1. Use the cases for large in-class discussions. Have students prepare by reading and responding to one or two cases before class. You can lead the discussion, or have one or two students lead a class discussion on a case.
   
   
2. Break up the class into smaller groups and give each group one or more cases to discuss.
   
   
3. Use these cases as out-of-class assessments. Ask students to write answers to the case questions, either individually or in groups. Use the answers to determine the level of student understanding.
   
   
4. Use the cases as models to get students to generate cases based on their own field observations.
   
   
5. Use the cases in an electronic environment. Students can discuss the case questions by e-mail or in a chat room as a way to continue discussions initiated during class.
   
   
6. Use the cases, or variations of them, as quizzes.
   
   
7. Have your students solve different cases in small groups and then respond to the answers of another group.
   
   
8. Have students write extensions or varied outcomes of the cases.
   
   
9. Have students assume roles of famous educational researchers and answer the case questions from their perspective.
   
   
10. Write to experts in the field and ask them how they would solve different cases.
    
    
11. Create alternative or sister cases to those on this site to test for transfer of learning.
    
    
12. Bring in practicing teachers. Share with them the cases as well as your students' solutions, and ask them to respond.