Week 9 Reflection blog #etlead

Week 9  Reflection:

1. What new resources, curated resources, or ideas did you share this week?
This week I shared the following websites.

            http://www.huntingenglish.com/2013/06/25/question-time-and-asking-why/

In my research I found this useful article that gives suggested question starters that encourages a deeper level of thinking.  These sentence starters include:

What is a new example of…?
How would you use…to…?
What would happen if…?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of…? How does…tie in with what we learned before?
Explain why… Explain how…
How does… What is the… Why is… How are…different?
Compare…and…with regard to…
What do you think causes…?
What conclusions can you draw about…?
Do you agree or disagree with this statement:…? Support your answer.
How are…and…similar?
How are… and…best…and why?

http://www.lifeway.com/Article/sunday-school-ten-tips-for-asking-questions-in-teaching-experiences.

This article gives you tips on what types of questions should be asked in the classroom, including:

§  Ask open-ended questions – Learn to ask questions that require more than a memorized response. Questions that require some personal reflection or drawing a conclusion challenge learners to think and make decisions.

§  Ask one question at a time – Avoid confusing learners by asking several questions without allowing time to answer them.

§  Address everyone with your question – Questions should be open for anyone to answer.

§  Provide feedback to responses – Acknowledge answers in some way that lets learners know you have heard and accept their answers.

§  Follow some questions with questions – Ask questions that help learners clarify the initial question or help them think more clearly about their answers.

§  Wait for answers – Failing to wait often sends a message that you don’t really want learners to answer. Learners often need a few moments to formulate thoughts or ideas before answering. Allow time for learners to think and respond.

§  Challenge learners to answer their own questions – If learners ask probing questions or questions that suggest they are thinking about something, turn the question back to them with comments such as, “What do you think” or “Why do you think this would be the case?”

§  Affirm all people – Affirm each person for questions asked or answered.

§  Accept all answers – Although some answers may be incorrect, no answer is unimportant. If someone gives an incorrect answer, accept and affirm the comment and continue asking for other answers.

§  Admit it when you don’t have the answer – One of the most important statements a teacher can make is, “I don’t really know the answer to that question, but I’ll call you this week with the answer.”

2. What did you intend these new resources to do in terms of impacting others’ learning?
My hope was that the person can use these resources as a means of creating and using meaningful question asking within their classrooms.

3. What was the actual impact?
Since I am posting this late, I do not actually know the actual impact.  I would assume, that if someone else were to provide this resource, I would try to keep note of it.  Everyone can get better at asking questions within their classroom; therefore I believe these resources can be useful for everyone. 

4. What would you do differently next week?
Well, since I am posting this late, there is actually no more blog posts.  So, for my intentions for next semester I hope to get all my blog posts in on time, and I really intent to attempt to embrace Twitter chats more and perhaps do some research in how to better handle this program.