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Questioning 101
It’s all about asking the right
questions
Hornets Nest Elementary School
Millie Snyder, Principal
D.J. Midgett, Media Specialist
I Can Teach That Kid How to Conduct Research with A
Coat Hanger and aComputer.
QuestionsAllow us to make sense of
the world. They are the most powerful tools we
have for making decisions and solving problems, for inventing, changing and improving our lives as
well as the lives of others. Jamie McKenzie
Powerful Questioning
Leads to Information Power
The ability to… Fashion solutions Make decisions Create plans
That are original, cogent, and effective
Information GapWe, as educators, must address
the ever increasing gap between
The rich and the poor
Not the economic gap,
But the information one…
The FUTURE is held in the hands of the informational rich
David Thornburg, Futurist
Research & Write
First step of the R&W cycle
Requires lots of prior planning
Probably the most difficult and critical step of the cycle
Definitely MESSY!
Why Research & Write
Students learn best when they USE what they find out, to construct their own answers to higher-level questions
Constructivism
Why Questioning?
Once you have learned how to ask relevant and appropriate questions, you have learned how to learn and no one can keep you from learning whatever you want or need to know
Teaching as a Subversive Activity
Why Questioning?
Taps Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
Using the cerebral cortex
Where do I begin? Think about thinking.
(Metacognition) Talk about questions Discuss the differences
between questions and statements
Brainstorm question words, stems or kernels
Questions & Statements
Make a statement. Write it on a sentence strip. Turn the statement around and
make it a question. Write the question on a
sentence strip. How does the statement begin? How does the question begin?
Questioning Web Sites From Now On www.fno.org
– The Great Question Press: Squeezing Import from Content
21st Century Literacies http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent/sitemap.html
Questioning www.questioning.org Questioning Strategies
– http://www.css.edu/USERS/ggaetz/Student.pages/Questioning_Strategies_webpage.html
Inquiry Page– http://inquiry.uiuc.edu/
Question Words
Ask students to list some question words - words that begin questions.
With each word they give you, use it in a simple question (or if it isn’t a question, use it in a statement).
If the word they give is the beginning of a yes-no question, give an example and stress that the question is a simple one.
Deck of Questions
Take six index cards. Write a question word on each card. What do you notice about many of the words? Now sort the cards into two piles Words that promote skinny or simple answers Words that promote fat or complex answers
Question Words
Who? What? When? Where?
How? Why? What if?
Person Thing Time Place
Require thoughtful more elaborate answers.
How do I plan for the How do I plan for the use of technology in use of technology in
questioning and questioning and research?research?
CONTROL the questions
Don’t Begin with the TopicBegin with an essential question that
encompasses the topic
Kindergarten The Wind
First Grade Animals
Second Grade Whales
Third Grade City Wildlife
Fourth Grade Careers
Fifth Grade Stars
Essential QuestionThe BIG Question
Allows students to build their own answer
Uses the information gathered to analyze, evaluate, and/or synthesize
Usually begins with how, why, what if, or which
Can’t be “looked up”, but must be built using researched information
Essential Question Examples How does the wind help and hurt us? How are animals alike and different from
us? Why are whales endangered and how can
we protect them? Why have we, in our society, forced
animals to live in cities? How can we accomplish our dream job? How will learning about the stars help us
to learn more about the Earth?
Supporting QuestionsLittle Questions that Hold Up
the Big One Work backwards from
the essential question to come up with supporting questions
Limit your number of supporting questions
K-2nd three to five 3rd-5th five to eight
Supporting Questions 1. What is city wildlife? 2. Where do they live in the city? 3. What do wildlife in the city eat? 4. How does mankind "feed" these critters? 5. What plants grow wild in the city? 6. What wildlife is found in your backyard or on
your school ground? 7. What changes have we caused in our
environment that affect wildlife?
Why have we, in our society, forced animals to
live in cities?
Find the Resources and Answers before you start.
Tools Q & A Chart: Questions and Answers Graphic Organizer
Planning Open Court Stories Variety of resources Availability of resources TECHNOLOGY
Planning for Technology Use Questioning with
Students– Inspiration or Kidspiration– Thinking Maps
Planning for Resources– Authentic Websites– TrackStar
Gathering Information– Search Engines– Digital Camera– Document Camera– Video Microscope– Scanner
Sorting & Sifting Information– Search Engines– NoteStar
Synthesizing: Creating a Work Product– Student Writing Center– PowerPoint (trading cards,
biocubes, artifact cubes)– Online graphing software
(graphs of all types)– Spreadsheets (timelines)
Evaluating– PowerPoint (Presentations)– RubiStar
Online Tools: www.hprtec.org ThinkTank
– Research organizer TrackStar
– Organize and annotate websites NoteStar
– Organize projects and take notes online Web Worksheet Wizard for Teachers
– Project Poster for Students – student created quick & easy web pages
RubiStar– Create and find rubrics
QuizStar– Create Quizzes
Online Tools for Classroom Use Kathy Schrock: http://kathyschrock.net/cooking/ Bibliography Maker Boolean Machine (for searching) Citation Maker and Citation Machine Create a Graph Create a Venn Diagram Project Interactive (math tools) SurWeb (online multimedia presentations &
photo collections) Timeline Maker
Using Conventional Software in Non-Conventional Ways
Excel or other spreadsheet Timelines Charts Graphic Organizers
PowerPoint Trading Cards Billboards Biocubes Artifact Cubes
PETSGuinea
PigsHamster or
Gerbil Rabbit DogRats and
MiceHermit Crab
Food
Problems
Cages
Daily Care
Page # Who When
Where did
they come
f rom?
Where did they
settle in America?
209 Native American I ndians Asia Alaska
210 Christopher Columbus
212-213 J ohn Smith
214 Pilgrims
217 Servants and Slaves
219 Dutch
220 J ewish
221 Germans
232 Mexicans
233 Carribeans
234 Cubans
235 Asians
Our Country and I t's People
I mmigrants: Coming to America
What five countries are listed in
the story as being in Asia?235
Communication Invention Links Notes
Alphabet Index & TimelineSeparate section for communication
Alphabet Index & TimelineSeparate section for communication
Search for inventions or inventorsNational Inventors Hall of FameTimeline of Everyday InventionsInventions & Discoveries
http://www.factmonster.com
www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/
http://inventions.about.com
Triceratops Description
– 15-20 feet tall– 25 feet long– 5-7 tons
Diet– Plants such as palms
and cycads Fossils Found
– Western Canada– Western U.S.
Deborah Teague Midgett• Birth Date: 9/10/54• Birth Place:Columbia,
S.C.• Family: 1 sister, 1 brother;
oldest• Favorite Things:
– Red– Teaching– Scrapbooking
• Positive Qualities: – Organized– Creative
• Dreams for the Future: Write a Book
Harriett TubmanBorn as slave in 1820 in Bucktown, Maryland
Suffered pneumonia from checking owner’s muskrat lines in the icy river
Escaped to Pennsylvania at the age of 29
Freed her sister and family by taking them along the Underground Railroad
Acted as a spy for the North during the Civil War.
Made a home for freed slaves on her own property. Died in 1913 at the age of 93.
Baking Powder Bottle
Tyler Green
Mrs. Bailey’s Third Grade
Composition
It is made of green glass and had a cork top.
Size
It measures 4 ½ inches tall and six inches around.
Shape
It is shaped like a cylinder.
Purpose
It was used to store backing powder
Adjectives
Dull
Smooth
Breakable
Questioning Session with Students
Guide their thinking Steer them towards the big
picture Give them Think Time Record questions Think about the
relationship of their questions to the essential and supporting questions
If you keep working at it—they will generate the right questions.
Create Categories
Group their questions into categories
Align the categories to your supporting questions
Model how you categorized
Circle keywords
Concept Question Board
Record and display your questioning session
Utilize the Concept Question Board
Make copies of your transparencies to compare later work
Use Realia Real Stuff! Wind
– Pinwheels, Kites, Anemometers, Bubbles
Habitats– Sailboat, Moss, Shells,
Rocks, Vines, Storytelling
– Artifacts like old bottles, antiques, folk toys
Communication– Record player, photo copier,
Braille, typewriter, radio Stars
– Telescope, sextant, compass, spyglass, GPS
Comparing Real Stuff
NAME____________________________________________________TEACHER_________________________________________
TABLE NUMBER ___________ BOTTLE CONTAINED ______________
COLOR
SHAPE
SIZE
COMPOSITION
PURPOSE
SYMBOLS/WORDS
Old Bottle New Container
Use Authentic Web Sites
Pumpkins Habitats Community
Helpers
Online Pumpkins Farmshttp://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/
pumpkins/farms.html#OL
Virtual Field Trips http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/fieldtrips2.htm
Real People Interviews http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/
The Mystery Coat HangerAn example of how it’s about process,
not content What do I know?
– Name– Services– Location?– Phone Number
What do I want to know?– Where is it located?– How old is it?– Is it still there?
How do I find out?
Clue ResourceNameTownAddressPhone NumberDescription
Internet Site KeywordsWhat We
Found
The Mystery Coathanger
Clue ResourceName Marotta's Dry Cleaners phone book
Town Welland Port Colborne atlas
Address 169 E. Main St. 49 Clarence St. street map
734-3231 734-3178 834-6455 call the numbers
Description refrigerated cold storage vaults furs-cold
tailoring suits made to measure cleaners don't do that today
cleaners and shirt launderers
Internet Site KeywordsWhat We
Foundwww.google.com Marotta's Dry Cleaners nothing
www.switchboard.com 734-3231 734-3178 834-6455 nothing - no area codes
www.google.com Welland AND "Port Colborne".on.ca told us
Ontario, Canada
www.portcolborne.com could there be a site like charlotte.com request info form
www.portcolborne.com received an email from museum curator
Marotta's cleaners was no longer there, but the
building was. It is now a jewelry store.
The Mystery Coathanger
Kindergarten – Second Grades
MODEL, MODEL, MODEL
May need to assist in rewording the question
Explain what you are doing
Model thinking for them
Kindergarten: How are apples and pumpkins alike and
different? What color are apples and
pumpkins? What shape are they? What do they need to grow? What do the plants look
like when they are growing?
How long does it take for them to grow?
How big do they grow? How do we eat them?
First GradeHow do plants and animals in a habitat
depend on each other? What is a habitat? Why is the soil in a
habitat important? Why is the temperature in
a habitat important? Why is the water in a
habitat important? What kind of plants live
in certain soils? How much water and
temperature do the plants and animals need?
What kind of plants do the animals need?
Second GradeHow do fossils tell us about dinosaurs?
How big was your dinosaur? How do we know? How much did your
dinosaur weigh? How do we know? What did your dinosaur eat? How do we know? Where did your dinosaur
live? How do we know?
Revisit Questioning at Revisit Questioning at the End of the Research the End of the Research
& Write Cycle& Write Cycle
Evaluate the product in terms of the
supporting questions and essential question