Question Planning Tool

Kathryn Langford

Question Planning Tool

Use this PowerPoint presentation to plan the questions that you use when teaching

Run the slide show and use the

prompts to plan questions to use

in your lesson

Information about the tool, its development and

background can be found at

http://padlet.com/kathrynlangford/honw5n7s1ajj

Question?

7.Reflect!

6.Next?

1.Why?

4.When?

3.How?

2.What?

5.Answer!

Why? What? How? When? And

next?

Five questions!

Five Questions!1. Why? What is the purpose of the questions and

why are you asking them?

2. What? What questions do you want to ask?

3. How? What strategy will you use to ask the questions? How will learners answer?

4. When? How long will you give for thinking time?

5. And learners answer!

6. Next? What happens after the question/s?This is the homepage to follow the sequence of the

tool questions. If you get lost, use the hyperlink!

1.Why?

What is the purpose of the questions and why are you

asking them?

Check understanding Probe further to assess what

they have understood. Remember Bloom’s taxonomy may help

with higher order questions.

Consolidate learningRe-question and go back over

knowledge and understanding to evaluate or analyse learning.

Review knowledge What do learners know

already orwhat did they learn in the

last lesson?

2.What?

What questions will you ask?

Will the objectives for the lesson guide you?

These may lead to other questions, so

you don’t need loads!

List about 5 questions!

Write your questions!

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

3. How?

What strategy will you use to ask the question? Will you write it down or say it? Will learners answer by saying or

writing? On their own or together?

Written? Verbal?

VolunteerNamed

CollaboratePair or group

discuss before answering

Question sheet

E-board e.g. Padlet, Textwall

Classboard

Sticky notes

Mini-wipeboards

4. When?

Give your learners time to think and never answer the

question yourself!

5. Learners answer!

6. Next?

Collect answers

Bounce into a new question, same learner

(this may be one of your 5 questions)

Same question different learner

Bounce into a new question,

different learner(this may be one of your 5

questions)

7. Reflect

• Review your first question in the tool. Why? What was the purpose of the questions and why were you asking them?

• What do the answers tell you and what will you plan to do next?

Do you have more questions?

Start again!

Question?

7.Reflect!

6.Next?

1.Why?

4.When?

3.How?

2.What?

5.Answer!