Assignments High School Syllabus 
Catlin Tucker
AUGUST 18, 2015
Unfortunately, many teachers spend the first day of school reading their syllabus to their students and explaining all of the classroom norms and rules. Each group is assigned a different color icon (rocket, bicycle, unicorn). Yet many of my high school students say they don’t like to read. So, what happens?
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Going from zero to hero Just days before our fall semester started, I learned that I’d been assigned mythology—a subject I’d not taught before and one without a syllabus. Now create a syllabus, complete with readings.” Now prove me wrong.” You have questions and you’re looking for answers. And that made us all squirm.
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eSchool News
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Planners that break down assignments, scaffolded note-taking templates, or even a syllabus can make all the difference in setting clear expectations. Encourage self-advocacy: While speaking up for oneself is essential, it’s not always easy for students, especially early in the school year.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 7, 2015
Prepare syllabus and assignment due dates carefully and well in advance so that students know what to expect and when. Instead of just reading and writing weekly assignments from a book, students read and write in service of completing a larger project. Establish good course practices. Present material in different ways.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 25, 2024
I typically assign a hefty 20-page final project in my STEM course, but I decided to take a more playful and hands-on approach for this group of students. My motivation was simple: I wanted to help the class build confidence in teaching STEAM concepts. This is a key consideration as I continue refining my courses for future educators.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
I think the phenomena of the infographic syllabus has been an effort by many teachers to make that document more accessible, more real,” she explains. “We We can solve a lot of problems as educators if we can just get people to read the syllabus upfront.”. But some schools are trying it out this year, with an eye on student privacy.
Edsurge
MARCH 2, 2023
Classes don’t start and end according to an academic calendar, but begin when a student clicks “start course” and gets assigned a faculty member. On average, instructors are assigned 230 students at a time--a big change from the 20 or 30 I was used to at NYU and Stevens. Southern New Hampshire’s course completion rate is 90 percent.
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