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.

Love at First Insight: Crafting Dating Profiles for Therapeutic Techniques

Students create a dating profile that highlights the key feature of the major Abnormality Models in Psychology.

Real-World Physics: Mini Video Projects

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Name that Molecule! / Nommez cette Molécule!

Projet Specific: Webzine

Three-Tiered Writing

Dictation: Read and Run

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

If You’re Not Part of the Solution You’re Part of the Precipitate

Rhetorical Strategies

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

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Jigsaw Geography Presentation

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Systems Ball Toss

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Lenz’s Law

Explosives Detective

Home Wiring