Last night during my Ed Tech class we skyped with Will Chamberlain who is an expert on edublogging. One of the things he said was that
" asking questions is a wonderful way to extend the conversation (with students)."
Earlier in the day I was doing some reading for another class and took these notes:
To stimulate higher ordered thinking in your students- we can use the following guided questions-
1. Ask HOW DO WE KNOW?
2. WHOSE VIEWPOINT IS THAT?
3. HOW IS ONE THING CONNECTED TO THE OTHER?
4. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
5. HOW ELSE MIGHT IT HAVE BEEN?
As educators we are responsible for our students acquisition of content as guided by school curriculum. But more importantly, we must take on the responsibility of our students cognition. We need to guide our students and make sure that they can APPLY their new knowledge to their world.
One of the best ways to do this is through conversation!
" asking questions is a wonderful way to extend the conversation (with students)."
Earlier in the day I was doing some reading for another class and took these notes:
To stimulate higher ordered thinking in your students- we can use the following guided questions-
1. Ask HOW DO WE KNOW?
2. WHOSE VIEWPOINT IS THAT?
3. HOW IS ONE THING CONNECTED TO THE OTHER?
4. WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
5. HOW ELSE MIGHT IT HAVE BEEN?
As educators we are responsible for our students acquisition of content as guided by school curriculum. But more importantly, we must take on the responsibility of our students cognition. We need to guide our students and make sure that they can APPLY their new knowledge to their world.
One of the best ways to do this is through conversation!