The Right Question Institute’s “Why Vote?” Tool helped tutors and adult learners in Literacy Works’ network have authentic conversations about the value of voting. They discussed “big issues on their own terms.”
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In January's newsletter, a kindergarten teacher in Georgia discusses how to use the Question Formulation Technique with young learners, and we explore some resources for teaching difficult current events.
Providing space for students to ask their own questions can be a productive way for them to grapple with troubling current events, such as the deadly violence that took place at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. RQI's Sarah Westbrook offers some advice and shares resources.
Colorado's Community Resource Center "reaches those individuals that are often missed and do not have a voice at the table." The organization used the Right Question Institute's "Why Vote?" Tool to "engage more deeply with communities about voting and civic engagement."
The Right Question Institute (RQI) seeks a collaborative and strategic Executive Director to lead the RQI team in executing its mission to make democracy work better by teaching a strategy that allows anyone, no matter their educational, income, or literacy level, to learn to ask better questions and participate more effectively in decisions that affect them.
In this newsletter: Most popular QFT resources of the year. A teacher librarian talks about using the QFT "on the fly." A history teacher shares his experience with the "Why Vote?" Tool. Also, learn about our work engaging voters in Georgia and our training for legal aid professionals.