1. The Question Formulation Technique (QFT)

2. Rules for Producing Questions
Ask as many questions as you can
Do not stop to discuss, judge or answer the questions
Write down every question exactly as it is stated
Change any statement into a question
What might be difficult about following these rules?

3. “CCPEP: A community of practice that makes a difference”
Producing the Questions
Question Focus:
“CCPEP: A community of practice that makes a difference”
Follow the Rules for Producing Questions.
Number your questions.

4. Improve Your Questions
You might have these two kinds of questions in your list:
Definitions:
Closed-ended questions can be answered with a “yes” or “no” or with a one-word answer.
Open-ended questions require
more explanation.
Directions: Identify your questions as closed-ended or open-ended by marking them with a “C” or an “O.”

5. Closed-ended Questions
Improve Your Questions Discussion
Name advantages/disadvantages of asking closed-ended questions.
Closed-ended Questions
Advantages
Disadvantages

6. Open-ended Questions Advantages Disadvantages
Improve Your Questions Discussion
Name advantages/ disadvantages of asking open-ended questions.
Open-ended Questions
Advantages
Disadvantages

7. Closed Open Open Closed Improve Your Questions
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.
Improve Your Questions
Closed
Open
Open
Closed

8. “CCPEP: A community of practice that makes a difference.”
Strategize: Prioritize Your Questions   
Review your list of questions
Choose the one question you consider to be the most important to answer first in addressing the question focus:
“CCPEP: A community of practice that makes a difference.”

9. Share Your Questions Please share:
The questions you changed from closed to open-ended and from open-ended to closed. Read each question as originally written and how it was changed
Your priority question
Your rationale for selecting it

10. Strategize: Next Steps from Priority Question to Actions
How are you going to use your priority question with different groups?
Think of these stakeholders:
Teachers
Principals
District Leaders
School Board Members
Parents
Students
In order to answer your priority question for different stakeholders….
What other information may you need to know about that group?
What tasks will you need to perform for that group?

11. Reflection For your willingness to be a torch bearer
Your commitment to cultural proficiency
Your commitment to each other
Your honest reflections and participation