https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi What can teachers do if grading homework sends the wrong message to students? en-us 2017-06-26 16:54:55 UTC 2026-01-03 15:00:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/177778722 If grading homework sends the wrong message to students, Then the teacher need to produce homework that communicates the right message. For students to learn from doing homework, they need problems and questions that require them to think, to solve problems, to reason, to communicate, and to make connections.

]]> 2017-06-29 23:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/177778722 slindgron https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/177840847 Teachers need to reevaluate what and why they are assigning homework. It needs to be a true formative assessment and perhaps not just to fill a grade book. Teachers need to be continually asking the
questions: What is the point in this homework assignment? What do I want my students to get out of this?]]> 2017-06-30 21:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/177840847 https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/177868461 The problem with homework in my community is that the students that have parents at home are the ones completing the homework. Homework is not deemed to be necessary, and is not encouraged to be sent home. If homework is sent home, it does need to be something a student can accomplish alone. I want to be there to support the students that don't have anyone to support at home. ]]> 2017-07-01 18:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/177868461 https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/177905819 When I was in the classroom, I found that sending home an activity where students had to produce a product versus sending home a worksheet really helped parents and students to see the value in practice. Students were also more motivated to complete the activity]]> 2017-07-02 22:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/177905819 https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/177956808 I am not the right person to ask about this. I have never assigned a single homework assignment. If I were to assign a homework assignment I would try to make it enjoyable and engaging. The tricky part with homework is that I assume most work is not done independently. I view most work done at home with a healthy amount of skepticism. ]]> 2017-07-03 14:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/177956808 https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/177972995 The only homework I ever sent home with my first graders was practice (like spelling word packets) but I also did not attach grades to it. So I would say if grading homework sends the wrong message the teacher should definitely reevaluate the purpose]]> 2017-07-03 20:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/177972995 https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/178053557 The school I used to work for didn't assign homework! We were only allowed to send work home if it was incomplete class work. I look at grading homework differently. It should  be a collaborative event. The teacher should review homework with everyone. Students score their own, and see where they made mistakes. ]]> 2017-07-04 20:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/178053557 https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/178077749 When we start talking about homework and how this single assignment can gauge whether a student has a grasp on topics, it gets dangerous! Grading homework that gets sent home is not reliable and should NEVER be counted in the gradebook. We have two types of students in our classroom and its either the overacheiver or the I have no one at home to help me so WHATS THE POINT people. ]]> 2017-07-05 04:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/178077749 sallyjstanfield https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/178137309 Assuming that we are talking about traditional forms of homework such as paper pencil, and not innovative collaborative reflection activities such as this one, then I would say the teacher has a few options. If it was me, I would talk to my students and ask them what they understood the purpose of homework to be. Perhaps I would introduce them to some of the innovative flipped classroom models that use technology to provide the front loading at home in leu of homework, and the guided and independent practice, or collaborative PBL takes place during class-time. ]]> 2017-07-05 21:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/178137309 https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/178142710 Teachers can rethink the homework so that it becomes are preparation for something fun and engaging that happens in the classroom. If the student does not prepare by reading material, or gathering information or whatever the preparatory task is, they do not get to participate in the event in class. Not many students like sitting out. I guess this is the premise behind a flipped classroom. Ultimately the practice or preparation a student does at home frees up instruction or experiential time in the classroom. And that is where the grading should happen.]]> 2017-07-05 22:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mcisneros7/zhasy8g37ezi/wish/178142710