Teaching students to ask their own questions: Question Formulation Technique in the 4th grade classroom
Question Formulation Technique offers a roadmap for training students to use their own sense of wonder to make discoveries and…
The Importance of Student-Generated Questions in PBL
A helpful resource can be found in this article about the Question Formulation Technique. Although I have cited this article…
Spotlight on Strategies: Question Formulation Technique
When students know how to ask their own questions, they take greater ownership of their learning, deepen comprehension, and make…
How to Build Curiosity and Critical Thinking Within the Classroom
During my global education experience in Brazil, I experienced firsthand the sheer power of curiosity and wonder. My host teacher…
QFT in Chemistry – Break the Ice with Mystery Blocks
One way to align this lesson with a pedagogy style supported by NGSS is to have students observe the phenomenon…
Branching Questions: Using the Question Formulation Technique in a Youth Tree Stewardship Program
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.