Active Learning Activities

Group Work Project Contracting

For instructors planning student group work projects over many weeks or months.

Silent Discussion

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

Categorizing for Review

Solving World Issues One Smartphone at a Time

Projet Specific: Webzine

Three-Tiered Writing

Homophones Talent Show

Dictation: Read and Run

Reflective Reading on Islam

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

Bringing Context to Life: Annotating Research for Reading Novels

Putting the “You” in Education: Using Self-reflections for Learning

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Poetic Literary Jeopardy

Concept Map: Furniture Design Time Ripple

The Ideal Classroom

National Building Code Jeopardy