The State Your Case! project website has not been significantly updated since 2010. We are preserving the web pages here because they still contain useful ideas and information. But be aware that the site may have out of date information.

More Teaching Ideas

Initial Publication Date: April 10, 2009

The ability to develop and support a policy, position, or point of view involves an array of skills and proficiencies. Below are links to handouts for students, assignment ideas, websites, and other on-line resources exploring each of these proficiencies in greater detail. These pages will be updated frequently as project faculty continue to suggest new resources, so you are encouraged to check back to see what's new!

General resources for instructional innovation
Chemistry Instructor


Thinking critically

Evaluating evidence

Reasoning with numbers

Developing a thesis

Using logic

Writing persuasively

Speaking effectively

Presenting slides or posters