In my latest article for Fusion Yearbooks, I offer some practical ideas for encouraging questioning in the classroom. If we want future generations of students to be critical thinkers and problem solvers, they must learn the importance of questioning – which is sadly a skill often discouraged by educators. Here are links to some of my … Read more
I originally posted this 5 years ago. I was recently discussing it with my colleagues because we are trying to work on better questioning, and thought it couldn’t hurt to reblog about this app. Stick Pick is an app with great potential as a teacher tool. The teacher can add one or more classes within … Read more
I’ve often questioned the saying that there are “no stupid questions.” In my experience, very few absolutes are true. I understand the sentiment of the statement, of course. As a teacher, I want my students to feel comfortable with speaking up when something does not make sense. And I certainly don’t want to stifle anyone’s … Read more
Socratic Questions, part of the website called Changing Minds, gives a brief summary of the origin of Socratic Questioning. It then lists some fabulous question stems for encouraging deeper thinking from our students. I would recommend printing this out, and keeping it nearby during classroom discussions. In the frenetic pace of a typical school day, … Read more