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Questions that Focus: Probing for Specificity-Pages 59-61. Team 5. Questions that Focus: Probing for Specificity-Pages 59-61. 3 Key Concepts or Ideas : Guide thinking with open-ended type questions For example, Instead of: “Did your lesson go well?” Use: “What went well in your lesson?”
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Questions that Focus: Probing for Specificity-Pages 59-61 Team 5
Questions that Focus: Probing for Specificity-Pages 59-61 3 Key Concepts or Ideas: • Guide thinking with open-ended type questions For example, Instead of: “Did your lesson go well?” Use: “What went well in your lesson?” • Avoid generalizations/universal quantifiers. “ Parents don’t care!” “These kids never do their homework.” “No one ever listens to the announcements.” Be specific as much as possible. • Get inside the thinking of protégée’ - origins/derivations of thoughts – where did you get that idea? thought?
Questions that Focus: Probing for Specificity-Pages 59-61 2 Strategies or Skills: • Constant revision/reflection for clarity is paramount to make sure all participants are on the same page. • Calm, clear and collective manner keeps mentee at ease.
Questions that Focus: Probing for Specificity-Pages 59-61 1 Way to Use as a Mentor: You learn as a mentor that the type of support given will depend on the situation. Our choice of action must always be in a manner that promotes growth in the relationship through clear, precise interactions.