Students consistently work in homework groups in my class. Each group consists of 3 or 4 students. At the start of class, a group representative picks a problem out of a bowl. The problems are of similar complexity and reflect… Read More »Warm Up Gallery Walking
After an unhappy situation in one of my acting classes, I realized that I needed to develop a rubric for “Participation” — this sort of grey, amorphous category of grading that was often the determining factor in my students’ grades… Read More »Performing the rubric
I ask students to post a brief analytical comment or question about the reading to a Canvas discussion board before every class. I make them due an hour before class starts, and I read them before class. This requirement lets… Read More »Discussion posts
I use this exercise to help students develop skills at keeping track of and retaining what takes place during a class discussion. Two students are assigned as CLASS SUMMARIZERS for each class session. These students are required within a few… Read More »Class Summarizer
