Homework Done Right : Powerful Learning in Real-Life Situations.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (217 pages)
Cover -- 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.
Homework Done Right provides teachers with step-by-step guidance on constructing homework assignments that are engaging, motivational and promote real life applications of knowledge.