With a lot of practice and experimentation, I figured out how to help all of my students feel more comfortable asking scientific questions.
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One way to align this lesson with a pedagogy style supported by NGSS is to have students observe the phenomenon…
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.
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.
How educators are using the Question Formulation Technique in STEM lessons around the country and world. By Chris Orchard Students…
What I like about the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) process is that it provides an opportunity for my first graders to ask their questions without feeling insecure or judged on their prior knowledge.