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    • Jill Urich
      Jill Urich on 07 Jul 09
       
      Here is an interesting article on homework and grading!
    • Kandi Hensel
      Kandi Hensel on 07 Jul 09
       
      I agree!
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 08 Jul 09
       
      I added my thoughts and I'd love to hear the thoughts of others!
    • Susan Hope
      Susan Hope on 13 Oct 10
       
      Demonstrating proficiency without doing the homework or practice makes me wonder about the homework assigned. If the skill can be demonstrated without the practice obviously the practice is not needed.
  • Homework should not be drudgery, however it has become that.
    • Kandi Hensel
      Kandi Hensel on 07 Jul 09
       
      The tough part is that some parents expect homework for responsibility purposes because that is what they remember from school.
  • This relatively straightforward question actually raises several significant issues such as, “What does a grade represent in our school?”
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  • If the work is deemed essential to a student’s learning, that student should not have the option of taking a zero but instead should be required to complete the work.
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 08 Jul 09
       
      This is important to note as well. A zero says we failed the student, not the other way around -- to be dramatic.
  • It can be used to reinforce the skills and concepts taught in class.
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 08 Jul 09
       
      This assumes the students has a reinforceable understanding of the skills and concepts. Otherwise, it's just doing something in the wrong way over and over.
  • It can teach students responsibility and maturity.
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 08 Jul 09
       
      This is a self-fulfilling prophecy. The only reason it's "mature" to do homework is because students are given more as they get older. Responsibility comes from setting and meeting deadlines, not from having deadlines set for you.
  • It can even sometimes be used as the saving grace for a student who isn’t a good “test-taker”.
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 08 Jul 09
       
      Which is a great reason to move far away from the model of giving every student the same homework assignment every night.
  • laziness
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 08 Jul 09
       
      I agree with the commenter's point, except for equating not doing homework with being lazy. If I already have mastery of a skill and I refuse to do 40 problems that I already have mastery of, it's not laziness, it's choosing to use my time doing something that interests me -- or perhaps learning a new skill.
  • The problem with homework is not homework itself, but how we have come to use it; not as a teaching tool but as a behavior modification tool.
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 08 Jul 09
       
      Nail on the head, right here!
  • “The student has demonstrated the achievement of a clearly defined standard.”
    • Adam Shockey
      Adam Shockey on 17 Jul 09
       
      In my opinion, equally important is that we're not grading the behavior of the student, we're focused on the students' "achievement of a clearly defined standard." If a student's grade reflects any number of missing assignments rather than a failure to understand the concept, are the assignments appropriate for that student, or is something else preventing the completion of the assignments?
    • Susan Hope
      Susan Hope on 13 Oct 10
       
      If the student can demonstrate the skill without the practice, do we have the right "skill" to be teaching the student?
Russ Goerend

First Steps Toward Becoming a 21st Century Educator | always learning - 0 views

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  • The development of a personal learning network (or PLN) is absolutely essential for any successful 21st century educator.
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09
       
      The point of a PLN is that we are not alone. We're not the only ones trying to do what we're trying to do -- to be wordy. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel every time we want to try something we see as new.
  • Once you’ve set it up, your RSS reader will aggregate all of the new posts on those fantastic blogs in one place – like an e-mail inbox for websites and blogs. Instead of scrambling around trying to find all the best new posts, just sit back and let them come to you!
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09
       
      My favorite digital tool is Google Reader. Blog posts are so much more fleshed out and thoughtful than Twitter posts, and comments on blog posts can start a real discussion, instead of a simplified one like on Twitter. Don't get me wrong, I get a lot out of my Twitter network, but Google Reader is great.
  • In order to really bring your network together, you will need to share your own thoughts and learnings with your PLN.
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09
       
      I agree with this fully. 21st Century Learning involves creating and sharing like has never been possible before. We need to be reflecting and sharing those reflections. For transparency's sake, my blog is www.tagmirror.org
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  • Twitter is a powerful tool for sharing quick snippets of your thinking, for connecting with others, and for widening your information consumption a little bit at a time.
    • Russ Goerend
      Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09
       
      Great description of Twitter.
  • Russ Goerend on 07 Oct 09
     
    Reading material for our CSIP. Preferably reading material that isn't printed out :) A good first step for our CSIP would be to get back involved with Diigo. This could be a bookmark that we could work on "making ours" by highlighting and sticky noting it.
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