Empowering Students as Questioners
Skills, Strategies, and Structures to Realize the Potential of Every Learner
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Jackie A. Walsh
- Educational Consultant, Montgomery, AL
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Create environments where students ask questions, not just answer them!
When students become questioners, learning improves for all. Yet, even though research has repeatedly shown that student questioning increases ownership of learning and narrows opportunity gaps, studies show that students ask less than five percent of the questions in classrooms today.
How do you turn this teacher-centric dynamic around? In this book by bestselling author and education expert Jackie Walsh, the author shifts the focus to student-centric learning and how to develop student questioning strategies, including self-questions, academic questions, exploratory questions, and dialogic questions. Other highlights include:
• Vignettes of quality questioning in action in various grade-level and content-area classrooms
• Examples of how to use questioning to harness the power of formative assessment and create a culture of inquiry
• Student questioning models for distance learning
By instilling students with the desire and ability to become better questioners, teachers will see more actively engaged students, more collaboration, and an increase in overall student motivation for learning and achievement.
When students become questioners, learning improves for all. Yet, even though research has repeatedly shown that student questioning increases ownership of learning and narrows opportunity gaps, studies show that students ask less than five percent of the questions in classrooms today.
How do you turn this teacher-centric dynamic around? In this book by bestselling author and education expert Jackie Walsh, the author shifts the focus to student-centric learning and how to develop student questioning strategies, including self-questions, academic questions, exploratory questions, and dialogic questions. Other highlights include:
• Vignettes of quality questioning in action in various grade-level and content-area classrooms
• Examples of how to use questioning to harness the power of formative assessment and create a culture of inquiry
• Student questioning models for distance learning
By instilling students with the desire and ability to become better questioners, teachers will see more actively engaged students, more collaboration, and an increase in overall student motivation for learning and achievement.
Contents
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF VIDEOS
LIST OF VIDEOS
FOREWORD
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- CHAPTER 1. STUDENT QUESTIONING—TRANSFORMING LEARNING FOR ALL
- Why Is Student Question-Asking Important? Making the Case
- Why Should Teachers Incorporate Student Questions Into Their Instruction? Filling a Void
- What Propels Student Questioners? The Skill, the Will, and the Thrill
- How Can We Develop Students’ Skill and Will to Ask Questions in Class? About This Book
- CHAPTER 2. TEACHERS AS ACTIVATORS—COMMITTING TO CHANGE, CREATING THE CULTURE
- How Can Teachers Motivate Students? Creating the Classroom Culture
- How Should Teachers Proceed? Setting Explicit Expectations
- How Can Teachers Transform Learning? A Process to Build Capacity
- CHAPTER 3. SELF-QUESTIONS—MONITORING LEARNING AND MAKING MEANING
- Monitoring Learning—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Questions to Self-Regulate
- Making Meaning—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Self-Questions to Build Understanding
- CHAPTER 4. ACADEMIC QUESTIONS—CLARIFYING AND DEEPENING UNDERSTANDING
- Building a Knowledge Base—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Academic Questions
- CHAPTER 5. EXPLORATORY QUESTIONS—EXPRESSING WONDERINGS AND CURIOSITIES
- Nurturing Curiosity—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Exploratory Questions
- CHAPTER 6. DIALOGIC QUESTIONS—CLARIFYING AND DEEPENING UNDERSTANDING
- Broadening Perspectives—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Dialogic Questions
- CHAPTER 7. THE END IN MIND—INCREASED AGENCY WITHIN AND BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
- Beyond Scaffolding—Toward a Holistic Approach
- Realizing the Potential—In School and Beyond
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
INDEX
INDEX
Description
Create environments where students ask questions, not just answer them!
When students become questioners, learning improves for all. Yet, even though research has repeatedly shown that student questioning increases ownership of learning and narrows opportunity gaps, studies show that students ask less than five percent of the questions in classrooms today.
How do you turn this teacher-centric dynamic around? In this book by bestselling author and education expert Jackie Walsh, the author shifts the focus to student-centric learning and how to develop student questioning strategies, including self-questions, academic questions, exploratory questions, and dialogic questions. Other highlights include:
• Vignettes of quality questioning in action in various grade-level and content-area classrooms
• Examples of how to use questioning to harness the power of formative assessment and create a culture of inquiry
• Student questioning models for distance learning
By instilling students with the desire and ability to become better questioners, teachers will see more actively engaged students, more collaboration, and an increase in overall student motivation for learning and achievement.
When students become questioners, learning improves for all. Yet, even though research has repeatedly shown that student questioning increases ownership of learning and narrows opportunity gaps, studies show that students ask less than five percent of the questions in classrooms today.
How do you turn this teacher-centric dynamic around? In this book by bestselling author and education expert Jackie Walsh, the author shifts the focus to student-centric learning and how to develop student questioning strategies, including self-questions, academic questions, exploratory questions, and dialogic questions. Other highlights include:
• Vignettes of quality questioning in action in various grade-level and content-area classrooms
• Examples of how to use questioning to harness the power of formative assessment and create a culture of inquiry
• Student questioning models for distance learning
By instilling students with the desire and ability to become better questioners, teachers will see more actively engaged students, more collaboration, and an increase in overall student motivation for learning and achievement.
Contents
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF VIDEOS
LIST OF VIDEOS
FOREWORD
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- CHAPTER 1. STUDENT QUESTIONING—TRANSFORMING LEARNING FOR ALL
- Why Is Student Question-Asking Important? Making the Case
- Why Should Teachers Incorporate Student Questions Into Their Instruction? Filling a Void
- What Propels Student Questioners? The Skill, the Will, and the Thrill
- How Can We Develop Students’ Skill and Will to Ask Questions in Class? About This Book
- CHAPTER 2. TEACHERS AS ACTIVATORS—COMMITTING TO CHANGE, CREATING THE CULTURE
- How Can Teachers Motivate Students? Creating the Classroom Culture
- How Should Teachers Proceed? Setting Explicit Expectations
- How Can Teachers Transform Learning? A Process to Build Capacity
- CHAPTER 3. SELF-QUESTIONS—MONITORING LEARNING AND MAKING MEANING
- Monitoring Learning—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Questions to Self-Regulate
- Making Meaning—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Self-Questions to Build Understanding
- CHAPTER 4. ACADEMIC QUESTIONS—CLARIFYING AND DEEPENING UNDERSTANDING
- Building a Knowledge Base—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Academic Questions
- CHAPTER 5. EXPLORATORY QUESTIONS—EXPRESSING WONDERINGS AND CURIOSITIES
- Nurturing Curiosity—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Exploratory Questions
- CHAPTER 6. DIALOGIC QUESTIONS—CLARIFYING AND DEEPENING UNDERSTANDING
- Broadening Perspectives—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Dialogic Questions
- CHAPTER 7. THE END IN MIND—INCREASED AGENCY WITHIN AND BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
- Beyond Scaffolding—Toward a Holistic Approach
- Realizing the Potential—In School and Beyond
REFERENCES
REFERENCES
INDEX
INDEX
Reviews
Empowering Students as Questioners
Skills, Strategies, and Structures to Realize the Potential of Every Learner
January 2021 | 168 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/01/2025 | 9781544331744 | $40.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/01/2025 | 9781544331768 | $37.00 |
Create environments where students ask questions, not just answer them!
When students become questioners, learning improves for all. Yet, even though research has repeatedly shown that student questioning increases ownership of learning and narrows opportunity gaps, studies show that students ask less than five percent of the questions in classrooms today.
How do you turn this teacher-centric dynamic around? In this book by bestselling author and education expert Jackie Walsh, the author shifts the focus to student-centric learning and how to develop student questioning strategies, including self-questions, academic questions, exploratory questions, and dialogic questions. Other highlights include:
• Vignettes of quality questioning in action in various grade-level and content-area classrooms
• Examples of how to use questioning to harness the power of formative assessment and create a culture of inquiry
• Student questioning models for distance learning
By instilling students with the desire and ability to become better questioners, teachers will see more actively engaged students, more collaboration, and an increase in overall student motivation for learning and achievement.
When students become questioners, learning improves for all. Yet, even though research has repeatedly shown that student questioning increases ownership of learning and narrows opportunity gaps, studies show that students ask less than five percent of the questions in classrooms today.
How do you turn this teacher-centric dynamic around? In this book by bestselling author and education expert Jackie Walsh, the author shifts the focus to student-centric learning and how to develop student questioning strategies, including self-questions, academic questions, exploratory questions, and dialogic questions. Other highlights include:
• Vignettes of quality questioning in action in various grade-level and content-area classrooms
• Examples of how to use questioning to harness the power of formative assessment and create a culture of inquiry
• Student questioning models for distance learning
By instilling students with the desire and ability to become better questioners, teachers will see more actively engaged students, more collaboration, and an increase in overall student motivation for learning and achievement.
Table Of Contents:
- LIST OF FIGURES
- LIST OF VIDEOS
- FOREWORD
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- CHAPTER 1. STUDENT QUESTIONING—TRANSFORMING LEARNING FOR ALL
- Why Is Student Question-Asking Important? Making the Case
- Why Should Teachers Incorporate Student Questions Into Their Instruction? Filling a Void
- What Propels Student Questioners? The Skill, the Will, and the Thrill
- How Can We Develop Students’ Skill and Will to Ask Questions in Class? About This Book
- CHAPTER 2. TEACHERS AS ACTIVATORS—COMMITTING TO CHANGE, CREATING THE CULTURE
- How Can Teachers Motivate Students? Creating the Classroom Culture
- How Should Teachers Proceed? Setting Explicit Expectations
- How Can Teachers Transform Learning? A Process to Build Capacity
- CHAPTER 3. SELF-QUESTIONS—MONITORING LEARNING AND MAKING MEANING
- Monitoring Learning—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Questions to Self-Regulate
- Making Meaning—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Self-Questions to Build Understanding
- CHAPTER 4. ACADEMIC QUESTIONS—CLARIFYING AND DEEPENING UNDERSTANDING
- Building a Knowledge Base—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Academic Questions
- CHAPTER 5. EXPLORATORY QUESTIONS—EXPRESSING WONDERINGS AND CURIOSITIES
- Nurturing Curiosity—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Exploratory Questions
- CHAPTER 6. DIALOGIC QUESTIONS—CLARIFYING AND DEEPENING UNDERSTANDING
- Broadening Perspectives—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Dialogic Questions
- CHAPTER 7. THE END IN MIND—INCREASED AGENCY WITHIN AND BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
- Beyond Scaffolding—Toward a Holistic Approach
- Realizing the Potential—In School and Beyond
- REFERENCES
- INDEX
Recent Product Reviews:
"Asking the right question at the right time is one of the most powerful skills t acquire. It's a nuanced art that can always be refined and augmented. Whether you are a beginning teacher or a veteran, this book is just what you need to grow your students' confidence and competence as questioners in the classroom. Regardless of the grade or subject matter you teach, Jackie Walsh has written this book for you. She combines practical advice and accessible research to encourage thoughtful questioning that engages learners and adds energy to your classroom."
Sarah Brown Wessling, NBCT 2010 National Teacher of the Year, Johnston High School, IA
"This is my new go-to book. It is superb, a classic, and the resources are compelling. In it Jackie Walsh invites us to explore the teacher mindframe, 'I am intentional in nurturing students as questioners' and discover how to create classroom cultures that welcome students' impact and authentic questions. Questions are the essence of curiosity and they invite a sense of wonder, which is a great invitation to learning, the beginning of problem-solving, and the best prompt to motivate inquiring and understanding. There is no question, this is the right book to answer this challenge."
John Hattie, Laureate Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education
"Dr. Jackie Walsh has written a must-read book for administrators and teachers who are considering best practices to invest in students' ability to excel in their own questioning. Read this book and learn from one of the best."
Dr. Lisa Berry, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Trussville City Schools, AL
"Any teacher who seeks to unleash student curiosity should have this book on their shelf, underlined, dog-eared, and full of margin notes. We’ve long known (yet often neglected) the power of curiosity to fuel student learning. The real 'magic' of curiosity happens, of course, when students begin to ask their questions. For many teachers, though, getting students who barely respond to teacher questions to ask their own questions may feel like a bridge too far. With compelling insights and practical strategies, Jackie Walsh shows teachers how to get from here to there, creating classrooms where students take charge of their own learning by asking themselves questions to reflect on their progress, deepen their understandings, and unleash their curiosity so they become lifelong learners."
Bryan Goodwin, President & CEO, McREL International, and author of "Building a Curious School"
"Empowering Students as Questioners is the perfect balance of theory and practice. After making a powerful case for the why, Jackie Walsh provides structures and tools for equipping teachers to bring out the inquisitive nature and curiosity that exists within their students. If you have a desire to empower students to engage in meaningful inquiry, reflection, analysis, and discourse, then this is the book for you!"
Jamie Parris, Director of High School Teaching and Learning, Hamilton County Schools, TN