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Homework that Empowers all Students

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Research Models Assignments

What does research say about homework?

• Has value
• Less evidence of value in elementary
• Middle → 90 minute max
• High School → 2.5 hour max

Why else does homework matter?

Source: Otten,Cirillo, and Herbel-Eisenmann (2015) - "Making the Most of Going Over Homework"

The Traditional Homework Cycle

Alternative Models

"Nothing works everywhere, and everything works somewhere." Dylan Williams

Don't Assign Homework

Benefits:

• Shows students you value their time

and only assign homework when it is meaningful Disadvantages:

• Missed learning opportunities
• Parents may think you are "easy"

Provide All the Answers

Benefits:

• Instant feedback
• Easy to implement

Disadvantages:

• Hard to monitor

Modifications:

• Have students note incorrect answers
• r summarize errors

Lag Homework Content

Benefits:

• More students are successful
• Exposure to content is spread over a

longer period of time Disadvantages:

• Can be a bit more confusing at first

because class does not match homework

Homework Schedule

Benefits:

• Predictable schedule for students

Disadvantages:

• Loss of flexibility

Modifications:

• Only schedule certain days of the
• week. (Ex: Monday night is always

review)

All Week on Monday

Benefits:

• Flexibility for students

Disadvantages:

• Requires time management
• Less teacher flexibility

Modifications:

• Works really well when combined with

lagging homework content

Choose a Set of Problems

Benefits:

• Students self-differentiate
• Students must reflect on their needs

Disadvantages:

• Takes additional time to develop

Modifications:

• Be upfront about the differences in the

sets

What is homework used for?

Practice Assessment Preparation or Exploration Building Independence Reflection Direct Instruction

Practice Assessment Preparation or Exploration Building Independence Reflection Direct Instruction

Homework is the most consistent way we communicate with parents about our teaching.

Traditional Homework

Alternative Homework Assignments

Practice Plus

123 x 567 132 x 567 213 x 567 231 x 567 312 x 567 321 x 567

Set #1: 245 x 4 196 x 5 7 x 140 14 x 70 Set #2: 12 x 432 13 x 432 14 x 432 15 x 432 Set #3: 11 x 567 22 x 567 33 x 567 44 x 567 Set #4: 3 x 4115 2469 x 5 15 x 823 Set #5:

Predict which product will be largest before you start:

10001 x 333 10010 x 333 10100 x 333 11000 x 333 Set #6:

Predict which product will be largest before you start:

25 x 25 26 x 24 27 x 23 28 x 22

12,321 ÷ 10 1,000 ÷ 10 9,342 ÷ 9 669 ÷ 9 321 ÷ 6 414 ÷ 6 414 ÷ 5 5,555,555,555,555,552 ÷ 5 123,456,789,876,543,210 ÷ 5 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,004 ÷ 4 1,042 ÷ 4 333 ÷ 3 666 ÷ 3 999 ÷ 3 369 ÷ 3 101 ÷ 3

Exploration and Launches

Source: Would You Rather Math

Partition each shape into fourths.

Source: Open Middle

Reflection and Summarization

Source: Connected Mathematics 3 - Prime Time

More examples and information can be found on my blog.

For this problem, I am glad to say I did not try to rely as heavily

• n peer observations and help. There were a couple

instances, however, when I needed some assistance from my

• classmates. Nancy asked me what I had found, and I told her I

had only six solutions. (...) I am glad she did not just give me the answer, but I still could not find ten on my own, so I asked Mike for help the next class period. (All names changed)

Flipped Classroom

Research Models Assignments

Homework that Empowers all Students

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