I introduced the QFT (Question Formulation Technique) in Science today using a strategy that I’d never tried before. I used…
High School (9 – 12)
When I walked into Joe Polanski’s AP Human Geography class, students were working in groups of 4 on their Chromebooks…
The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) is a step-by-step process that creates a space and a structure for students to generate…
Many teachers hear buzzwords like project-based learning, blended learning, a flipped classroom, and inquiry and often, even those who are interested, don’t know where to start. That is why I love the QFT. It is very teacher- and student-friendly. It is not intimidating as some of those other strategies can be. It is a perfect place to start.
In their Framework for 21st Century Learning, P21 recognizes the importance of teachers developing their students’ learning and innovation skills. These skills,…
It all began with a question. For writer and journalist Rebecca Skloot, it was a question she asked as a…