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Homework

What’s the right amount of homework to assign? Learn about the research behind homework, how schools and teachers are handling it, and how you can differentiate it in a manageable way.

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    Mentally tracking assignments and activities is difficult—here’s a way to guide students to use paper or digital tools to ease that cognitive load.
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  • Rethinking Homework for This Year—and Beyond

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    Predictable routines can teach students how to use organizational tools and help them develop their executive function skills.
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  • How to Help Students Develop the Skills They Need to Complete Homework

    Middle and high school students can learn to work more efficiently by using strategies that improve their executive function skills.
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  • 4 Positive Alternatives to Problematic Teaching Practices

    Old habits may be hard to break, but when teachers modify their approach in these areas, they can help improve learning for all.
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  • 5 Keys to Successful Homework Assignments During Remote Learning

    While students and their families are coping with so much, teachers should be mindful to assign only homework that’s truly meaningful.
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  • Due Dates and the Value of Student Ownership

    Negotiating due dates with a class can help increase students’ feelings of accountability—to their teacher and to each other.
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  • The Risks of Guesstimating Homework Time

    Studies show that homework is ineffective beyond a certain amount per night.
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  • Research Trends: Why Homework Should Be Balanced

    Research suggests that while homework can be an effective learning tool, assigning too much can lower student performance and interfere with other important activities.
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  • Homework vs. No Homework Is the Wrong Question

    Does your school have a homework policy? How does your school ensure that teachers don't overload students with busy work?
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  • Freeing Students—and Teachers—From Homework

    A second-grade teacher explains how she got rid of mandatory homework—and the surprising results she found when she did.
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  • What Would Happen If Students Assigned Their Own Math Homework?

    Instead of a set of 20 questions, use this framework to have your students create their own homework based on their needs and interests.
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