Chapter 5: Homework and Practice
Reflect on the discussion we had with regard to homework and practice. Did you try any thing different this month as a result of this section? Have you modified your policies on homework? Share your thoughts and frustrations, well as your successes.
The "Homework and Practice" section seemed fairly simple and didn't contain any surprises but I did like that we could point our students towards "speed and accuracy". I also thought that this could be used in the classroom..for example; You teach kids the major causes of the second world war in class at the end of class you expect them to be able to tell you the causes in summary; it is slow going the first time but if you continue to ask this question through out the unit you should be able to demonstrate that the practice of key concepts over time results in higher levels of learning. I was thinking about note taking as well. I know we often give guides but I think it would be better to require more active note taking even if students were writing what you display on the board. Reviewing notes for homework within 48 hours of a lesson is supposed to result in higher levels of learning..maybe asking students to do a graphic representation of notes would be a good way for them to read over notes they have taken.
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