Bringing Homework Into Focus. Eileen Depka

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Название Bringing Homework Into Focus
Автор произведения Eileen Depka
Жанр Учебная литература
Серия Classroom Strategies
Издательство Учебная литература
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isbn 9781936763245



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       Tools and Tips to Enhance Practices, Design, and Feedback

      Eileen Depka

      Copyright © 2015 by Solution Tree Press

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Depka, Eileen.

      Bringing homework into focus : tools and tips to enhance practices, design, and feedback / Eileen Depka.

      pages cm

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 978-1-936763-23-8 (perfect bound) 1. Homework. I. Title.

      LB1048.D46 2015

      371.30281--dc23

      2014028777

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      Acknowledgments

      Thank you to the folks at Solution Tree, especially Douglas Rife, Claudia Wheatley, and Lesley Bolton, for their commitment to education, as well as their guidance and encouragement. It is individuals like them that make Solution Tree an incredible organization.

      Solution Tree Press would like to thank the following reviewers:

      Bobbie Brown

      Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Math Teacher

      St. Martha Catholic School

      Louisville, Kentucky

      Tim Jarman

      English Teacher

      Eugene Ashley High School

      Wilmington, North Carolina

      Barb Knighton

      Fourth-Grade Teacher

      Elmwood Elementary School

      Waverly Community Schools

      Lansing, Michigan

      Melinda Mericle

      Middle School Science Teacher

      Star of the Sea Catholic School

      Virginia Beach, Virginia

      Amy Withers

      Teacher / Math Coach

      Amistad Dual Language School

      New York, New York

      Jim Wysocki

      Upper School Math Department Chair

      Catlin Gabel School

      Portland, Oregon

      Lisa Mangione

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      Table of Contents

       About the Author

       Introduction

       Focus and Organization of the Book

       Importance of a Team Approach

       Chapter One

       Types of Work and Their Purposes

       Diagnostic Work

       Introductory Work

       Formative Work

       Summative Work

       Final Thoughts

       Collaborative Team Discussion Questions

       Chapter Two

       Four Components to Ensure Quality Homework

       Purpose

       Relevance

       Doability

       Quantity

       Final Thoughts

       Collaborative Team Discussion Questions

       Chapter Three

       Quality