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  • What Is Four-Dimensional Questioning?
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    What Is Four-Dimensional Questioning?

    ByTeachThought Staff

    What is Four-Dimensional questioning? The way you ask a question yields different results and can lead you in different directions.

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  • Are You Pushing Or Pulling Students In Your Classroom?
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    Are You Pushing Or Pulling Students In Your Classroom?

    ByDrew Perkins

    No longer does the teacher need to be only responsible for ‘covering’ content, a practice that often feels like climbing the down escalator.

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  • Students Should Be Able To Answer 50 Questions Before Graduation
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    Students Should Be Able To Answer 50 Questions Before Graduation

    ByTerry Heick

    When should I lead and when should I follow? When should I talk and when should I listen–and what is the role of each in understanding?

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    10 Reasons To Use Inquiry-Based Learning In Your Classroom

    ByTeachThought Staff

    Much like project-based learning, there are many reasons to use inquiry-based learning in your classroom–starting with creativity and personalization.

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  • What Is The Purpose Of A Question?
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    What Is The Purpose Of A Question?

    ByTerry Heick

    The source, frequency, and quality of questions from students are among the best data points to evaluate thinking in your classrooms.

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  • a giant list of really good essential questions
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    A Giant List Of Really Good Essential Questions

    ByTeachThought Staff

    Essential questions are ‘essential’ in the sense of signaling genuine, important and necessarily-ongoing inquiries.

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  • The Question Game: A Playful Way To Teach Critical Thinking
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    The Question Game: A Playful Way To Teach Critical Thinking

    ByTeachThought Staff

    What’s The Question Game? A playful way to help students learn to ask the right question at the right time–with a paper cube.

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  • the power of i don't know
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    The Power Of I Don’t Know

    ByTerry Heick

    The power of “I don’t know” returns the learning to the student and restores the scale of understanding to a universe of knowledge.

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  • good teachers stick to the lines, great teachers inspire new lines
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    Good Teachers Stick To The Lines, Great Teachers Inspire New Lines

    ByDrew Perkins

    Great teachers go beyond being ‘good’ by leveraging student curiosity to spark beautiful questions and profound thinking.

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  • How To Design A Wikipedia Writing & Research Assignment
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    How To Design A Wikipedia Writing & Research Assignment

    ByTeachThought Staff

    The idea of actually using Wikipedia to explicitly teach research for an entire unit is less common than its use for researching credibility.

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  • 6 Questions Students Can Use To Guide Their Inquiry-Based Learning
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    6 Questions Students Can Use To Guide Their Inquiry-Based Learning

    ByTeachThought Staff

    Sylvia Duckworth’s graphic illustrates questions students can use to guide inquiry-based learning ideas that act as a catalyst for curiosity.

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  • 10 Benefits Of Inquiry-Based Learning
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    10 Benefits Of Inquiry-Based Learning

    ByTeachThought Staff

    Among the benefits of inquiry-based learning, requiring the student to take an active role in the process may be the most significant.

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  • 4 questioning strategies for effective and thoughtful teaching
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    4 Questioning Strategies For Effective & Thoughtful Teaching

    ByTeachThought Staff

    Questions can be a powerful weapon in a teacher’s arsenal, if applied with diligence. Check out these 4 questioning strategies for yourself.

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  • How To Avoid Pointless Professional Development
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    How To Avoid Pointless Professional Development

    ByDrew Perkins

    Are our professional development Actions all pointing towards our Purpose and Vision? How well are they accomplishing those things?

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