Discussion Prompts
Let’s teach our students how to have meaningful discussions!
Questioning Questions
Question your questioning techniques here!
Questioning Medley
Resources:A variety- click on each post to see more information!What to do:I have put together a Marking Medley (series of posts linked to effective marking!) So, here is a series […]
Easy as A,B,C
Resources: None! What to do: In order to increase oracy levels of students and get them answering questions as productively as possible, try this… Write: Add Build Challenge On your […]
#TLT14
Not a regular/usual post from me but more of a summary of the key messages I learnt today at #TLT14…Session 1:@TeacherTweaks workshop on differentiation. Their blog here. Presentation here. Teacher tweaks #tlt14 […]
Questioning Approaches
Resources:Table Below:Reference to NSEAD.ORG Strategy/approach Process Gains and benefits Thinking Time: Consciously waiting for a pupil or class to think through an answer (before you break the silence) e.g 15-30secs Provide […]
Killer Questions!
Resources:NoneHow it works:Students have to think of a Killer Question– a question that is ‘impossible’ to answer by any of their peers! (I don’t mean it is impossible- but as in […]
Question Prompts
Resources:Download the prompts from here– (This is not mine- I found this on Twitter- No idea from who! If they are yours- let me know and I will reference immediately!)Or this […]
Question Grids
UPDATE!Resources:Click here for all the resources…What to do:These are a variety of grids to help develop your students ability to question…Amazingly simple to use and very effective! All courtesy of […]
Pose Pause Pounce Bounce
This is a great strategy to improve questioning and the quality of responses. It also promotes student engagement. Thanks go to @TeacherToolkit for introducing me to this strategy!Resources:A great question to pose […]