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The Power of Effective Questioning "While asking questions may seem a simple task, it is perhaps the most powerful tool we possess as teachers.   If we ask the right question of the right student at the right moment we may inspire her to new heights of vision and insight.  A good question can excite, disturb, or comfort, and eventually yield an unexpected bounty of understanding and critical awareness.  But even apart from such serendipitous moments, question-asking serves many functions that make it the stock in trade of the skillful teacher. "

" Here are some suggestions (based on input from question-friendly teachers, schools, programs, and organizations) on how to encourage more questioning in the classroom and hopefully, beyond it."

Welcome to another online tool to allow for Formative Assessment and engage students in discussion. Answer Garden allows the teacher to set up a website that gathers student input and ideas. As students answer a question prompt, their answers appear on the home Answer Garden screen set up by the teacher. Both teacher and students have an opportunity to see what the ideas of the crowd really are. It is simple to use. Since this is a open web tool students should be reminded to not answer with personal or identifying information. No student log in is required. Ways to use Answer Garden: Pose a Driving Question Collect ideas and opinions Look for adjectives that describe a character in a book Use as a polling mechanism… large words most popular Look for number of class that can get a correct answer Incorporate in a Socrative Seminar Align words to an idea, concept, place, or object Compare and contrast using two Answer Gardens Exit ticket of a learned concept Get feedback on an upcoming test

"Great Questions Lead to Great Design - A Guide to the Design Thinking Process"

Great questions to use with students or colleagues who are preparing to tell a story.

"What's the first question that comes to your mind?"

"Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions"

Interesting reflection questions

audience is allowed to ask questions and vote most important ones to the top.

Common Sense Media's family outreach program includes resources for holding a teen panel with guiding questions and strategies.