Curated OER
Treasure Hunt
Students actively search a the ground outside and find several types of leaves, lichen, feathers and trash. They place items into journals, write entries, draw pictures and ask questions about the items found on their exploration.
Curated OER
Biozones of Cazadero
Students explore biozones and assess their differences. They discuss the areas they have explored, make journal entries. Emphasize active learning on the student's part: ask a question, don't just state a fact.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Coin Tossing
Coin Tossing shows a person flipping a coin and asks the student to describe coin-flipping as a decision making option.
Other
Echo360 the Rewind Revolution
Dr. Perry Samson knew that students in his large classes were choosing Facebook over paying attention to the lecture. So he invented LectureTools, part of the Echo360 active learning suite. The results are crystal clear: today more than...
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Ascd: Seven Essentials for Project Based Learning
Make projects more than mere busy work for students after absorbing the content of this article.
Other
Criticalthinking.org: Develop Critical Thinking Skills
This site provides a wealth of material tailored to the needs of primary and secondary educators interested in developing their own critical thinking skills and those of their students. Content includes numerous articles focused on the...
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Collaborative Learning: Introduction
This comprehensive site presents the concept of collaborative learning, which encourages active student participation in the learning process. There are five sections: Stories (from teachers describing how they implemented collaborative...
Other
Harvard College: Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions
An article, written by two Harvard scholars, provides six steps to help students formulate questions.
Brown University
Brown University: Role Play
Learn how members of the class take the part or perspective of historical figures, authors, or other characters and must interact from their perspective.This resource includes a step by step guide to classroom role-playing.
Hopelink
Hopelink: Reading Lesson Idea: Fact or Opinion?
In this lesson, students must learn to recognize the differences between fact and opinion.
Other
Social Psychology Network: Jigsaw Classroom
The "official web site of the jigsaw classroom",- a cooperative learning technique which was developed by Elliot Aronson. The jigsaw approach is considered to promote better learning, improve student motivation, and increase enjoyment of...
Other
Science Hobbyist
This is a fun site filled with odds and ends of science. Wacky and amazing. Fun site to browse for ideas.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Elements of Authentic Instruction
Analyze three classroom segments and identify teaching strategies that illustrate authentic instruction. Give examples to support your answer and compare your answers to those of other teachers.
Scholastic
Scholastic: What Is Dramatic Play and How Does It Support Literacy Development
This article focuses on a specific kind of play: dramatic play, or, as it's sometimes called, pretend play, imitative play, and symbolic play. Read why this type of play is important and examples of how to incorporate it into your...
Other
Saskatoon Public Schools: Instructional Strategies Online: Experiential Learning
Get students actively involved in their own learning with these experiential learning strategies including field trips, narratives, conducting experiments, simulations, and many more. Then click on some of the strategies in order to...