1. Best Practices in the Question Formulation Technique (QFT)
Dutchess BOCES
Best Practices in the Question Formulation Technique (QFT)
Poughkeepsie
9/25/17
Doreen Boone-Pitcher
Christine Murphy
Hyde Park Public Schools
Matt Miller
Dutchess BOCES
Sarah Westbrook
Director of Professional Learning
The Right Question Institute

2. 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

3. To Access Today’s Materials:
seminar-resources/
Join our Educator Network for:
Templates you can use tomorrow in class
Classroom Examples
Instructional Videos
Forums and Discussions with other Educators

4. Creating an Online Learning Community

5. Building a Shared Online Resource
To participate online, go to:

6. A Different Kind of Q&A

7. So, where do we go from here?

8. Facilitating book clubs with Make Just One Change

9. Delivering PD in their departments, schools, and districts
Knee deep a Sunday learning together so that historic places are in the classroom 

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

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

12. 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…

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

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

15. 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 & Evaluations
#QFTCon #QFT

16. 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

17. Closing Reflections What did you learn?
An “a-ha moment” or a meaningful take away from your experience today
How are you thinking about T.S. Eliot’s words now?
A key question that will guide your work this year

18. Evaluation http://bit.ly/2whPDRe
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