As a former classroom teacher with experience in the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), I decided to incorporate the QFT as a tool to focus students’ enthusiasm and work in a way that would guide our thinking and vision, projects, and work.
High School (9 – 12)
On a recent, #Globaledchat on Twitter, I asked the Right Question Institute‘s Director of Strategy for their Education Program, Andrew P. Minigan, to…
Like any lesson ever, the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) doesn’t always go as perfectly as planned, but there’s always something you can learn from your facilitation of the QFT and students always benefit from having space and time to ask questions.
I felt that if students improved their questioning skills that there may be positive results abound. Maybe when they read, they will ask prediction questions, or question a character’s motives. If they didn’t understand an assignment, they would have the confidence to ask for clarification.
The QFT may be easily integrated into a pre-existing or new history lessons to engage students in primary-source investigation and…
How educators are using the Question Formulation Technique in STEM lessons around the country and world. By Chris Orchard Students…