Dan Rothstein Co-Director, The Right Question Institute Advancing the Work from Conference to Action Best Practices in the QFT Midwest Seminar Maine South HS June 26, 2017 Matt Parrilli Maine South High School Sarah Westbrook The Right Question Institute Dan Rothstein Co-Director, The Right Question Institute

Today’s Agenda Collaborative Learning Using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) Unpacking the QFT: Three Thinking Abilities and Classroom Examples Lesson Planning and Design Using QFT The Art & Science of the QFT Lunch Workshop Sessions Advancing the Work from Conference to Action Self-Organized Working Groups QFT Slam Presentations Q & A, Closing Reflections & Evaluation #QFTCon #QFT

RQI’s Vision of Professional Learning …as a two-way street RQI’s design of professional learning experiences Professional implementation & learning #QFTCon #QFT

Ways to partner with RQI and join a growing community of practice Here’s what past participants are up to this year: Sharing lesson and student questions with RQI Writing articles for EdWeek, Teaching Channel, Educational Leadership, ASCA…or creating their own blogs Presenting at local, state, and national conferences— NSTA National and Regional Seminars, NCSS Annual Conference in San Francisco, NECTE in Worcester, MA, AASL National conference in Phoenix, AZ and more than we can keep track of… Taking on new leadership positions and launching new initiatives Working to change education policy and re-write standards Collaborating with RQI on new proposals, projects, articles, grants, and presentations Building communities of practice at local, state, national levels And…

Facilitating book clubs with Make Just One Change

Delivering PD in their departments, schools, and districts Knee deep in @RightQuestion on a Sunday learning together so that historic places are in the classroom  @TPSMSUDenver @TeachingLC

Filming instructional videos & creating online resources ‘[‘;// That's a wrap! Ss & Ts at @ohs_jackets filmed by @GodoyStudios and interviewed on their experience w/ the #QFT

Tweeting QFT examples to school leaders, reporters, authors, and industry leaders…and getting their attention! Thank you Phil Schwartz from @ABC7Chicago for answering our #QFT questions this morning. @Fischerspirit #d205learns S. E. Hinton Retweeted Right Question One of the reasons why teachers are my heroes. Hi @BillNye As a 7th grade science teacher, I encourage young scientists to question and figure out phenomena! #BillMeetScienceTwitter

And most importantly, continuing to do innovative, creative work with students in the classroom

Self-Organized Interest Groups A QFT SLAM invitation

SLAM instructions If you would like to share something that you have developed here today that you would be willing to share with your fellow participants, please add a slide that includes the following: Your QFocus How & why you want to use this QFocus How you plan for your students to use their questions Your name, school, subject area

SLAM instructions Perhaps you did not get that far on a single idea here today; that’s fine! You could also add a slide and share: An idea for using the QFT in your classroom that is still under development A way that you are planning to advance the work from conference to action An “a-ha moment” or a meaningful take away from your experience today If you create one of these slides, please include your name, school, subject area.

http://tinyurl.com/QFTSLAM SLAM Presentations If you would like to participate, go to: http://tinyurl.com/QFTSLAM

Today’s Agenda Collaborative Learning Using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) Unpacking the QFT: Three Thinking Abilities and Classroom Examples Lesson Planning and Design Using QFT The Art & Science of the QFT Lunch Workshop Sessions Advancing the Work from Conference to Action Self-Organized Working Groups QFT Slam Presentations Q & A, Closing Reflections & Evaluation

Closing Reflections We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place For the first time. --T.S. Eliot