Active Learning Activities

Silent Discussion

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

Family Matters : Inclusive Genetics Pedigree

In teams, students will build a pedigree chart and determine inheritance patterns using inclusive pedigree practices.

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

Feeling Feverish: Homeostasis of Pyrexia

Peerwise Assignment: Human Body

Projet Specific: Webzine

Three-Tiered Writing

Homophones Talent Show

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Reflective Reading on Islam

Students use homework questions to prompt a deeper engagement with the reading material to generate better class discussion.

Cercles de Lecture (Reading Circles)

Rhetorical Strategies

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

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Protein Separation

Homeostasis: Mapping the Endocrine System