1. Effective Questioning Seinfeld Teaches History

2. Why do we ask questions? To guide students toward understanding when we introduce material To push students to do a greater share of the thinking in the classroom To remediate an error To stretch students To check for undersanding

3. 5 Types ofQuestions BloomHigher order thinking -> higher order questions. Lower- Knowledge, Comprehension, Application Higher- Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation Thick & ThinThin- Factual Thick- Inferential D.O.K.Determined by task. 1. Recall, 2. Skill & Concept, 3. Strategic, 4. Extended thinking Ciardello4 Levels of questions. 1. Memory, 2. Convergent, 3. Divergent, 4. Evaluative QARQuestion, Answer, Relationships 1. Right there, 2. Think & Search, 3. Author & You, 4. On my own

4. “Good teaching is more a giving of right questions than a giving of right answers.” Josef Albers