Questioning Strategies to Activate Student Thinking (Quick Reference Guide)

When planned and executed in a strategic manner, classroom questioning is an effective way to engage all learners in thinking and speaking related to learning goals. This guide will help teachers

• Connect students to learning goals
• Hold all students accountable for responding
• Scaffold and support student thinking
• Encourage student questions and self-assessment
• Use student responses as feedback to inform teaching and learning

The guide's many tips and examples will help teachers develop questioning practices that motivate students and activate their thinking.

• Total Participation Techniques to Engage Students (Quick Reference Guide)
• Understanding Differentiated Instruction (Quick Reference Guide)
• Designing and Using Essential Questions (Quick Reference Guide)
• Improving Classroom Discussion (Quick Reference Guide)
• Giving Students Effective Feedback
• Managing Your Classroom with Restorative Practices (Quick Reference Guide)
• Rubrics for Formative Assessment and Grading (Quick Reference Guide)
• The Formative Assessment Learning Cycle (Quick Reference Guide)
• Cultivating Habits of Mind (Quick Reference Guide)
• Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an Active Learner, 2nd ed.