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!

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

An Abundance of Bells

Interrupted Case Study in Material Engineering

Projet Specific: Webzine

Three-Tiered Writing

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

Engineering Poster Presentations with Peer Assessment

Kinematics Concept Mapping

Reflective Writing On Waves

What is Torque?

Forces Scavenger Hunt

Lenz’s Law

Problem Sorting Review