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The Promising Syllabus

The Promising Syllabus. Creating a Learning Environment. Warm Up. Why Syllabi?. Brainstorm a List?. Journal?. Invitation. Promise. Success Guide. Syllabus. Structure. An Invitation. to share in the excitement of my discipline.

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The Promising Syllabus

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  1. The Promising Syllabus Creating a Learning Environment

  2. Warm Up Why Syllabi? Brainstorm a List? Journal?

  3. Invitation Promise SuccessGuide Syllabus Structure

  4. An Invitation to share in the excitement of my discipline to an intellectual adventure or journey framed by a guiding question or inquiry

  5. Sample first page of syllabus Students invited to join an intellectual quest Guiding Question(s) Presented

  6. Promise What will students be able to do by the end of the course? • Outcomes • Objectives How will you measure progress toward those objectives?

  7. Invitation leads to Promises What will students be able to do at the end of this class? Knowledge, yes, but also “outcomes” or skills

  8. Assessment • How do your assignments advance learning (outcomes) ? • How effectively can students monitor their progress? • How can students grow and improve within the semester?

  9. Assessment emerges from Promises Clear and simple methodology Emphasis on growth and cumulative learning / knowledge.

  10. A Success Guide Mapping out study skills and success strategies for students Cool text book; open regularly Cool Beach: Avoid During Exam Week Cool Library: Hang Out Here With People Who Want to Help You

  11. A Learner-Centered Syllabus Might • Provide a sense of the class structure.

  12. A Learner Centered Syllabus Might… • Connect students to other campus resources

  13. A Learner Centered Syllabus Might… • Connect students to field trips, service learning activities, and other outside the classroom learning experiences.

  14. Structure • Classroom Guidelines • Attendance Policies • Academic Honesty • Calendar

  15. Structures That Promote Learning Visible LearningContext Constructive Classroom Guidelines Collaborative

  16. An Invitation to Collaborate

  17. Structures That Promote Learning Visible LearningContext Constructive AttendancePolicies Collaborative

  18. Attendance & Learning Why do students attend class? Why do students miss class?

  19. Structures That Promote Learning Visible LearningContext Constructive AcademicHonesty Collaborative

  20. Fairness and Scholarly Standards A Teaching &Learning Issue The Rhetoric of Criminality?

  21. Structures That Promote Learning Visible LearningContext Constructive Course Calendar Collaborative

  22. Calendars and Context

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