Active Learning Activities

Active learning activities are tailored to specific learning outcomes and content. They incorporate one or more of the evidence-based strategies. Structured to expose their theoretical underpinnings, the activities can be used by practitioners and researchers alike.

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Languages and Literature

Silent Discussion

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

Mathematics

Crossing Dimensions: A Math Odyssey into Cross Products

In groups, students learn about orthogonality and cross products by creating geometrical shapes.

Physics

Nature of Science Ice-Breaker

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

Languages and Literature Interdisciplinary

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

STEM Physics

Card Sorting Activities for Mechanics

STEM Physics

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Languages and Literature

Connotation Exercise: Interview and Presentation

Languages and Literature

Dictation: Read and Run

Languages and Literature

Pratique d’écriture

Languages and Literature

Projects on Junot Diaz: “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”

Languages and Literature

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

STEM Mathematics

Sketching the graph of a curve

Languages and Literature

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

STEM Physics

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

STEM Physics

Circus Launch Clicker Questions

STEM Physics

Reflective Writing On Waves

STEM Physics

Forces Scavenger Hunt

STEM Physics

Home Wiring

STEM Physics

Problem Sorting

STEM Physics

Newton’s Third Law