Learners Leading Learning
How can students effectively develop their own learning pathway through questioning? Read about PYP students who wanted more ownership of…
QFT & NGSS – Questioning the Traditional Lesson Structure
Here, the students generated the questions and took ownership of the lesson flow as I would show how the students’ questions were related to the aim of that particular lesson. The same content was taught, but the order in which it was presented was slightly different to address the students’ questions as the lesson aim.
5 Keys to Fostering Independent Learning
In too many K-12 classrooms, students are still being spoon-fed information. But this outdated approach to instruction doesn’t teach them…
Our 10 Best Articles of 2017
In this issue, we offer our favorite articles from this past year—the ones that most changed the way we think…
What If My Students’ Questions Go Off the Rails?
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.
Building a Professional Library – Part II
I use the QFT in just about every class period I teach and have used it with students from elementary…