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 and curiosity. Check out the blog here.
Inquiry as Empowerment: my newest blog for @C3Teachers http://t.co/F6oyfqtQPW @RightQuestion @teachingquality @CT_Council @NCSSNetwork
— David Bosso (@DavidBosso) September 10, 2015
“Questions That Steer Units”
We had the pleasure of meeting Fox DeMoisey (@FxDeMoIC) this past summer at our working conference in Boston, MA. DeMoisey uses the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) in his work as an Instructional Coach for Shelby County Public Schools in Kentucky. Here are some examples of students’ questions from English Language Arts and Social Studies classes.
More SCHS ELA/social studies classes w/ students using @RightQuestion QFT to produce questions that steer units. pic.twitter.com/nb4U2YvlJr
— Fox DeMoisey (@FxDeMoIC) August 21, 2015
Teaching Primary Sources with the Question Formulation Technique
The Question Formulation Technique is a useful and effective way for students to engage with primary sources. Michelle Pearson (@tchpreservation), a social studies teacher from Colorado, recently used the Question Formulation Technique with teachers from a school district in Hawaii. Pearson used Library of Congress primary sources as the Question Focus!
Yup- #locnewspaperrocks in an RQI with @RightQuestion in Hawaii at. @TeachingLC and @TPSMSUDenver workshop #UHWO pic.twitter.com/152GcAqWHE
— Michelle Pearson (@tchpreservation) September 19, 2015
Kentucky Council for the Social Studies and the Question Formulation Technique
Jennifer Fraker (@jlfraker), Social Studies Specialist for the Kentucky Department of Education, shares an image of social studies teachers from Kentucky learning about student questioning skills and the Question Formulation Technique (QFT).
SS teachers at KCSS learning about student questioning skills by practicing the QFT. #kcss @RightQuestion pic.twitter.com/qRcQ4CjHXq
— Jennifer Fraker (@jlfraker) September 29, 2015
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