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February 23, 2016
@RightQuestion Digest: The Question Formulation Technique in Civics, Psychology, Social Studies, Pre-K, & More!
Educator Mary Ellen Daneels (@wego_civics) uses the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) with her high school civics students to delve deeper into contemporary political issues. The Question Focus: Funding for Planned Parenthood @CHSD94 civics loves @RightQuestion QFT to develop @C3Teachers supporting questions for inquiry! @NCSS_C3LC work pic.twitter.com/obc8xRkrCF — Mary Ellen Daneels (@wego_civics) February 6, 2016 […]
February 3, 2016
@RightQuestion Digest: Student’s Blog Reflects Upon the QFT, Kindergartners’ Questions About Matter, QFT on Communities and Systems, & More!
As a part of the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), Mark Schwarz (@MarkTSchwarz) asked students to reflect on the process. “Once we wrote down one question on a piece of paper, more seemed to form and tumble out [of] our heads than we could ever imagine.” To read more, check out this student’s excellent blog post about […]
December 31, 2015
The Right Question Institute Summer Fellowship Program
The Right Question Institute Summer Fellowship Program Would you like the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a successful nonprofit working on innovative strategies in the fields of education, health care, family engagement, and Microdemocracy? If so, the Right Question Institute (RQI), a small nonprofit in Cambridge, MA, is offering a limited number of fellowship positions […]
October 15, 2015
@RightQuestion Digest: Library of Congress Presentation, Students’ Questions about Literature, & More
Dan Rothstein Presenting at Library of Congress’ Online Conference On Tuesday, October 27th Right Question Institute co-director Dan Rothstein (@DanRothstein) will be presenting as a part of Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources online conference. Dan’s presentation, Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions, will be held from 5:00-6:00pm (EDT). If you are interested, […]
October 8, 2015
@RightQuestion Digest: The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) and Social Studies
Combating the “Erosion of Engagement” with the Question Formulation Technique In his blog post, Inquiry as Empowerment, Dr. David Bosso (@DavidBosso) discusses the steady “erosion of engagement” occurring in classrooms across the country. With students engaging less in their education as they get older, Dr. Bosso shares the importance of the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) for stimulating student engagement […]
October 1, 2015
@RightQuestion Digest: Connections with Project-Based Learning, Information Fluency, & Danielson’s Framework
Improving Student Inquiry In his blog post, Improving Student Inquiry with the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) and PBL, Drew Perkins (@dperkinsed) discusses the value of implementing the QFT in a project-based learning (PBL) classroom. Perkins advocates for the use of the QFT because it can elevate student autonomy and collaboration while also creating a classroom culture of exploration and […]
September 24, 2015
@RightQuestion Digest: ASCD Publication Features Question Formulation Technique
Dan Rothstein’s Blog & Interview with Educational Leadership Right Question Institute Co-Director Dan Rothstein wrote a blog post and was interviewed by ASCD for their publication Educational Leadership. As a part of their September issue, “Questioning for Learning,” Dan discusses the power of asking questions within the classroom, and its benefits for both teachers and […]
August 28, 2015
Video: The QFT and “Summative Assessment”
We are excited to present a great video demonstrating innovative use of the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) for summative assessment purposes. Joshua Beer’s students in his 8th grade class in a rural New Hampshire community do brilliant work working with this Question Focus as they come to the end of a unit of study: Questions […]
July 14, 2015
Big Questions Launch Working Conference
Nearly 150 educators – from around the United States and from as far away as Australia, Greece, France, Mexico, Barbados and elsewhere – were in Boston Monday to participate in the Students Are Not Asking Questions working conference. The conference began with educators addressing important topics related to student engagement, inquiry and question-asking. Working in groups, they participated […]
