Playlist: Better Questions (Copy)
Improving Evaluative Questions
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersHow to improve questions at the “evaluate” level of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Who Asks The Questions? And Who Answers?
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersWhat 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.
Creating Sequences of Questions
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersHigh-level questions on their own simply aren’t enough. We must create sequences of questions!
Developing Questions that Prompt Thinking in Math
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersMath 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.
Running A “Notice, Wonder” Lesson
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersUse these puzzling images to build a classroom culture that is comfortable with curiosity, ambiguity, and taking intellectual risks.
Asking Questions That Make Students Think
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersMost classroom questions test memory. These questions test thinking. There’s a difference — and your students will feel it.
Improving Wait Time
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersHow much time do your students get to think after a question? Probably not enough. Here’s how to fix that.