"Teaching is for Thinking - Asking the Right Questions"

Exploring the art of provoking students to apply their knowledge to problems, that is, to think.

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• Studies show that most teachers hardly wait at all for a student to respond to their questions before moving on. Studies also show that this doesn't work!
• Helping children become independent learners and develop their own standards of quality is one of the bedrock principles of education.
• Learning to conduct classroom discussions where students are given a chance to think is difficult! Reflecting on our successes and failures is, however, the key to success!
• Teaching students to think means finding the right questions — and letting them put two and two together. That means standing back a bit…
• An example of asking the right question in biology.
• An example of what can be learned from a colleague about classroom discussions that encourage thinking…
• So, what is "constructivism?" An example from physics in the elementary grades.
• How do you develop independent learners?
• Getting better at discussions — an example from high school history.

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