Title: How to Write a Syllabus for Your Class - TeachHUB
Headings: How to Write a Syllabus for Your Class
How to Write a Syllabus for Your Class
Andrew Passinger
What’s a Syllabus?
Syllabus Components
How to Write a Class Syllabus

Content: How to Write a Syllabus for Your Class - TeachHUB
How to Write a Syllabus for Your Class
Andrew Passinger
Middle-Senior High School Assistant Principal/Pandemic Coordinator; M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, Gifted Certification
February 18, 2021
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With so many different types of learners in classrooms, possibly one of the easiest organizational tools a teacher can implement is the class syllabus. It provides a solid communication for students who like to plan ahead in the long-term, and it supports short-term planners when they need to take a quick look at their schedules. And it benefits the teacher, who can at least have a strong estimate of the curriculum plan and expectations for the year. But because it is typically offered at the beginning of a semester or course, it has to have some flexibility built into it whenever there needs to be a fast pivot, due to changing circumstances. What’s a Syllabus? A syllabus is simply a communication tool that allows students the opportunity to review classroom curriculum, provides expectations for classroom behavior such as policies and procedures, and provides timelines for assessments. It will often provide a list of required texts, any course materials, and sometimes supplemental readings. A strong syllabus may even lay out the conceptual framework for the course, ranging from varying philosophies to expert voices in the fields. Syllabus Components
Fortunately, when designing a syllabus, there is no dictated model to follow;