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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808639403321

Autore

Alleman Janet

Titolo

Homework done right : powerful learning in real-life situations / / Janet Alleman and others

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : Corwin, , 2010

ISBN

1-4522-7157-7

1-4522-1242-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 202 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.30281

Soggetti

Homework

Study skills

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""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""

Sommario/riassunto

This step-by-step guide shows teachers how homework assignments can connect with the curriculum and with students' lives, including strategies and sample assignments for all grade levels.