Effective Questioning Free powerpoints at

Workshop Agenda Introduction / Icebreaker Part 1 – Teacher Question Making Skills Part 2 -- Activities to help students

TWO “MUSTS” 1. “Parroting” – repeat / echo 2. Groups of 3

The uses of questions Questions assess student knowledge. Question prompt language. Questions foster critical thinking skills.

What’s the difference?

Knowing  RECALL  RETAIN  REPEAT KCAASE – Bloom’s Taxonomy

Understanding  Explain  Review  Discuss KCAASE – 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 Questions Probing  Extension  Clarification  Justification  Prompting  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  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