"The main criterion by which a child's learning will be judged in this century is not how much information has been memorized, but how well he or she can apply thinking skills to the challenges they face in their work and daily lives."
-Joseph S. Renzulli, Ph.D.
-Joseph S. Renzulli, Ph.D.
Questions in the Classroom
Some tips and ideas about how to use questions in your classroom, gathered from excellent question-oriented researchers, writers, and teachers.
Some tips and ideas about how to use questions in your classroom, gathered from excellent question-oriented researchers, writers, and teachers.
Balancing Open and Closed Questions in the Classroom
Marzano's Instructional Strategies - Cues and Questioning
Jim Burke, author of "What's the Big Idea: Question-Driven Units to Motivate Reading, Writing, and Thinking" explains how to use important, current questions - such as those presented in "The Kite Runner" to better engage and motivate high school writers. (Strategy can be adapted for middle and elementary students.)
Podcasts by Jim Burke about organizing curriculum around Big Questions:
http://www.heinemann.com/podcastsCategory.aspx?cat_id=101
http://www.heinemann.com/podcastsCategory.aspx?cat_id=101
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Link to Harvard Education Letter Website
Question Formulation Technique (QFT)
http://www.hepg.org/hel/article/507
Question Formulation Technique (QFT)
http://www.hepg.org/hel/article/507
Free Downloads - Teaching Students How to Ask Questions by Karen Haag
http://www.liketoread.com/question.html
Text Dependent Questions
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asking_students_text_based_questions.docx | |
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Text Dependent Questions Training Module from www.achievethecore.org
http://www.achievethecore.org/dashboard/7/search/1/1/0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/page/396/understanding-text-dependent-questions
http://www.achievethecore.org/dashboard/7/search/1/1/0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/page/396/understanding-text-dependent-questions
Close Reading
close_reading_-_guiding_questions.docx | |
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Sample Lesson Video: Close Reading: "The Making of a Scientist" (Liben) -5th grade example
http://commoncore.americaachieves.org/samplevideo/4f97468426b615af6b000001#./4f97468426b615af6b000001?&_suid=1383768341785019871605382855906
http://commoncore.americaachieves.org/samplevideo/4f97468426b615af6b000001#./4f97468426b615af6b000001?&_suid=1383768341785019871605382855906
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open_ended_questions.docx | |
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collaborative_reasoning.docx | |
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talking_in_class.docx | |
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growth_mindset.docx | |
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getting_higher_level_responses_to_reading_passages.docx | |
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how_to_unleash_creativity.docx | |
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blooms_experiment_form.doc | |
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Edward de Bono explaining the 6 hats
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"Creative thinking is a skill. It's not a matter of individual talent. It's not a matter of sitting by the river and playing baroque music and hoping you get inspired. That's very weak stuff."
-Edward de Bono
-Edward de Bono
Questioning for Lower Elementary Students
Dylan Wiliam on Effective On-the-Spot Assessments
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Strategies to Help Students Self-Assess
http://www.assessmentforlearning.edu.au/professional_learning/student_self-assessment/student_strategies_enhance.html
http://www.assessmentforlearning.edu.au/professional_learning/student_self-assessment/student_strategies_enhance.html