Playlist: Question Renovation PD (Copy)
Go Beyond “Explain This Quote”
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersI’d show a quote and then ask, “What does this quote mean?” And that was it!
What if Dr. Seuss Covered a Poem?
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersRather than just “paraphrasing” a poem, what if we did a cover version?
From Frantic Questions to Sensible Sequence
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersWhy was I asking five, unrelated, low-level questions in a row?
Help my students remember these confusing terms!
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersWhen we want students to memorize two terms, we actually shouldn’t aim for memorization!
Improving These Novel Study Questions
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersLet’s fix these nine, underdeveloped discussion questions!
Don’t Make A Mere Model!
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersThis task is all about the product, but completely ignores how students will think.
Go Beyond “Identify Figurative Language”
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersSo students can identify a simile, metaphor, and hyperbole. What next?
From “Too Many Choices” To “One Quality Task”
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersFixing an under-developed (but interesting) task that was originally part of a choice menu.
What Makes A Math Puzzle Actually Puzzling?
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersThis math puzzle fell flat. Why? Because puzzling isn’t about difficulty — it’s about something else entirely.
Context Clues and Classics
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersHow to use a classic to revamp a study of context clues.
Going Beyond “Name That Genre!”
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersNaming the genre is step one. But what comes after that? Here’s how to push students past identification into real analysis.
Comparing Strengths and Weaknesses
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersGo beyond merely explaining strengths and weaknesses and get students thinking in interesting ways.
Aim High, Scaffold Down in Math
★ Bookmarked • For TeachersA high level of thinking in math also requires the support of thoughtful scaffolding.