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*Purpose of Homework
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Characteristics
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Reflective Questions to Ask
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Fleuncy Building
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Gives multiple opportunities for practice
Focuses on one or more skills
Serves as an access point for other skills
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Are there ways to ensure that students engage in the task multiple times?
Is the number of skills required limited so that students can build fluency?
Is the difficulty level low enough so that students can focus on speed/rate/fluency, instead of how the skill is performed?
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Application
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Allows a skill to be used to solve a problem or apply a rule or principle.
Uses previously learned skill for a new situation
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What rule or principle will the student use to solve the problem?
Do the students possess the background knowledge and prior experience necessary to understand the new or novel situation?
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Spiral Review
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Allows students to utilize previously learned skills or knowledge
Allows students to confirm their understanding and assess their own learning
Relates conceptually to current learning
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What previously taught skills or knowledge are important for future learning and assessment?
In what ways will this strengthen students’ metacognitive awareness of how well they use skills and knowledge?
What previously taught skills or knowledge serve as a basis for current classroom instruction?
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Extension
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Has potential for development of new understandings
Results in a new product or innovation
Requires the use of a variety of skills or knowledge
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Does the assignment lead to a new knowledge base or set of concepts?
Will the students create a new product or innovation that they have not done before?
What skills or knowledge will students need to complete the assignment?
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From Literacy 2.0 by Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher, 2010 page 34
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