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Questioning to Enhance Teaching and Learning

Questioning to Enhance Teaching and Learning. Asking questions is a very good way to find out about something. Kermit the Frog. What Kinds of Questions Do We Ask ?. Information/Factual Research/Probing Provocative/ Irreverant Challenging Reflective Motivational/Inventive Divergent

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Questioning to Enhance Teaching and Learning

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  1. Questioning to Enhance Teaching and Learning

  2. Asking questions is a very good way to find out about something. Kermit the Frog

  3. What Kinds of Questions Do We Ask? Information/Factual Research/Probing Provocative/Irreverant Challenging Reflective Motivational/Inventive Divergent Etc. And, sometimes just silly . . .

  4. Our First “Expert” Mckenzie, Jamie. • From Now On(Ed. Tech. Journal)http://www.fno.org/ • The Question Mark (Ed. Tech. Journal)http://questioning.org/index.html * Beyond Cut-and-Paste. 2009. * Leading Questions. 2007. * Learning to Question to Wonder to Learn. 2005.

  5. From Trivial Pursuit toHigher Order Thinking The Questioning Toolkit (Jamie McKenzie) http://questioning.org/Q7/toolkit.html The Question Press (Jamie McKenzie) http://www.fno.org/feb04/questionpress.html The Biography Maker (Jamie McKenzie) http://www.fno.org/bio/QUEST.HTM

  6. Our Second “Expert” Loertscher, David. • Ban Those Bird Units! 2005. • Davidvl.org (website of David Loertscher) • Beyond Bird Units*: David Loertscher, Carol Koechlin, and Sandi Zwann By the way, we have nothing against birds!

  7. Beyond Bird Units:The Think Models • apply critical and creative thinking.   • build cross curricular literacy skills and new literacies.   • are engaging and effective.   • empower students to build deeper understanding.   Appetizer Dessert Main Course

  8. The Think Models • are knowledge building learning experiences.   • are a framework for designing successful assignments.   • effectively utilize information and technology rich learning environments.  • provide opportunity for differentiated instruction. BIG THINK: SO WHAT?

  9. Turning Up the H.E.A.T. Bernajean Porter H = Higher Order Thinking E = Engaged Learning A = Authentic Tasks T= Added Value Technology Uses

  10. From Trivial Pursuit toHigher Order Thinking

  11. A Few Ideas • Thought-Provoking Question of the Day(or Week) http://www.internet4classrooms.com/question_day.htm • E-Projects (To Generate Questions) Beyond “All About . . .”: • Pathfinders • Virtual Tourshttp://www.theteachersguide.com/virtualtours.html • Interactive Video Conferencing • Use artifacts, photos, quotations, film clips, etc. to model and teach good questioning.

  12. http://www.minnesota-china.com/Education/fmMystPhNov16.htm What are these black cubes on a stick? A. Pieces of coal that can easily be put into a stove for cooking fuel. B. Cubes of tofu ready to be cooked and then eaten. C. Burnt squares of bread on stick.

  13. More Ideas • Technology Tools for Higher Order Thinking • Concept Mapping Tools • SMART Notebook • PowerPoint and Word • Inspiration • Graphic Organizers

  14. Note the types of visual organizers available in Smart Art in Powerpoint

  15. Resources We Recommend Bloom’s Taxonomy (1950s) Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy Bloom’s Taxonomy Blooms Digitally

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