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Making Homework Count. Daren Starnes The Lawrenceville School dstarnes@lawrenceville.org. Making Homework Count: In the Grade. Can you? Should you ? If so, how much? What do I do ?. Making Homework Count: Outside of Class. To practice skills To master concepts
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Making Homework Count Daren Starnes The Lawrenceville School dstarnes@lawrenceville.org
Making Homework Count: In the Grade • Can you? • Should you? • If so, how much? • What do I do? 2013 AP Reading Daren Starnes
Making Homework Count: Outside of Class • To practice skills • To master concepts • To introduce a lesson (flipping?) • To consolidate/cumulate 2013 AP Reading Daren Starnes
Making Homework Count: In the Classroom • Provoke discussion • Cultivate collaboration • Showcase model responses • Promote effective communication • Give feedback Tenet: Never do for students what they can do for themselves 2013 AP Reading Daren Starnes
Making Homework Count: Strategies • The Hat • Team challenge • Visiting artist • A coach and his clipboard 2013 AP Reading Daren Starnes
Making Homework Count: Keys to Success • Less is more—a few good problems, carefully chosen • Teach Ss how to do homework • Connect to student learning • Cultivate a growth mindset • Hold students accountable • Make feedback a two-way street 2013 AP Reading Daren Starnes