More questions than answers here:
In the past, I’ve used write-ups for late work instead of the common practice of taking off points for late work. My district is now shifting to letting students complete assignments in different amounts of time based on their abilities (differentiation). I am trying to figure out how to avoid saying to my students, “Just turn it in when you’re done.” I don’t think I alone could get students to turn in work with just that message. Maybe if there’s an entire paradigm shift, it would be fine, and students would just turn in their work.
In the past I had to handle this question for in-class work: What if a student has been working, but doesn’t complete the work in time to turn it in before class is over? (It’s a challenge for them, or they want to add a lot of time and effort to this particular assignment). Each time I would let them know they needed to show me how much they have done and told them it was due tomorrow. If they had been working, it was still on time, but if they had been off task, then I was counting it late.
Now, What if it’s homework? I won’t know if they’ve been working. Can I make them bring me a tutoring slip or a note if they didn’t finish? Is it enough for them to show me how much they’ve done? How much time would it take to not enforce the deadline? Should I just stick with the late procedure I currently have for homework? Too bad if they couldn’t finish it in the number of nights I’ve given. (It is just one step per-day-late, so if this only happens once in the last three weeks, then it doesn’t really affect them — it’s just a conference between the student and I. If it’s twice in the last three weeks, then it’s just a call home and stays between the student, the parent, and I. Only if it’s three or more are there disciplinary consequences.