1. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR

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4. How do you pronounce the name of this place?

5. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR

6. Performance based McTighe and Wiggins, 2013 Rigor Relevance Authentic Tasks

7. What makes essential questions essential? McTighe and Wiggins, 2013 Re-occurs over time- can be revisited Open ended Thought-provoking High order thinking Points to important, transferable ideas Raises additional questions Requires support and justification

8. A beautiful question is an ambitious yet actionable question that can begin to shift the way we perceive or think about something—and that might serve as a catalyst to bring about change. Warren Berger, Author A More Beautiful Question, 2014 WHAT IS A BEAUTIFUL QUESTION?

9. RIDDLE ME THIS……. History How does where I live influence how I live? Sociology Can any war be called a “just war”? What is a “right” angle? Can a great story change the world? Science Writing Math Why write? Geography Are we always in motion, how do I know? English Is it ever ok to lie?

10. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS FOR US PH.D. or Ed.D.- who cares? How might a terminal degree, be like a death sentence? When should I lead and when should I follow? Where do we look for leadership in our schools? ….In our country?

12. A MORE BEAUTIFUL QUESTION WARREN BERGER