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Help my students remember these confusing terms!
Help my students remember these confusing terms!
When we want students to memorize two terms, we actually shouldn’t aim for memorization!
Improving These Novel Study Questions
Improving These Novel Study Questions
Let’s fix these nine, underdeveloped discussion questions!
Go Beyond “Explain This Quote”
Go Beyond “Explain This Quote”
I’d show a quote and then ask, “What does this quote mean?” And that was it!
What if Dr. Seuss Covered a Poem?
What if Dr. Seuss Covered a Poem?
Rather than just “paraphrasing” a poem, what if we did a cover version?
From Frantic Questions to Sensible Sequence
From Frantic Questions to Sensible Sequence
Why was I asking five, unrelated, low-level questions in a row?

Better Questions

Asking Questions That Make Students Think
Asking Questions That Make Students Think
How can we ask questions that make students think rather than just remember?
Creating Sequences of Questions
Creating Sequences of Questions
High-level questions on their own simply aren’t enough. We must create sequences of questions!
Developing Questions that Prompt Thinking in Math
Developing Questions that Prompt Thinking in Math
Math is a particularly tricky subject for asking higher-level questions. Here are a couple of techniques I’ve used to prompt students to think, not merely calculate.
Improving Wait Time
Improving Wait Time
How much time do students get to think? How much time do students need to think? How can we bring those into alignment?
Who Asks The Questions? And Who Answers?
Who Asks The Questions? And Who Answers?
What would the pie chart look like for these three situations: the teacher asks the students, a student asks the teacher, or a student asks another student a question? I can tell you my pie chart would have been very lopsided.
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Updating Old Questions

Updating Old Questions: Conflict and Character Change
Updating Old Questions: Conflict and Character Change
I update an old question about conflict and character change in the story Hatchet.
Updating Old Questions: Pay Raise
Updating Old Questions: Pay Raise
How I’d update a low-level, overly engaging math question.
Going Beyond “Name That Genre!”
Going Beyond “Name That Genre!”
What will my students do after they’ve named the story’s genre?
Updating Old Questions: Comparing Two Leaders
Updating Old Questions: Comparing Two Leaders
How I’d upgrade a dull “which one is better” question.
Updating Old Questions: Volcano from Two Perspectives
Updating Old Questions: Volcano from Two Perspectives
How I’d break down and rebuild a task about judging a volcano.
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