Assigning Purposeful Homework & Practice Suzanne Whisler Esu 4 Johnson Brock Public Schools January...
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Assigning Purposeful Homework & Practice Suzanne Whisler Esu 4 Johnson Brock Public Schools January 25, 2012 esu4instructionalstrategies.wikispaces.com
Assigning Purposeful Homework & Practice Suzanne Whisler
Esu 4 Johnson Brock Public Schools January 25, 2012
esu4instructionalstrategies.wikispaces.com
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Session objective... What will I do to help students practice
and deepen their understanding of new knowledge? Best practices in
assigning homework & designing practice assignments
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Almost All Teachers at One Time or Another Give Homework
Assignments.
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If you were King or Queen, what would homework look like in
your school?
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Category Ave. Effect Size Percentile gain Identifying
Similarities and differences 1.6145 Summarizing and note taking
1.0034 Reinforcing effort and providing recognition.8029 Homework
and Practice.77 28 Nonlinguistic representations.7527 Cooperative
learning.7327 Setting objectives/providing feedback.6123 Generating
and testing hypotheses.6123 Questions, cues, and advance
organizers.5922
Ahas & Questions Form a group of 4 In your group letter off
A-D Each partner will silently read a segment of the article 5
Hallmarks of Good Homework. A Hallmark 1 Purpose B Hallmark 2 &
3 Efficiency and Ownership C Hallmark 4 Competence D Hallmark 5
Aesthetic Appeal As you read, record any Ahas or questions you have
regarding your segment. Share you Ahas and questions with your
group.
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Lets explore the 5 qualities of homework in depth.
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1. Clear Academic Purpose The ultimate goal of the assignment
should be clearly communicated to the student. (Marzano, Pickering
and Pollock, 2001)
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Students shouldnt have trouble connecting the purpose of
homework to classroom learning.
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Four Purposes of Homework Pre-learning Checking for
understanding Practice Processing Busy Work
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Pre-learning ~ Cues Provide an introduction to a topic Provide
background information Find out what student already know Stimulate
interest in a topic Read a chapter and complete an advance
organizer Write down questions you have about the topic Watch a
video KWL Chart
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Check for Understanding Homework should provide feedback to the
teacher and student about the students understanding Adjust
instruction Reteach concepts Example assignments Do 5 math
problems, explain the steps Have students complete a journal
assignment about a class science experiment to check students
understanding of what happened and why
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If homework is assigned, it should be commented on. Homework is
assigned, but not commented on has an effect size of.28. Homework
is assigned and graded has an effect size of.78. Homework is
assigned and teacher provides written comments has an effect size
of.83. (Marzano, 2007)
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Practice Practice should be assigned only after the teacher is
confident that students fully understand the concept. Dont skip
Check for Understanding Students may practice skill incorrectly
Distributed practice is better than mass practice.
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Twotiered Homework Part 1 Assign 3 problems to check for
understanding of a new concept Part 2 Assign 10 problems to
practice and reinforce a concept previously taught. Practice is
more effective when distributed over several days. (Marzano,
2010)
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Processing Used when the teacher wants students to reflect on
concepts Think of new questions to ask Apply skills or knowledge
learned Often a long-term project Summarizing major concepts in a
unit Writing an original poem Write an editorial defending or
criticizing the actions of the participants of the Boston Tea
Party.
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Homework Does Not Teach Responsibility... Parents do! (says
Debra Pickering one of co- writers with Robert Marzano). Students
need to be taught organization, time management, stress management,
goal setting, etc.
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Ahas and Questions What Ahas and questions do you have
regarding clear academic purpose?
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2. Efficiency Some tasks are well-intentioned attempts to
create fun or interesting tasks, while losing sight of the academic
focus. (Vatterott, 2010)
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Efficiency Do students clearly understand the assignment? Does
the assignment help students learn? Color the map Writing the
definitions of the words Read Chapter 4 Solve the word puzzle
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Efficient homework examples... List the 3 most important ideas
in Chapter 4. Write a reaction to what you read. During your
reading place post-it notes on the parts of the reading you had
questions about. During your reading place post-it notes on the
parts that you found most interesting to discuss in class.
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10-Minute Rule The maximum amount of nightly homework should
not exceed 10 minutes per grade level per night, all subjects
combined. 1 st -3rd grades = Assign homework to teach good habits 4
th 6 th grades = 30-45 mins. 7 th 9 th grades = 50-120 mins. 10 th
12 th grades = 60-120 mins.
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3. Ownership Personally relevant Give students choices
Self-assess and reflect about their learning Circle the part of the
spelling word that is the trickiest. Determine the best way for you
to study your multiplication facts. Assign corrections as home work
after a test Students state why they missed questions and find the
correct answer in their notes or book
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Ownership Promote ownership by... Offer students an opportunity
to personalize their work Allow students to share information about
themselves or their lives Tap emotions, feelings, or opinions about
a subject Allow students to create products or presentations
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Ahas and Questions What Ahas and questions do you have
regarding efficiency and ownership?
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4. Competence Tasks are doable! Homework that cannot be done
without help is not good homework and is demotivating to students.
(Vatterott, 2007)
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4. Competence Homework should instill a sense of competence in
the mind of the learner. Students feel positive about learning
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5. Aesthetic Appeal The way homework looks is important! Its
important to younger students and academically challenged students.
Overwhelming Small spaces for writing Worksheets with too much
information on a page Five page worksheets Endless lists of
definitions
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Ahas and Questions What Ahas and questions do you have
regarding competence and appeal?
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Parent Involvement from Dr. Marzano Parent involvement in
homework should be kept to a minimum. Parents should know what
homework their children are responsible for completing. Parents
role should be to facilitate homework not to do the homework for
students. Parents role should be defined and communicated in a
homework policy from the teacher and school. What about parent
involvement?
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Does Johnson Brock have a homework policy?
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Every School and Teacher Should Have a Homework Policy
(Guideline) and It Should Be Consistently Observed! What is the
purpose of homework? How much homework will be assigned? What are
the consequences for not completing homework? What types of
parental involvement are acceptable? How will I communicate my
homework policy?
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Lets Move! Please stand up. Move around the room and form a
group of three-ish. Discuss what important information you learned
about using homework effectively.
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Teachers should not abandon homework. Instead, they should
improve its instructional quality. (Marzano and Pickering,
2007)