{"product_id":"syllabus-william-germano-9780691192215","title":"Syllabus: The Remarkable, Unremarkable Document That Changes Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow redesigning your syllabus can transform your teaching, your classroom, and the way your students learn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGenerations of teachers have built their classes around the course syllabus, a semester-long contract that spells out what each class meeting will focus on (readings, problem sets, case studies, experiments), and what the student has to turn in by a given date. But what does that way of thinking about the syllabus leave out--about our teaching and, more importantly, about our students' learning? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSyllabus, \u003c\/i\u003eWilliam Germano and Kit Nicholls take a fresh look at this essential but almost invisible bureaucratic document and use it as a starting point for rethinking what students--and teachers--do. What if a teacher built a semester's worth of teaching and learning backward--starting from what students need to learn \u003ci\u003eto do \u003c\/i\u003eby the end of the term, and only then selecting and arranging the material students need to study? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThinking through the lived moments of classroom engagement--what the authors call \"coursetime\"--becomes a way of striking a balance between improv and order. With fresh insights and concrete suggestions, \u003ci\u003eSyllabus\u003c\/i\u003e shifts the focus away from the teacher to the work and growth of students, moving the classroom closer to the genuinely collaborative learning community we all want to create.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Germano, Kit Nicholls\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691192219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691192215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"William Germano","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059483013375,"sku":"9780691192215","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59fe650d-01bc-4dc4-a850-34b2f65642a3.jpg?v=1685058498","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/syllabus-william-germano-9780691192215","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}