Teachers enrolled in this course will...

Know

• various, researched based questioning techniques.
• resources available to them as classroom teachers.
• that asking higher level questions demands deeper thinking from their students.

Understand

• how including key words in their everyday lessons and questions can improve the ability of their students to meet the increasing curricular demands.
• how to incorporate higher level thinking questions into all areas of the curriculum, on any grade level.
• the value of self-reflection to reach the increasing demands on teachers and students.

and Be Able To

• enhance the questions used not only in daily lessons, but also the questions on written assessments and assignments.
• reflect on self-created lessons in order to improve the quality of the questions they ask every day.
• prepare their students for the high demands of state and standardized tests designed to challenge students on every level.