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.

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

Can I Use the Internet?

Preparation for Future Learning: Electric Flux

Two Stage Quiz

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Dictation: Read and Run

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

Rhetorical Strategies

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

National Building Code Jeopardy

Engineering Physics IF-AT

Dark Lords IF-AT

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Lenz’s Law

Home Wiring