Active Learning Activities

Put Your Theory on Trial

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

More Than One Way to Cook an Egg: Exploring Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Teams explore Gardner's Theory, present one component, summarize presentation content, and conduct a self-assessment.

It’s All in the Delivery: 6 Rounds to Effective Presentation

Groups of students orally present a poem six times, focusing on six key aspect of effective oral presentations

Projet Specific: Webzine

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

Photosynthesis: Light Dependent Reactions

From “yum” to “yuk”: a case in point… mutation

Rhetorical Strategies

Protein Separation

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Biological Molecules