Questioning Rules
Rule that gives students license to ask.
What is “Ask as many questions as you can”?
This term replaces the word “prompt” and is used to generate student questions.
What is Q-focus?
Questions that are answered with a one word response such as yes or no.
What are closed-ended questions?
This is when students generate questions, teacher uses student questions to access prior knowledge, teacher uses student questions to shape or refine lesson, and teacher posts student questions for them to see as unit progresses.
What is beginning of the unit?
What is the number of times we have listened to a "Make Just One Change" presentation?
Rule that creates a safe space.
What is “Don’t judge any question”?
The Q- focus is designed to help students do this.
What is generate student questions?
Questions that require more explanation.
What are open-ended questions?
This is when students generate questions to shape their own homework assignments. Questions help teachers assess what kinds of issues students have. Students prepare questions for job exploration.
What is mid-unit?
Rule that levels the playing field so every voice is respected.
What is “Write down every question as it is stated”?
The number of questions students should generate during the Qfocus.
What is unlimited?
A strategy that teachers can use for students to decide whether questions are open- or closed-ended.
What is categorizing open- and closed-ended questions?
This technique offers the teacher an unfiltered opportunity to see, hear, and think about the questions in a student’s mind.
What is the Question Formulation Technique?
Rule that insists on the discipline of thinking, phrasing, and asking in questions
What is “Change any statement into a question”?
This will have a clear focus and provoke and stimulate new lines of thinking.
What is an effective question focus?
This is an extremely important skill that is often overlooked.
What is validate?
Teachers should set ________ but not overly prescriptive criteria for prioritization.
What is clear?