Embodying Trust in Our Students
On the plane to Boston to attend the International Conference on the Best Practices in the Question Formulation Technique (QFT),…
Getting Our Students Excited About Science
Don’t we all want to hear something like this in the hall? “I can’t wait for science class!” So how…
Research 101: Questioning
So you want to research your family history but you don’t know where to start? A key first step is…
Igniting Questioning in the Classroom
I am quite grateful that I am a Spanish teacher — technically a required elective class— so I feel I…
To Adapt, or Not to Adapt?: How Fidelity-Of-Implementation of the QFT Can Impact Student Outcomes
In the fall of 2015, my colleagues at Boston University and I set out to find out how the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) impacts high school student outcomes, in particular curiosity, divergent thinking (creativity), school engagement, and self-efficacy.
Teaching With Controversy: Using Questions to Promote Dialogue
Our charge was to coordinate with 38 regional mentors throughout Illinois to provide free professional development to facilitate implementation of…