1. Damaso Albino, MU Lysandra Alexander, PDE Jane Hershberger, CCIU
Educator 2.0:
Effective Teaching Strategies and Techniques
Questioning
Damaso Albino, MU
Lysandra Alexander, PDE
Jane Hershberger, CCIU
Slide 1- Lysandra:
Hello! Welcome to the Migrant Education Program online training module Educator 2.0: Effective Teaching Strategies – Questioning. In the Educating the Educator module, we talked about effective lesson planning. The Educator 2.0 module is intended as a presentation of questioning techniques that you can use as part of your lesson plan.

2. Purpose of this Module To present effective questioning techniques
Slide 2 – Lysandra
The purpose of this module is to present effective questioning techniques. Questions can do more than measure what students know. Appropriately challenging, engaging, and effective questions stimulate discussion and encourage students to explore and refine their understanding of key concepts.
Please Note: Module 1 (Educating the Educator) is effective lesson planning this is a follow-up for the lesson activities section of the lesson plan.

3. Effective Questioning
Questioning Tips
The art of questioning
Is one of the most important dimensions of teaching and learning
Allows teachers to find out what students know and understand
Allows students to ask for clarification and help
Plan key questions
Ahead of time
Also jot down questions as they come to you during the lesson
Slide 3- Jane
Asking effective questions that generate the information that you need to get from your students is a skill you need to develop. Experienced teachers use questions to find out what their students know and understand, and they encourage their students to use questions to get clarification and help. We will go over types of questions in the next few slides. Preparing productive questions is an essential component of lesson planning. You should plan questions ahead of time, but you can also jot down questions that come up during the tutoring session.

4. Types of Questions Closed– Yes, no or single answer/factual
Open-ended – Requires students to reflect thoughtfully on the subject
Lower-order – Usually “what?” Often to extract factual information.
Higher-order – Usually “why?” or “how?” Encourage students to think more deeply about a concept or the reasons for an answer. Emphasis should be placed on these because they challenge students and make them think.
Please see handouts for examples of questions
Slide 4 – Jane
There are different types of questions:
Closed questions call for: Yes, No or single answer and are used to gather factual information. Open-ended questions require students to reflect thoughtfully on the subject. Both types of questions are useful and you will use both in your lessons. There are two types of open-ended questions: lower-order and higher order questions. Lower-order questions Usually start with the question word “what?” These questions can be used extract factual information. In your handout they are described as “literal.” Higher- order questions usually start with the question word “why” or “how.” Higher ordered questions encourage students to think more deeply about a concept or the reasons for an answer. It’s good practice to always include higher order questions in your lesson because they challenge students and make them think.
There are three handouts in the resource section with different kinds of questions.

5. Question Types and Examples
Amplify– “Tell me more about that.”
Clarify – “What do you mean when you say that? Explain that a bit more.”
Paraphrase/Summarize– “Tell me what happened in your own words.”
Cause/Effect– “Which happened first? Did that lead to something? Why? What were the causes?”
Slide 5- Damaso
There are also questions used for different purposes:
To Amplify – “Tell me more about that”
To Clarify – “What do you mean when you say such and such? Explain that a bit more.”
To Paraphrase/Summarize – “Tell me what happened in your own words”
To show Cause/Effect – “Which happened first? Did that lead to something? Why? What were the causes?”

6. Question Types and Examples
Compare/Contrast – “What do those two have in common? How are they different? Have you learned anything like this before? What does this information remind you of?”
Example – “Can you provide an example of this?”
Definition – “How would you define this?”
Characteristic – “What’s a characteristic of this?”
Qualification – “When is this not true? Are there any exceptions to this?”
Slide 6- Damaso
There are also questions used for different purposes, other types include:
to Compare-Contrast – “What do those two have in common? How are they different? Have you learned anything like this before? What does this information remind you of?”
To get an Example – “Can you provide an example of this”
To get a Definition – “How would you define this?”
To define Characteristics – “What’s a characteristic of this?”
To explain Qualifications – “When is this not true? Are there any exceptions to this?”

7. More Teaching Strategies
This module presented effective questioning techniques
The Internet has many other effective questioning tips
Slide 7 – Lysandra
This module presented the effective use of questioning. As you have seen, there are many types of questions that can be used to fit your student’s needs. There are more examples in the Internet. We have provided a handout as part of the resources. Please use it as you plan your lessons.

8. For more information on Teaching Strategies, please visit PDE’s website at www.education.pa.gov.
Slide 8– Lysandra
Thank you for your attention to this webinar. If you have any questions, please refer them to your Project Manager. We are happy to provide further support in lesson planning if you would like more information.
The mission of the department is to academically prepare children and adults to succeed as productive citizens. The department seeks to ensure that the technical support, resources and opportunities are in place for all students, whether children or adults, to receive a high quality education.