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You Be the Teacher! Do you have a hobby or skill? Do you play a sport? Can you play a musical instrument, train a dog, cook, or ski? Imagine you are teaching a course in your hobby, sport, skill or talent. Draft a syllabus for your course. By taking the time to draft a syllabus, you will appreciate the purpose of and guidance a syllabus offers students. Course title and description. (What will you call your course? Is it a beginner course? Advanced? Honors? How long is it? One semester? Two or three weeks? In 40 words or less, write a description of your course.) __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Objectives. (List three specific skills you want your students to master in your course.) __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Contact information and office hours. (Do you use email? Is it OK for students to call you? Where’s your office? Be specific about how, when and where students may contact you.) PRODUCT PREVIEW __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Textbooks and supplies. (List resources by title. You may invent a textbook title for this exercise; List supplies and materials. For example, if you’re teaching a course on skateboarding, will students be required to bring a skateboard to class or will one be provided? What about helmets and elbow pads? Make sure to let students know what date the items are due.) __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
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Chapter 10 | Syllabusted!
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