Active Learning Activities

Silent Discussion

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

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.

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

Low Stakes Debate

Categorizing for Review

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Visual Interpretation of “The Story of an Hour”

Who are We? Class Demographics

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Vénus d’Ille: Police Enquiry

Dictation: Read and Run

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Pratique d’écriture

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Rhetorical Strategies

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

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

The Ideal Classroom

National Building Code Jeopardy

Systems Ball Toss