Resources for Teaching Black History Month
Explore resources to help spark student questions and learning--during Black History Month — and every month.
5 QFT-Primary Source Ideas for Black History Month
Using primary sources — photos, newspaper articles, letters, and so much more — in combination with the Question Formulation Technique can be a powerful way for students to ask questions about the past and think about the present. Black History Month is a good opportunity for students to explore primary sources through questions.
My Favorite Grab-and-Go Places for Finding Primary Sources to Use with the QFT
As a librarian, it’s in my wheelhouse to spend time searching for ‘what’s out there.’ The Library of
Congress is right there at the top of my go-to sites for anything historical, and especially for finding
primary sources to use with the Question Formulation Technique (QFT).
From Service Delivery to Capacity-Building: a Scalable Approach to Legal Empowerment
RQI's Legal Empowerment Program director, Naomi Campbell, writes in Social Innovations Journal about how a legal services social worker used RQI's resources to support a young mother, helping her build skills to advocate for herself and navigate the legal system.
Reflecting on Student Reflections: Putting the “Meta” in Metacognition
Reflection is the last step of the Question Formulation Technique, and it's an important one. Here, members of the Right Question Institute's team (Katy, Sarah, and Imaan) discuss some important things they've learned from students through those reflections.
“Curiosity is deviant” Ian Leslie – Education
In this episode of the Teach Different podcast, hosts Steve and Dan Fouts invite Sarah Westbrook to a discussion on…