1. EFFECTIVE QUESTIONING

2. Questioning is now considered to be a fundamental element of outstanding teaching and learning.

3. BLOOMS TAXONOMY

4. Whole class approaches Hands up/ no hands up Written or verbal Problem solving/ mystery Thinking skills Research based questioning Open/ closed questions Discursive questioning/ argument/ debating Opinion based Why/ when/ how/ who/ where Evaluative/ reflection Assessment Long/ short form answers Phone a friend to assist Basketball questioning Pair rehearsal Thinking hats Comparing sources Reverse argument/ questioning Evidence interagtion

5. Coaching Coaching can be a highly effective technique of getting students to understand their own thoughts and responses to questions about their work and understanding. Through careful use of coaching questions students will become much more independent.

6. What works for you? Can you give one example to the group of what has worked well for you when questioning students to provoke learning? Why was this effective and who with? Can you provide one example of what hasn’t worked well?

7. Implementation Think of a lesson you have this week or next. Plan a series of questions that would support outstanding learning and thinking opportunities for a range of students (differentiate). Share and refine these with a partner, add them to the plan for this lesson and give time to evaluate their effectiveness.

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