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Workshop AgendaIntroduction / IcebreakerPart 1 – Teacher Question Making SkillsPart 2 -- Activities to help

students

TWO “MUSTS”

1. “Parroting” – repeat / echo

2. Groups of 3

The uses of questionsQuestions assess student knowledge.

Question prompt language.

Questions foster critical thinking skills.

What’s the difference?

KnowingRECALL

RETAIN

REPEATKCAASE – Bloom’s Taxonomy

UnderstandingExplain

Review

DiscussKCAASE – Bloom’s Taxonomy

EFFECTIVE QUESTIONS

Types of Questions

Closed Questions (skinny)

- Checking and Recalling

When did we start the lesson?

Types of Questions

Open Questions (fat)- explain, retell, opinion

Why did we come here today?

Types of QuestionsProbing

1. Extension2. Clarification3. Justification4. Prompting5. Redirection

There are many “strategies” that a master teacher uses in the classroom. With experience you will get better at WHAT you ask and HOW you ask it.

EFFECTIVE QUESTIONING

1. WATCH THE VIDEO AND COMPLETE THE STATEMENTS.

2. AFTER, CHECK WITH A PARTNER.

The main purpose of questions is to find out what’s inside student’s heads.

EFFECTIVE QUESTIONING

The teacher has to help the students

to express themselves.

EFFECTIVE QUESTIONING

“What do you think?” is a kind of open question.

EFFECTIVE QUESTIONING

Encouraging Discussion Planning Questions Wait Time No Hands! (whiteboards) A supportive environment

Teaching Strategies

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