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Dueck, Myron – Educational Leadership, 2014
Imposing a penalty for late or incomplete homework assignments, Dueck says, neither inspires learning nor provides accurate grades. Dueck lists four rules that a teacher must follow if penalties for inadequate homework are to be efficient in prodding students to do that work. The usual homework penalty structures violate each of these four rules.…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Homework, Assignments
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DiMartino, Joe; Castaneda, Andrea – Educational Leadership, 2007
A recent employer survey sponsored by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills found that the skills new job entrants most need for success in the workplace--oral and written communication, time management, critical thinking, problem solving, personal accountability, and the ability to work effectively with others--are the areas in which recent…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, High Schools, College Graduates, Time Management
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Murdock, Linda A.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1995
On Fridays, rather than changing classes, the students at one middle school spend all four team periods with one teacher/adviser as they pursue intensive, independent quarterly learning projects in either science, math, social studies, or English. A program evaluation showed improved student engagement, independent learning, thinking skills, and…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Independent Study, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities