As I explained the importance of withholding final judgment as we gather evidence and information, I saw a crooked grin creep onto his face. “I see what you’re doing,” he said, nodding as he prepared to walk out of class. When I prepare lessons for my students at Pathways in Technology Early College High School […]
Educator Reflections
Educators share their insight and use of the Question Formulation Technique.
April 8, 2014
Out of the Dust: A Teacher’s Reflections on Getting Students to Ask Questions in Literacy
This post is the last in a series of guest blogs by Robert Welch on how he utilizes the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) in his curriculum around the novel Out of the Dust. To see his previous blogs click here. Ultimately , students left their experiences reading and discussing Out of the Dust with a good of […]
March 26, 2014
Elevating Socratic Seminar by Having Students Ask The Questions
“…this was clear evidence that the QFT was a process that students viewed as an authentic and effective tool for their learning, not just something that their teacher was making them do.” In our last weekly post from the field, educator Robert Welch describes how his students embrace the Question Formulation Technique and use it […]
March 11, 2014
Controversy as Catalyst for Questioning: Students Question the Rolling Stone Cover after Marathon Bombing
This Tuesday, our weekly post from the field comes from Matt Parrilli (on RQI Network @mparrilli), an English department chair in Illinois. by Matt Parrilli Why do they make him look like a celebrity?” “Was the date and location of the bombing significant to him?” “What did his family do to fail him?” “Does where […]
March 4, 2014
Making Questioning a Habit of Mind
by Jay Corrigan Annie Fetter has a great video online where she talks about Noticing and Wondering. As adults, we notice things and wonder about things in a way that is almost instinctual. Most of us probably don’t have to remind ourselves that we need to notice things before we solve a problem. We just […]
February 11, 2014
Implementing the Question Formulation Technique with our Youngest Students!
This week our weekly post from an educator in the field comes from Jay Corrigan. Over the next few weeks, Jay will share how his school community has integrated the Question Formulation Technique into their classroom practice. While some educators use the entire QFT starting in the early elementary classroom, Jay describes a scaffolded approach that […]
February 4, 2014
Reflections on the QFT, the Simplest Approach to Student Centered Learning
The Right Question Institute offers professional development sessions across the country on Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions. Recently, one of our guest associates, Richard Wallace (@wally), facilitated a session and then offered his reflection on the Question Formulation Technique as a student centered learning strategy for any school environment. In his reflection, he […]
December 2, 2009
The Lasting Value of the Voter Engagement Strategy for Election Day and Beyond
We have a guest blogger on the Microdemocracy Blog. Nathalie Alegre immigrated from Peru with her family when she was 17 years old. After attending community college in Miami, she transferred to Yale University and in 2008 received a B.A. in Environmental Studies and is currently engaged in environmental organizing in New Haven, CT. She’s been interviewing some of the great […]
July 30, 2009
Teaching the RQP Civic Engagement Strategy and Learning Lifelong Skills in a Women’s Prison
Sheila teaches adult education at the county jail in Wilmington Indiana. Her courses are the only education inmates get while they’re in jail; she teaches them to read, prepares them for the GED, overall college readiness and life skills. Sheila was trained to teach adult education using traditional methods, focusing on independent study, testing, drilling. […]
