Description
Product ID: | 9781544365466 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Series: | Corwin Teaching Essentials |
Title: | Beautiful Questions in the Classroom |
Subtitle: | Transforming Classrooms Into Cultures of Curiosity and Inquiry |
Authors: | Author: Elise Foster, Warren Berger |
Page Count: | 208 |
Subjects: | Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Helping students ask bigger, more beautiful questions Why does engagement plummet as learners advance in school? Why does the stream of questions from curious toddlers slow to a trickle as they become teenagers? Most importantly, what can teachers and schools do to reverse this trend? Beautiful Questions in the Classroom has the answers. Written to be both inspirational and practical, this resource will help educators transform their classrooms into cultures of curiosity. Readers will find: · Strategies to inspire bigger, more beautiful student questions · Techniques to help educators ask more beautiful questions · Real-world examples, case studies, practical ideas, and question stems · Videos showing strategies at work "What does it mean to learn? Most of us eventually realize that genuine learning is less about delivering the right answers and more about asking the right questions. In an age of automation, questioning is a uniquely human skill, one we should foster in school and in life. This book is an essential read for educators at every level.” — Daniel H. Pink, author of ‘WHEN’, ‘DRIVE’, and ‘A Whole New Mind’ “For teachers around the world there is a moral urgency to work with young learners in innovative ways that nurture agency, curiosity, agile thinking and problem solving. The role of questions in this cannot be underestimated.” — Kath Murdoch. Consultant in Education and Author of ‘The Power of Inquiry.’ |
Imprint Name: | Corwin Press Inc |
Publisher Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2020-07-08 |