1. Homework:
Routine rethink
Anya Shaw, IH Buenos Aires

2. Homework: What?
What?

3. Homework: What?
To get you
thinking…

4. Homework: What?
Do you…
think homework is
important?

5. Homework: What?
Do you…
talk to your students
about it – why/what/how
much?

6. Homework: What?
Do you…
give individuals different
homework depending on
their needs?

7. Homework: What?
Do you…
give extra homework as a
punishment for e.g.
speaking Spanish?

8. Homework: What?
Do you…
have your students finish
whatever you didn’t get
though in class for
homework?

9. Homework: Why?
Aims

10. Homework: Aims
Consolidation?

11. Homework: Aims
Consolidation? Preparation?

12. Homework: Aims
Consolidation? Preparation?
Support?

13. Homework: Aims
Consolidation? Preparation?
Support? Practice?

14. Homework: Aims
Consolidation? Preparation?
Support? Practice?
Something
else?

15. Homework: Aims
Personalised
teaching
Teachers are
constantly
learning/developing
e.g. new approaches
Principled
ecclecticism Student centred
Cutting egde

16. Homework: Aims

17. Homework: Aims
• Motivating
• Creative
• Learner autonomy
• Good study habits
• Learners’ confidence

18. Homework: How?
Class emails

19. Homework: How?
www.eyejot.com

20. Homework: How?
www.eyejot.com

21. Homework: How?
www.vocaroo.com

22. Homework: How?
Level blogs www.blogger.com

23. Homework: How?
http://inthouseprofone.blogspot.com.ar/2011/05/hello-
sir-robbie-williams.html

24. Homework: How?
http://inthouseprofone.blogspot.com.ar/2011/05/hello-
sir-robbie-williams.html

25. Homework: How?
www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts

26. Homework: How

27. Homework: How
www.eltpodcast.com elementary and
intermediate levels and has some podcasts
for teachers to download.
www.teacherluke.podomatic.com with vocab
and tapescripts
www.podcastsinenglish.com elem – upper int
students

28. Homework: How
The Flipped
Classroom
TheFlipped
Classroom

29. Homework: How
The Flipped
Classroom
http://esltechies.com/tag/flipped-classroom/
http://jonbergmann.com/

30. Homework: How
If _______ learning is
central to language
acquisition, then setting
________ and _________
homework is key.
Daniel Monaghan http://www.theguardian.com/education/2007/jul/20/tefl.learningenglish3

31. Homework: How
If a______ learning is
central to language
acquisition, then setting
e_______ and m_______
homework is key.
Daniel Monaghan http://www.theguardian.com/education/2007/jul/20/tefl.learningenglish3

32. Homework: How
If active learning is
central to language
acquisition, then setting
effective and motivating
homework is key.
Daniel Monaghan http://www.theguardian.com/education/2007/jul/20/tefl.learningenglish3

33. Your homework!
Over to you…

34. Your homework!

35. Homework:
Routine rethink
Anya Shaw, Director of Studies
IH Buenos Aires Belgrano
anyashaw@hotmail.com