1. Copyright © 2008, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Programs of the Intel Education Initiative are funded by the Intel Foundation and Intel Corporation. Copyright © 2007 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel and Intel  Education are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Curriculum-Framing Questions

2. Copyright © 2008, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 2 Asking Questions is Contagious It promotes authentic learning, which encourages learners to ask more questions Learners are more likely to become self-directed learners because they are interested in the answers Learners see the connections between the subject being taught and their world—it can change their whole outlook on what education is about

3. Copyright © 2008, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 3 Curriculum-Framing Questions include Focus and Content Questions To target higher-order thinking skills –To require comparison, synthesis, interpretation, evaluation, etc. To ensure learner projects are compelling and engaging –To require more than a simple restatement of facts To focus on important topics –To connect learning to other disciplines and other topics of study –To ask questions that have been asked throughout human history –To address compelling questions that learners ask Why Use Curriculum Framing Questions?

4. Copyright © 2008, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 4 Focus Questions Are open-ended questions that tie directly to a project Pose a reasonable challenge Require higher-order thinking skills Help learners construct their own answers and their own meaning from the information they have gathered Examples: –Am I a good friend? –Which community helper would you most like to be? –Can we stop child molestation?

5. Copyright © 2008, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 5 Teams of teachers from different disciplines could use their own Focus Questions to support one overarching Critical Question Social Studies Focus Question: Will war improve the economy? Science Focus Question: Can animals survive a changing urban environment? Language Arts Focus Questions: Do the characters in [book title] respond to conflict? Why do humans often react to conflict with violence? Does [book title] help us to understand our complex human nature?

6. Copyright © 2008, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 6 Content Questions Have a narrow set of correct, fact-based answers Often relate to definitions, identifications, and general recall of information (example: questions found on a test) Help answer the unit questions Examples: –FQ: Which community helper would you most like to be? –CQ: Who are some community helpers? What do these community helpers do?

7. Copyright © 2008, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Education Initiative, and Intel Teach Program are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. 7 How Do Content and Focus Questions Support Learning? Sample Assessment Standard Understand the relationships among various organisms and their environment. Content Questions –What urban animals are there? –What do they need to survive? Focus Question How can urban wildlife and humans live together successfully? Project Using actual wildlife injury data from a local wildlife rescue center, learners learn what animal species have been injured, the causes of injury, and the effects of reduced urban wildlife. Learners provide recommendations to reduce human caused injury to wildlife and present a summary of their findings and recommendations to the local SPCA

8. Programs of the Intel Education Initiative are funded by the Intel Foundation and Intel Corporation. Copyright © 2007 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel and Intel  Education are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.