Homework

Overview

• Homework is given every Thursday session via Google Classroom

• The Session Owner of the Thursday session prepares the homework

• Students have until the following Tuesday session to complete the homework

• The Homework Reviewer reviews their homework from Tuesday until Thursday

• Homework is not graded. The goal is for students to learn by working on their homework. If it is not complete or perfect, it’s okay. We ask students to complete at least 80% of the homework.

Why homework?

• Learning by Doing - Through homework, students practice and code more. The more they practice, the better the students get!

• Students try out the concepts in homework. The review helps students to know if they are on track.

• By reviewing the homework, we might better understand which concepts need further elaboration.

Homework Process

1. Create Homework	Session Owner creates homework.
2. Add to Google Classroom	Session Owner creates a homework assignment in Google Classroom at least 1 day before class. Template.
3. Present Homework in Class	Session Owner presents the homework assignment on Thursday
4. Students hand in homework	Students hand in the homework until the start of the next session (Tuesday)
5. Show solution	Session Owner shows the solution of the homework in the Tuesday session
6. Teachers review homework	Homework Reviewer reviews submissions until Thursday

How much homework?

Focus the homework on one achievable, practical problem. That means:

• Give only one problem, not multiple, it would overwhelm and lower chances of completion.

• Achievable - make it equally hard or slightly harder than the last practice exercise in class. Make it feasible in terms of the time required. If you need 5 minutes to solve it, it will probably take the students 30 minutes or longer. Don’t go over 5min for yourself.

• Optional - to accommodate the more advanced students in the class, you can add optional extra questions.

How to add Homework to Google Classroom?

1. Go to Google Classroom, Go to Create, and select Assignment.

2. Give title, instructions and set the due date to the next session on Tuesday (template).

Support: Video for Google Classroom.

Homework Guidelines