Better Questioning for Better Learning

Section I: Questioning Foundation 1. Questions: Why ask questions? 2. Questioning Perspective: What really happens inside a participant's head when an instructor asks questions? 3. Whole Brain Questions: What types of questions are compatible with brain-based learning? 4. Virtual Questioning Distinctions: How does that differ from in-person questions? 5. Substantiveness: How can question promote deep thinking? Section II: Planning Learning 6. Wild Hog Questions: How do you prepare effective questions before instruction? 7. A Question for Every Brain: How do you differentiate questions according to needs? 8. Questions 101: What are effective ways to write questions? 9. How to Scaffold Questions: How does scaffolding questions build on participant success? 10. Knowledge and Comprehension Questions: How can questions prepare participants to learn? Section III: Learning 11. The Role of Repetition in Questions: How can questions help participants remember better? 12. Avoiding Zombie Questions: How do you avoid asking ineffective questions? 13. Misconceptions About Asking Questions: How can questions engage all learners? 14. Accountable Talk: How do you help participants to support their answers? 15. Controlling Questions: How do you use questions to manage the class? Section IV: Assessing Learning 16. Checking for Understanding: How do you know all of your participants are learning? 17. Formative Questioning: Constant checking for understanding that doesn't annoy 18. Pre-Post Test Mindset: How to use Wild Hog Questions as evaluations? 19. Review and Retrench Questions: What do you do when all of your participants are not learning? 20. Formal Evaluations: How do you construct accurate assessment questions?