Bringing Homework Into Focus. Eileen Depka

      

      

       Tools and Tips to Enhance Practices, Design, and Feedback

      Eileen Depka

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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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      Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Math Teacher

      St. Martha Catholic School

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      Wilmington, North Carolina

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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