Bringing Homework into Focus: Tools and Tips to Enhance: Practices, Design, and Feedback - Softcover
Synopsis
In many classrooms, teachers assign homework out of habit. Learn to design quality, purposeful homework instead. The author urges educators to reflect on the purpose of student assignments to determine if and when homework is valuable. Prepare students and measure their comprehension by assigning purposeful work, setting clear expectations, and providing feedback as the unit of study unfolds
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"Personal and timely, Bringing Homework Into Focus addresses all the homework issues teachers typically face as well as the common missteps teachers should avoid. The author shows a sensitivity to learner needs, home environments, and the importance of student buy-in in the design of homework tasks. The many concrete examples of high-quality homewo -- Cathy Vatterott "Professor of Education, University of Missouri St. Louis"
About the Author
Dr. Eileen Depka is the director of continuous improvement and assessment in the School District of New Berlin Schools located in New Berlin, Wisconsin. Eileen has supervised and coordinated curriculum, instruction, assessment, special education, educational technology, and continuous improvement efforts. In addition, she provides professional development for K 12 administrators and teachers. Eileen has taught all subjects at the elementary and middle levels, and she has also taught graduate-level courses. As a consultant, she has worked with schools and districts across the country, focusing on topics including assessment, grading and reporting, portfolio development, rubrics, continuous improvement, and data collection. Since 1998, Eileen has presented at the local, state, and national levels.
Eileen has been featured in and consulted on educational videos, and she has written online courses. She is the author of Designing Rubrics for Mathematics, Designing Assessment for Mathematics
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