Maximizing Instructional Time

1. Maximizing Instructional Time Student Engagement through Questioning

2. Purposes for Questions Which of the following is the most useful reason to ask questions? A. To actively involve students in lesson B. To assess mastery of objectives C. To check on completion of work D. To develop critical thinking skills

3. How Do I Ask Questions? “The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds hard to answer.” Alice Wellington Rollins

4. Ciardello’s Four Types of Questions

5. AL Science COS 6- 2. Describe factors that cause changes to Earth’s surface over time.

6. Bloom’s Taxonomy

7. Student Engagement with Questioning • Create a Classroom culture open to dialogue • Use both preplanned and emerging questions • Select an appropriate level of questions • Avoid trick questions and Yes/No questions • Phrase questions carefully, concisely, and clearly • Address questions to the group then to individuals randomly

8. Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe • Read the recipe’s ingredients • Read the directions • Share a question from each question group • Rate the cookies for taste, uniformity, moistness using the following scale: • 4: Excellent • 3: Very Good • 2: Good • 1: Fair

9. Neiman Marcus Cookie RecipeBenjamin Bloom’s Levels of Questioning • Knowledge • Comprehension • Application • Analysis • Synthesis • Evaluation

10. Planning for Effective Questioning During Planning • Determine guiding questions that will deepen student understanding or give focus to the lesson • Anticipate student misunderstandings and use questioning techniques to help clarify During Lesson • Keep the lesson outcome in mind. • Guide student’s thinking to deepen understanding and clarify their thinking • Expect all students to respond to questions when called on