Goals
The overall goals for this Professional Learning Module are:
To gain a better understanding of how questioning can be used as a tool of inquiry to improve critical thinking
To facilitate learning and critical thinking by exploring resources and processes that enable students to ask questions
To be reflective practitioners by participating in a professional learning module to improve teaching and learning
To adapt practice based on research related to questioning for critical thinking
To gain a better understanding of how questioning can be used as a tool of inquiry to improve critical thinking
To facilitate learning and critical thinking by exploring resources and processes that enable students to ask questions
To be reflective practitioners by participating in a professional learning module to improve teaching and learning
To adapt practice based on research related to questioning for critical thinking
Objectives
Learners engaged in this professional learning module will:
Participate in a pre and post assessment to establish a level of use for questioning
Investigate the role of questions in the classroom setting
Analyze research related to questioning and critical thinking
Review strategies to strengthen the design of questions for student learning
Explore resources that will enable students to ask questions
Use research based strategies to create a “Teacher Toolbox” for developing questions for critical thinking
Participate in a pre and post assessment to establish a level of use for questioning
Investigate the role of questions in the classroom setting
Analyze research related to questioning and critical thinking
Review strategies to strengthen the design of questions for student learning
Explore resources that will enable students to ask questions
Use research based strategies to create a “Teacher Toolbox” for developing questions for critical thinking