning
Promoting parent involvement
Guidance on helping students develop leadership and collaboration skills through activities such as questioning, evidence gathering, and interviewing
Classroom-ready tools, including homework planning forms and other reproducibles
When homework assignments are challenging and relevant, students have a new opportunity to engage with learning and will be able to succeed academically!
Moving beyond the current "homework debate," this resource is split into three sections to explain the rationale for meaningful homework, how to make it relevant, and how students in different grades respond to it. Additionally, teachers will learn about:
Effective homework strategies and sample assignments for all K-12 levels in numerous subject areas
Do's and don'ts of homework planning
Promoting parent involvement
Guidance on helping students develop leadership and collaboration skills through activities such as questioning, evidence gathering, and interviewing
Classroom-ready tools, including homework planning forms and other reproducibles
When homework assignments are challenging and relevant, students have a new opportunity to engage with learning and will be able to succeed academically!
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Janet Alleman | Jere Brophy | Ben Botwinski
Homework Done Right
Powerful Learning in Real-Life Situations
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02/2015
Skyhorse Publishing
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Persons
Janet Alleman is a professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University. She lives in Lansing, Michigan.
Jere Brophy was a University of Distinguished Professor of Teacher Education and Educational Psychology at Michigan State University. He lives in Lansing, Michigan.
Ben Botwinski is a graduate student at the College of Education at Michigan State University. He lives in East Lansing, Michigan.
Barbara Knighton is an elementary school teacher with over twenty years of experience in the classroom. She lives in Lansing, Michigan.
Rob Ley has taught third and fourth grade in both urban and suburban districts and lives and teaches in Haslett, Michigan.
Sarah Middlestead is a middle school math teacher with over seven years experience. She lives in Lansing, Michigan.
Jere Brophy was a University of Distinguished Professor of Teacher Education and Educational Psychology at Michigan State University. He lives in Lansing, Michigan.
Ben Botwinski is a graduate student at the College of Education at Michigan State University. He lives in East Lansing, Michigan.
Barbara Knighton is an elementary school teacher with over twenty years of experience in the classroom. She lives in Lansing, Michigan.
Rob Ley has taught third and fourth grade in both urban and suburban districts and lives and teaches in Haslett, Michigan.
Sarah Middlestead is a middle school math teacher with over seven years experience. She lives in Lansing, Michigan.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Part I. Realize the Purpose
- 1. What Is So Important About Homework?
- 2. What Is the Rationale for Homework?
- 3. What Do the Experts Say About Homework?
- 4. How Does Changing Homework Impact Your Practice?
- Part II. Assemble the Plan
- 5. How Can You Design Meaningful Homework?
- 6. How Can You Put Meaningful Homework Into Action?
- Part III. Examine the Possibilities
- 7. How Can Meaningful Homework Look in the Early Elementary Grades?
- 8. How Can Meaningful Homework Look in the Upper Elementary Grades?
- 9. How Can Meaningful Homework Look in Middle School?
- 10. How Can Meaningful Homework Look in High School?
- 11. Still Not Convinced?
- Appendix A: Completed Homework Design Planning Form
- Appendix B: Early Elementary Data Collection Tools
- Appendix C: Upper Elementary Data Collection Tools
- Appendix D: Middle School Data Collection Tools
- Appendix E: High School Data Collection Tools
- A Guide to Your Professional Learning
- Index
