Alternatives To Homework: A Chart For Teachers
Alternatives To Homework: A Chart For Teachers
Part of rethinking learning means rethinking the bits and pieces of the learning process-teaching strategies, writing pieces, etc.
Which is what makes the following chart from Kathleen Cushman's Fires in the Mind compelling. Rather than simply a list of alternatives to homework, it instead contextualizes the need for work at home (or, "homework”). It does this by taking typical classroom situations-the introduction of new material, demonstrating a procedure, etc.), and offering alternatives to traditional homework assignments.
In fact, most of them are alternatives to homework altogether, including group brainstorming, modeling/think-alouds, or even the iconic pop-quiz. Food for thought, yes?
Alternatives To Homework: A Chart For Teachers