With the implementation of Common Core and the Teacher Professional Growth and Effectiveness System teaching students to think critically has become a mandate of the classroom. Students do not only need to answer higher level questions, but they need to question at a high level as well.
In this article on Edutopia, Heather Wolpert-Gawron explains how to scaffold students’ thinking and questioning and get them to a much higher level of questioning.
Her 3 Steps include starting small and making sure to provide the appropriate structure for student questioning and discussion.
