Harvard course in July
Our online course with the Harvard Graduate School of Education begins July 11 and runs through July 31. The course, Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions: Best Practices in the Question Formulation Technique, equips educators with the fundamental knowledge and skills to use the QFT with students — putting students’ own questions, curiosity, and critical thinking at center of their learning and building a lifelong skill.
‘I’m like a sponge again’
Our Legal Empowerment Program recently worked with clients at Project Place, a social service agency in Boston that focuses on jobs and housing. Richard B. Wallace, one of the clients, spoke to us about what learning to ask better questions meant to him.
Talking about safe and healthy schools
New member of our team
We want to introduce you to the newest member of the RQI team, Kevin Riera. Kevin is program associate for our Legal Empowerment Program. He graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor’s in anthropology, and his thesis explored the lived experiences of Ecuadorian migrants in Minneapolis. Among other things, he spent time in Ecuador and Colombia for teaching fellowships, and he is interested in photography and design. Welcome, Kevin!
Upcoming events
Here are some upcoming opportunities to learn with us:
July 11-31: Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions: Best Practices in the Question Formulation Technique. Registration deadline: June 30
Sept. 12-Oct. 2: Questions at the Core: Extending the Question Formulation Technique to Sustain an Inquiry-based Culture in Schools. Registration deadline: September 1.
What we’re reading
Here are some recent stories that caught our attention:
What we lose when we push our kids to ‘achieve’ — The New York Times
What students really need to learn about AI — Education Week
Will asking good questions in med school help doctors ask good questions of patients? — Heart Sisters
What my autistic son’s cold cheeseburgers taught me about bureaucracy — The Boston Globe
Teens say social media is stressing them out. Here’s how to help them — KQED MindShift
What your gifts mean
When you make a gift to the Right Question Institute, you help bring free resources to teachers and schools. Plus, you help equip people in low-income communities with skills and strategies for solving problems, participating in decisions, and making their voices heard — contributing to a more inclusive educational system, society, and democracy. Thank you for your support.