Rethinking+Homework

=Rethinking Homework: Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs=
 * by Cathy Vatterott**
 * Microcosm of larger conversationHomework assignments based on assumptions we as teachers make (and we see them come back to kick us in the face)
 * What other factors get in the way for successful completion of homework?
 * We don’t / and can’t control what happens outside the school / classroom
 * Think of homework as extra practice for something that will be started and understood in the classroom—limit the amount of time…10 minutes per grade level per day—total
 * Grading homework? – shouldn’t be graded…best use seen as development of work habit of student grade (effort)…feedback for you and the student about …don’t consider assigning homework unless you feel that the student can do it on their own.
 * Judgment of level of understanding and grading of homework—will cause a paradigm shift…need to think: “can they do these independently.”