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Make Just One Change

Make Just One Change. Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions. Danielson 3b: Questioning and Discussion Techniques. Make Just One Change. Teach students to generate their own questions. Result is a list of questions generated by students.

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Make Just One Change

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  1. Make Just One Change Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions

  2. Danielson 3b:Questioning and Discussion Techniques

  3. Make Just One Change • Teach students to generate their own questions. • Result is a list of questions generated by students. • Use this list of questions for a variety of purposes.

  4. Why? • Danielson 3b: When a teacher is highly effective, “[s]tudents formulate many questions, initiate topics and make unsolicited contributions.” • Students feel empowered when they are able to ask questions. • Asking questions is an important life skill. • It’s a fun activity.

  5. Overview • Students are placed in groups of about four students. • Students are taught the rules for asking questions. • Students are given a “QFocus” • Students record as many questions as they can about the Qfocus. • Teacher can use the questions for planning, an activity or assessment.

  6. Steps • Teach the rules for asking questions • Unvail the Qfocus • Students ask questions • Students improve and prioritize their questions. • Use the questions.

  7. Rules for Asking Questions • Ask as many questions as you can. • Do not stop to discuss, judge or answer the questions. • Write down every question exactly as it is stated. • Change any statement into a question. *These rules need to be taught to students. *Discuss anticipated challenges to students. *It is helpful to assign roles (recorder, manager, “recaller”)

  8. Qfocus= Question Stimulus • Qfocus is the prompt that inspires students’ questions. • It is important to have a carefully designed Qfocus. • Qfocus must be a clear statement (not a question). • Samples: • Miranda Rights always protect the rights of the accused. • Torture can be justified • Plate tectonics affects geography and communities • Pollution hurts our city • All living things are made of cells

  9. Questioning in Action • Once you have taught the rules and shared the Qfocus, students should immediately begin generating questions. • Group recorder writes down all of the groups questions. • Question generation can last 5-10 minutes.

  10. Next Steps • Students can be given the opportunity to improve and prioritize their questions: • Change closed ended questions to open ended questions. • Students can choose their three most important questions and explain why these questions were selected.

  11. Now What? – Using the Questions • Once questions are selected, you can use them for a variety of purposes: • Tasks: • Use questions to guide reading and thinking. • Students can use questions for a research project. • Planning: • Teacher can use questions to design unit based on student interest. • Guide Socratic seminar content. • Student reference: • Post questions for students to see as unit progresses. • Assessment: • Use as assessment of prior knowledge • Use to determine gaps in student’s knowledge mid-unit

  12. Questions????

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