Our goal was to help students gain confidence in asking great questions that would not only spur conversation, but also…
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The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) is a step-by-step process that creates a space and a structure for students to generate…
Learn more about how the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) is being used in social studies classrooms.
We presented students with a statement about the setting, challenging them to have their questions focus on the role of the setting at the beginning stages of a historical fiction reading unit we were doing. We were not only building background knowledge around specific historical time periods, but also teaching students to approach this genre with more of an awareness and concern about the time and place.
That’s why the first part of the Inquiry Beit Midrash model is sparking inquiry. We want to start working students’…
As explained throughout this module, inquiry leads to greater engagement. Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana’s (2011) article, “Teaching Students to…