2. Text Rendering Protocol Steps (3 min) First Round: Each person shares a sentence from the document that he/she thinks/feels is particularly significant. Second Round: Each person shares a phrase that he/she thinks/feels is particularly significant. Third Round: Each person shares the word that he/she thinks/feels is particularly significant. The group discusses what they heard and what they want to remember about asking questions.

3. The Art and Architecture of Powerful Questions Questions are a prerequisite to learning Questions challenge outdated assumptions and lead us to the future. Questions stimulate reflective thinking. “Open-ended" questions are much more powerful for stimulating dialogue than "closed-ended" questions. Ex. Are you ok? “vs” How are you feeling? *There are exceptions to every rule. When the context changes to closing a sale, a question like, "Can I write up your order now?" is clearly an important closed-ended question. The same applies when we ask a kindergartner, “Do you need to take a break?”

4. Sorting Questions Hypothetical Dilemma: A student is experiencing difficulty while engaged in collaborate group work. Guiding Question: How can I help students be more successful in collaborative work, when their lack of skills in this area frustrates other students, and brings down the quality of the group’s work? Sort the questions into: Clarifying (simple questions of fact; yes or no) Probing Questions (indented to help presenter think more deeply about the issue at hand) Advice Giving

5. Do you need a break? Something to keep in mind: Later on we will have one person from each group share a dilemma relevant to our work together. Start thinking about something you might want to share— you’ll get great feedback!

6. Increase the power of each question by changing first its architecture, then its scope, and finally its meaning/context: What is the pattern? Is one’s culture affected by one’s surroundings? Am I supporting students’ understanding of the text?

7. What if feedback only came in the form of questions? One person in each group will share a dilemma relevant to our work together. (Select one person to be a time keeper.) Presenter explains dilemma and shares a Guiding Question (3 min.) Group members write “High Power” questions on post-its (5 min.) Presenter reads questions and selects 1-2 questions that made them reflect most deeply. Presenter explains why these questions were profound for them (5 min.)

8. Exit Ticket Please write the following on an index card: Name Plus (what worked)/Delta (it would have been even better if…) What’s one thing you learned that has changed how you think about your teaching and/or your practice? What’s one concrete thing you will do differently, no matter what?