Social Science

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Case Study

By using a case study, students identify different interests that can compete when formulating health policy.

Buzz Groups

In her class "France and the World: Human Rights, Race, and Revolution," Rachel Gillett had small groups work on different questions in order to stimulate discussion.

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Quick Critical Thinking

Once a month, David Weimer uses critical-thinking prompts in section that students respond to via quick write or partner discussion.

Segregation Academies Jigsaw

In this activity, David Weimer used different articles on "segregation academies" following Brown v. Board of Education in order to teach students how to evaluate information from a source and consider the origin of the information.

Capital Case Study

In this activity, Nicole Deterding used a case study in her Sociology of Education section to integrate and apply theories of different types of capital (human, social, and cultural) and to clarify student understanding.

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lesson plan.doc

How to Read a Sociology Article

In her first sections of the semester, Nicole Deterding discusses with her students how to read a sociology article.

reading tips.pdf

"Manning Up" Case Study

Students contrast a scholarly text with a popular news article and discuss the relationship between the arguments and the limitations of them.

article

lesson plan

Multiple Choice Midterm Review

In this midterm review activity, students practice answering multiple choice questions on a wide variety of topics by working in pairs to answer review questions for the midterm.

Teaching Statistics with Modules

EMR16: Real-Life Statistics: Your Chance for Happiness (or Misery) is taught around real-life modules, and all major assignments apply statistical topics directly to the real-life topics.

module.pdf

Wine (or Chocolate) Tasting Experiment

In EMR16, students design their own wine or chocolate-tasting experiment in order to use the principles of experimental design and data analysis.

Leading Swedish Class

In Swedish Ba, Ursula Lindqvist has students lead discussion on a current topic relevant to children's issues. This course focuses on children's literature and culture.

Discussion Leaders

In her freshman seminar, Joanna Nizynska has her students lead discussions throughout the semester. Through this process, they learn how to respond to the flow of conversation and guide discussion effectively.

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Making a Persuasive Adaptive Argument

In this activity, Jerusha Achterberg has her students work in groups to develop persuasive arguments.

handout.pdf

Adaptive Scenario Exercise

In this activity, Jerusha Acterberg has students respond to a scenario where somebody is making a scientific assertion and then use the information from the readings to evaluate that assertion.

scenario exercise.pdf

Generating Reading Questions

Throughout the semester, Jerusha Acterberg gradually shifts the responsibility for coming up with reading questions from herself to her Expos students.

discussion questions.pdf

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Social Science

Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Case Study

By using a case study, students identify different interests that can compete when formulating health policy.

Buzz Groups

In her class "France and the World: Human Rights, Race, and Revolution," Rachel Gillett had small groups work on different questions in order to stimulate discussion.

Quick Critical Thinking

Once a month, David Weimer uses critical-thinking prompts in section that students respond to via quick write or partner discussion.

Segregation Academies Jigsaw

In this activity, David Weimer used different articles on "segregation academies" following Brown v. Board of Education in order to teach students how to evaluate information from a source and consider the origin of the information.

Capital Case Study

In this activity, Nicole Deterding used a case study in her Sociology of Education section to integrate and apply theories of different types of capital (human, social, and cultural) and to clarify student understanding.

How to Read a Sociology Article

In her first sections of the semester, Nicole Deterding discusses with her students how to read a sociology article.

"Manning Up" Case Study

Students contrast a scholarly text with a popular news article and discuss the relationship between the arguments and the limitations of them.

Multiple Choice Midterm Review

In this midterm review activity, students practice answering multiple choice questions on a wide variety of topics by working in pairs to answer review questions for the midterm.

Teaching Statistics with Modules

EMR16: Real-Life Statistics: Your Chance for Happiness (or Misery) is taught around real-life modules, and all major assignments apply statistical topics directly to the real-life topics.

Wine (or Chocolate) Tasting Experiment

In EMR16, students design their own wine or chocolate-tasting experiment in order to use the principles of experimental design and data analysis.

Leading Swedish Class

In Swedish Ba, Ursula Lindqvist has students lead discussion on a current topic relevant to children's issues. This course focuses on children's literature and culture.

Discussion Leaders

In her freshman seminar, Joanna Nizynska has her students lead discussions throughout the semester. Through this process, they learn how to respond to the flow of conversation and guide discussion effectively.

Making a Persuasive Adaptive Argument

In this activity, Jerusha Achterberg has her students work in groups to develop persuasive arguments.

Adaptive Scenario Exercise

In this activity, Jerusha Acterberg has students respond to a scenario where somebody is making a scientific assertion and then use the information from the readings to evaluate that assertion.

Generating Reading Questions

Throughout the semester, Jerusha Acterberg gradually shifts the responsibility for coming up with reading questions from herself to her Expos students.

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