Wednesday, January 26, 2011 What is Homework? To complete many
of the required assignments, I've broken my class down into
small group, learning centers, where I can meet with small
groups of students to find out who really understands principles
and concepts and who needs more help. These small groups change
day to day and sometimes minute to minute based on what the
learner understands and can apply to the project/assignment at
hand. Once a student grasps something, he/she moves on to higher
level activities that involve problem solving and critical
thinking. Doing this I can accurately measure what each of my
students understands and has learned even within these tight
grading constraints. Often in these small groups, we have really
deep conversations and they make outstanding connections between
life outside the classroom walls, their background knowledge,
and their personal reading. These students often go home and do
extra work to bring back and share with their peers. Sometimes,
they gather up supplies