Breaking the Ice: First Week Activities
Welcome back! We hope this Tip finds you refreshed and ready to start an amazing fall semester. When planning the first week […]
Category: Teaching Tips
This blog, written by Principia College faculty, was active between 2013 and 2022. Their advice and insights continue to be valid, so please feel free to enjoy this archive to learn about teaching and learning strategies and successes.
E-O-Y Sendoff
It’s that time of the year when exams are happening, papers and projects are getting handed in, and classes are ending. Students and […]
It’s Closing Time
While you don’t have to actually “gather up your jacket,” it is getting to that time in the semester when classes are […]
A Font of Information: Typeface as Teaching Tool
Have you ever asked your students to identify what you consider an essential element in their papers—a thesis statement, perhaps, or topic […]
Four Corners
Sometimes your students need to get up and move around, so I suggest the four corners activity. For this activity, you […]