Active Learning Activities

It’s All in the Delivery: 6 Rounds to Effective Presentation

Groups of students orally present a poem six times, focusing on six key aspect of effective oral presentations

Rough Draft Workshop: Group Peer Assessment Jigsaw Activity for Case Study or Procedural Writing

Students bring a rough draft of a written group project for peer evaluation and feedback

To Pass or Not to Pass: Acting out membrane transport

Controversy in the Science Classroom: Nature of Science Quiz

Harvard Implicit Bias Test

Building Effective Teams

Let’s Role Play the French Revolution!

Identity Dot Exercise

Rhetorical Strategies

Projects on Junot Diaz: “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao”

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

Understanding Terminology Using Jigsaw

Having Students Read and Apply Essay Feedback

Holding Your Seat: A Mindfulness Exercise

Protein Separation

Peer Review Calibration and Constructive Feedback Workshop

Reflective Writing On Waves