Advancing the Work: From Seminar to Action Hawaii Department of Education Honolulu, HI August 28, 2017 Luz Santana Co-Director The Right Question Institute Sarah Westbrook Director of Professional Learning The Right Question Institute

Today’s Agenda Welcome and Community Building Collaborative Learning with the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) The Art and Science of the QFT Lunch Workshop Sessions Advancing the Work: From Seminar to Action Closing Reflections, Q&A, & Evaluations #QFTCon #QFT

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Using the QFT to Set a Collaborative Working Agenda

Rules for Producing Questions 1. Ask as many questions as you can 2. Do not stop to answer, judge, or discuss 3. Write down every question exactly as stated 4. Change any statements into questions

Question Focus: A: “The first time I used the QFT, some students were resistant.” B: “The first time I shared the QFT, some teachers were resistant.”

Producing Questions Ask Questions Follow the Rules Ask as many questions as you can. Do not stop to answer, judge, or discuss. Write down every question exactly as it was stated. Change any statements into questions. Number the Questions Refer to your Q-Focus: A. The first time I used the QFT, some students were resistant. B. The first time I shared the QFT, some teachers were resistant.

Improving Questions Closed Open Closed Open Take one closed-ended question and change it into an open-ended question. Take one open-ended question and change it into a closed-ended question. Closed Open Open Closed

Prioritizing Questions Review your list of questions Choose the three questions you consider most important to problem-solve before using the QFT. While prioritizing, think about your Question Focus: A. The first time I used the QFT, some students were resistant. B. The first time I shared the QFT, some teachers were resistant. After prioritizing consider… Why did you choose those three questions?

Share Your three priority questions and their numbers in your original sequence Rationale for choosing priority questions

Next Steps: Building a Shared Online Resource Instructions: As a group, choose 1 priority question to work on. You may choose from your list or the other group’s priority list. Discuss and brainstorm strategies and ideas about how to answer this question. Appoint a note taker who records the group’s ideas on the online tool. Be prepared to share out to the whole group. If you finish early, please move on to another question.

Next Steps: Building a Shared Online Resource To participate online, go to: https://goo.gl/3nHAqe

Reflection What do you understand differently now? What do you understand differently about “advancing the work from seminar to action”? How will you move into action?

So, where do we go from here?

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

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 Writing articles for EdWeek, Teaching Channel, Educational Leadership, ASCA…or creating their own blogs Presenting at local, state, and national conferences— 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 And…

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

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

Today’s Agenda Welcome and Community Building Collaborative Learning with the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) The Art and Science of the QFT Lunch Workshop Sessions Advancing the Work: From Seminar to Action Closing Reflections, Q&A, & Evaluations #QFTCon #QFT

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

Closing Reflections After learning the ways that educators are advancing the work from seminar to action, what are any new ideas you have? An “a-ha moment” or a meaningful take away from your experience today How are you thinking about T.S. Eliot’s words now?