Hacking Homework: 10 Strategies That Inspire Learning Outside the Classroom

by Starr Sackstein, Connie Hamilton

Are you tired of the same old excuses for missing homework? “My printer is broken; I emailed it to you; I forgot my backpack.” Is the routine of creating and grading nightly homework wearing you down?

Are you still wondering: Is homework valuable? Is homework unnecessary? It’s time to stop the excuses and end the debate! Educators, students, and parents are ready for change, and Hacking Homework brings it.

As schools and educators continue to struggle with homework, renowned teachers and presenters Starr Sackstein and Connie Hamilton provide 10 practical solutions to common problems associated with learning outside the classroom, including:

Teaching students to be accountable for learning during the school day
Shaping homework policies with teachers and administrators
Building relationships with parents and empowering them to guide learning at home
Shaking up how learning happens at home
Connecting play with learning (It should be both meaningful and fun!)
Helping students self-assess and track learning at home

If you want all stakeholders to embrace and enjoy learning beyond the school day, you have to create amazing opportunities that kids can’t wait to complete.

Give students the joy of independent learning today, and watch the homework debate disappear forever.

Genres: Teaching, Education, Nonfiction

140 pages, Paperback

Published October 24, 2016

Reviews

[Starr Sackstein · Rating 5 out of 5]

Writing this book with Connie Hamilton has really given us a chance to rethink current homework practices and hopefully help others to do the same in their schools, classes and districts

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably better for new teachers, I didn't get a ton of new ideas from this one. But the ideas I did get (or were reminded of) were good ones.