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Whalen, D. Joel – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2021
Readers can explore 13 teaching innovations presented at the 2020 Association for Business Communication (ABC) annual international conference hosted online. Typically held in a large hotel ballroom, this year's "My Favorite Assignment" sessions were adapted to an asynchronous virtual conference. These assignments are designed to teach…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation, Business Administration Education
Patricia Juárez-Dappe – History Teacher, 2023
During the past decade, interest in chocolate and its history has increased significantly. Following on this trend, a vast number of books dealing with chocolate have appeared in different publishing venues, both academic and nonacademic. Similarly, some instructors have included units that study the commodity or, in some rare instances, have…
Descriptors: Food, Foods Instruction, Cultural Context, Course Descriptions
Violanti, Michelle T. – Communication Teacher, 2021
When we spend the first class period focusing on the syllabus and letting students leave early, we miss an opportunity to expose them to the course content. What happens to those who drop that day? By spending the first day illustrating expectancy violations theory, both instructors and students can explicate anticipated behaviors and use them to…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Content, Expectation, Classroom Communication
Whalen, D. Joel; Drehmer, Charles – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2023
This article presents a curated collection of 10 teaching innovations debued at the Association for Business Communication's 87th annual meeting held in Tampa, Florida, USA, and online October 2022. This "My Favorite Assignment" 27th edition introduces readers to classroom-ready ideas to help students gain personal and professional…
Descriptors: Assignments, Instructional Innovation, Business Administration Education, Anxiety
Nageotte, Nichole; Buck, Gayle; Kirk, Holly – Science Teacher, 2018
Imagine saving just one of the 23,000 species threatened with extinction. Students studying endangered species in a general life science course faced the decision of which species to save as a summative assignment in a unit on scientific explanation and argumentation. They used the claim, evidence, and reasoning (CER) framework in which students…
Descriptors: Wildlife, Conservation (Environment), Death, Biological Sciences
Whalen, D. Joel – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2019
This article offers readers 13 "My Favorite Assignments" that were presented at the Association for Business Communication's 83rd annual conference held in Miami, Florida, in 2018. The teaching innovations offered include assignments that present quick, fun icebreaker exercises; visual communication and diversity; rhetoric; email; and…
Descriptors: Assignments, Business Communication, Instructional Innovation, Listening
Doolan, Amy L. – American Journal of Business Education, 2013
Theodore Roosevelt said, "To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society." With this quote in mind, this paper describes three ethical issues in the discipline area of accounting. The format of the paper is to first provide background information on the ethical question or scenario then to provide a…
Descriptors: Accounting, Ethics, Teaching Guides, Teaching Methods
Frey, Nancy; Fisher, Douglas – ASCD, 2011
One of the best ways to make sure the spirit of accountability is reflected in your teaching practice is to make sure everything you do in the classroom relates to a specific learning outcome. ASCD best-selling authors Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey explain exactly how to do that and take you through all the steps of making sure every lesson plan has…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Actuarial Foundation, 2013
"The Power of Probability" is a new math program aligned with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and Common Core State Standards, which gives students opportunities to practice their skills and knowledge of the mathematics of probability. Developed by The Actuarial Foundation, the program's lessons and worksheets motivate…
Descriptors: State Standards, Assignments, Probability, Teaching Guides
Huffman, Lois E. – Forum for Reading, 1994
Outlines the many benefits of humor. Describes a reading and writing strategy to help at-risk college students reduce stress, appreciate the humor in many areas of college life, and use reading and writing about humorous college situations as a tool for developing critical thinking. Describes an application of the strategy. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Students, High Risk Students, Higher Education

Goldenhersh, Barbara – Ohio Reading Teacher, 1994
Describes story ladders, a technique used to illustrate the development of story and to act as a catalyst for writing. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Assignments, Reading Writing Relationship

Richardson, Judy S. – Journal of Reading, 1994
Presents an excerpt from Katherine Neville's best-selling novel "The Eight," and discusses how the excerpt could be used in a mathematics class. Includes possible class activities and reading and writing assignments. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Fiction, Mathematics Instruction, Reading Aloud to Others
Gilton, Donna L. – 1993
This document presents the syllabus for Library Instruction at the University of Rhode Island. The course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of bibliographic instruction and concentrates in the following areas: the history, philosophy, and structure of library education; cognitive aspects of library instruction; forms of library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Assignments, Bibliographies, Class Activities

Timbs, Lawrence C., Jr. – Journalism Educator, 1993
Discusses results of a survey of undergraduates' television watching and reading habits, revealing startling numbers of nonreaders or minimal readers. Describes assignments used in journalism classes to promote the reading habit. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Higher Education, Journalism Education, Reading Assignments
Zingher, Gary – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2004
Weddings are unique and dynamic--each flavored differently and each with a life of its own. They celebrate specific customs, rituals, and the importance of family and culture. Always, they stir up emotions, and, on occasion, they may spin and whirl, looping out of control. For children, they may inspire romantic dreams, and provide new roles to…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Books, Marriage, Class Activities