WorksheetsActive Learning
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Use objects or images with questions to explore student thoughts about a specific concept or question.
a)
artifacts
b)
quotes
c)
case studies
d)
crib cards
2.
2-3 open-ended questions that probe existing understandings. Answers may be simply collected or shared to begin dialogue about misunderstandings.
a)
Reading notes
b)
Split-room debate
c)
Background knowledge probe
d)
Team concept maps
3.
Student partners review material on a controversial topic and brainstorm arguments to support their assigned position. Pairs then split up and move around the room, talking to other students on the same side to strengthen their position. In quads, pairs present their arguments, then switch sides and argue the opposite side.
a)
Academic controversy
b)
Team Jeopardy
c)
Jigsaw
d)
Triad listening
4.
Students engage in fact-finding and information-processing exercises using instructor-specified library and internet resources.
a)
Directed paraphrase
b)
Circular response
c)
Connected communities
d)
Resource scavenger hunt
5.
Ask students to write short or long essays reflecting on their own personal experiences with a specific course-related topic or question. This can surface misunderstandings, expertise, biases, insights….
a)
Proclamations
b)
Autobiographical reflections
c)
Think again
d)
Variations
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