Making a Difference With Questioning Strategies
Benefitting Both Students and Teachers
Requiring Transition and Perseverance
Deconstructing Higher-Order Thinking Skills
Building Higher-Order Thinking Skills With Tasks
Using a Template to Design Tasks
Indicators of Student Engagement in Higher-Order Thinking Skills
Connecting Bloom’s Taxonomy to Higher-Order Thinking Skills
Introduction and Terminology
Bloom’s Taxonomy in Action
Connecting Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Framework to Higher-Order Thinking Skills
Introduction and Terminology
DOK Levels in Action
In Summary
Developing Effective Assessments
Establishing Balanced Assessment Practices
Designing Assessment
Developing Assessment
Defining the Framework
Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Build Assessments
Including Specific Tasks in Assessments
In Summary
Ensuring Student Success With Complex Questions
Addressing an Uneven Playing Field
Providing Supports to Reach Deeper Levels of Understanding
Using Questions to Differentiate Student Assignments
Developing Essential Questions for Higher-Order Thinking
Using the KISS Principle
Analyzing Questions for Complexity Versus Difficulty
In Summary
Creating Standards-Based Questions and Tasks
Deconstructing Standards With a Systematic Approach
Splitting the Standard
Pinpointing Verbs
Using the Remaining Language
Building Standards-Based Questions
In Summary
Encouraging Traits to Attain College and Career Readiness
Investigating College and Career Readiness Traits
Relating to Others
Strong Communication and Active Listening
Good Judgment, Responsibility, and Initiative
Developing College and Career Readiness Traits in Students
In Summary
Encouraging Student Involvement
Building the Foundation for Successful Discussions
Making Connections
Building an “I Can Do It” Belief System
Establishing a Climate of Respect
Ensuring Engagement and Participation
Encouraging Thinking and Deepening Understanding
Reflecting on Classroom Questioning Practices
In Summary
Growing Students’ Ability to Ask Questions That Matter
Using Approaches That Teach Questioning Strategies
Engaging in Socratic Circles
Using Teaching, Templates, and Tools
