We’ve all experienced the difference between being heard and being listened to. Good listeners validate, focus, check assumptions, and respond thoughtfully. Above all, good listeners ask good questions.
Teaching + Learning
How can the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) be not only transformative for students, but also for teachers and adult learners?
How many times has a teacher posed, “Are there any questions?” – only to be met with deafening silence from…
Teacher-librarian Jennifer Brickey shares 4 remixes of the QFT to best serve teachers and students.
Even before a rally protesting the removal of Confederate monuments turned violent, students in Charlottesville started asking questions. What was…
When students ask their own questions, it sparks curiosity, independence, and self-confidence, cultivating students’ ownership over their own learning. This is a shift that just makes sense. So how does an instructional coach, like myself, create this shift and promote curious conversations in the classroom?