Better Questions

Is there any tool more critical to teaching than the humble question? Yet, we receive so little training on how to ask questions well!

Asking Questions That Make Students Think

Part 1: Asking Questions That Make Students Think

For Teachers

How can we ask questions that make students think rather than just remember?

Creating Sequences of Questions

Part 2: Creating Sequences of Questions

For Teachers

High-level questions on their own simply aren't enough. We must create sequences of questions!

 Developing Questions that Prompt Thinking in Math

Part 3: Developing Questions that Prompt Thinking in Math

For Teachers

Math is a particularly tricky subject for asking higher-level questions. Here are a couple of techniques I've used to prompt students to think, not merely calculate.

Improving Wait Time

Part 4: Improving Wait Time

For Teachers

How much time do students get to think? How much time do students need to think? How can we bring those into alignment?

 Who Asks The Questions? And Who Answers?

Part 5: Who Asks The Questions? And Who Answers?

For Teachers

What would the pie chart look like for these three situations: the teacher asks the students, a student asks the teacher, or a student asks another student a question? I can tell you my pie chart would have been very lopsided.

Improving Evaluative Questions

Part 6: Improving Evaluative Questions

For Teachers

How to improve questions at the "evaluate" level of Bloom's Taxonomy.

 Running A “Notice, Wonder” Lesson

Part 7: Running A “Notice, Wonder” Lesson

For Teachers

Use these puzzling images to build a classroom culture that is comfortable with curiosity, ambiguity, and taking intellectual risks.