Effective Questioning

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Questioning is one of the most frequently used instructional strategies, and understanding how to consistently plan and use effective questioning strategies makes increases the eff ect on learning. In this course, learn how to plan and use thought-provoking questions throughout each lesson to encourage higher order thinking. Learn to use effective response strategies that involve all students, in addition to learning how to use wait time and follow-up strategies to support quality answers. Effective Questioning provides a framework for using questions with purpose throughout lesson instruction. Participants will explore how to use questions to engage students, activate background knowledge, guide learning, and gather evidence of understanding. Discover how intentional questioning can spark deeper thinking, drive meaningful conversation, and reveal student learning in real time. Through a focus on planning both the questions and student response strategies, you will learn how to make questioning a dynamic and responsive instructional tool. With this Effective Questioning professional learning, you will be able to… •Describe various purposes of classroom questioning, including engagement, formative assessment, and deeper thinking. •Identify different types of effective questions (e.g., open-ended, Higher Order Thinking, Reading Comprehension). •Align questions with appropriate Levels of Learning or comprehension strategies. •Plan purposeful questions for each stage of lesson instruction. •Design student response strategies to ensure all students are engaged and accountable for thinking. •Implement follow-up strategies that support quality student responses and promote continued thinking. •Use questioning to make in-the-moment instructional decisions that support learning goals. Show more