Active Learning Activities

Silent Discussion

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

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.

Who Are You? A Multidimensional Examination of Self-Concept

Students investigate their self-concept, compare it to a classmate, assess differences between self- and social perception.

Cross-Disciplinary Synergy 101: Uniting Expertise for Success

In teams, students interact, share information on their profession, and create cases where each discipline is needed

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Don’t go NUTS: A Case Study on the Physiology of Stress

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

Two Stage Quiz

Projet Specific: Webzine

Three-Tiered Writing

Homophones Talent Show

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

The Sailing Iguanas: A Mini Case in Speciation

Rhetorical Strategies

Putting the “You” in Education: Using Self-reflections for Learning

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Protein Separation

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System

Dark Lords IF-AT

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Home Wiring