Humanities Social sciences

Group Work Project Contracting

For instructors planning student group work projects over many weeks or months.

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Humanities Social sciences

Put Your Theory on Trial

Scaffolded debate that explores the nuances of a belief that the teacher has introduced.

Languages and Literature

Silent Discussion

Conduct a discussion in your class without students ever speaking a word!

Languages and Literature

Reimagining the Reading Quiz: Peer Instruction in English

Students do a reading quiz in class and revise their answers after developing and sharing a rationale for their choice.

Gray scale photo of gears
Physics STEM

Mechanics in Motion: Iterative GIF Creation

In groups, students create GIFs to demonstrate and explain how mechanic principles apply in real-life scenarios.

Physics

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

A first class ice-breaker activity introducing the nature of science.

Physics STEM

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

Physics STEM

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Humanities Social sciences

Can I Use the Internet?

Humanities

Categorizing for Review

Languages and Literature

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Languages and Literature

Projet Specific: Webzine

Languages and Literature

Three-Tiered Writing

Languages and Literature

Homophones Talent Show

Languages and Literature

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

Languages and Literature

Rhetorical Strategies

Languages and Literature

Putting the “You” in education: Using self-reflections for learning

Languages and Literature

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Physics STEM

Forget the Math! Draw pictures to learn the wave theory of light

Environmental science

Jigsaw Geography Presentation

Physics STEM

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

Physics STEM

Reflective Writing On Waves

Physics STEM

What is Torque?

Physics STEM

Momentum Photoproject