π PD β Running A “Notice, Wonder” Lesson
Part 7 of Better Questions
Part 7 of Better Questions
Build a classroom culture that is comfortable with curiosity, ambiguity, and taking intellectual risks using puzzling imagery.
In a "Notice, Wonder" lesson, our goals are to practice:
The success of these lessons depends on the culture of your classroom: do students feel safe wondering out loud and taking risks? Set rules and expectations as needed to ensure it is a safe place. This will take practice!
Here are the steps I'd follow:
You've noticed and wondered. You have a list of questions kids created. What next? Do not just assign questions as homework. Kids will quickly learn never to ask questions again if it just becomes more work.
Other than that, you might:
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