1. Essential Questions PSRC Administrative Retreat December 1, 2012

3. How can essential questions be used to enhance instruction? Essential Question

5. Video Connection Choose one of the questions below to discuss with your partner after viewing. 1. What do the boxes represent in this video? 2. What is significant about the questions posed in this video? 3. What is the central message of this video in 2-3 sentences? 4. Based on this video, what do you think is the definition of Essential Question?

6. As you view the Big Ideas Overview Video, work with the idea of LEADERSHIP to determine what the "big ideas" are in your work. Record those ideas to post after the discussionBig Ideas Overview Video Determining the BIG Ideas….Activity 2

7. Answer Garden Activity

9. Activity 3  Activity #4: How Big Ideas Lead to Essential Questions  Read this article by Grant Wiggins. this article  With a partner/small group, share one big idea that emerged from the reading.

11. Activity 4-Essential Questions and the 21 st Century Framework  Take a few moments to review these examples of Essential Questions.Essential Questions  Think-Pair-Share: How do these questions align with the gold and red sections of the 21st Century Framework?  Learning and Innovation Skills - 4Cs  Creativity and Innovation  Critical Thinking and Problem Solving  Communication and Collaboration  Life and Career Skills  Flexibility and Adaptability  Initiative and Self-Direction  Social and Cross-Cultural Skills  Productivity and Accountability  Leadership and Responsibility

13. Why Essential Questions?  The deliberate exploration of high-quality, overarching essential questions provides students with multiple enriching learning opportunities. In terms of the North Carolina Educator Evaluation Rubric, using essential questions to guide instruction supports both Standard 3b and Standard 4e (see next 2 slides).North Carolina Educator Evaluation Rubric