Table of Contents
Dedication.
Preface.
The Book's Approach to Learning to Question and Questioning to Learn.
Self-Study Learning Techniques Used in This Book.
Acknowledgements.
I.OUR JOURNEYS INTO QUESTIONING.
1.Marylou's Journey.
Journey to the Student Response.
The Power of Questions as Student Learning Tools.
Evolving as a Teacher Educator.
2.Paul's Journey.
The Concepts are Relevant?
No — It's the Process That's Important.
Duane Returns.
II.INQUIRIES INTO QUESTIONING.
If Good Teaching Is a Dialogue, Why Does the Little-Red-School-House Method Survive?
3.A Story Full of Sound and Fury.
Process-Centered Instruction and Questioning.
Classroom Observation Research.
Higher-Order vs. Lower-Order Questioning Research.
Cognitive Correspondence Research.
4.A Story of Light through Yonder Window Breaks.
Teaching and Learning for Understanding.
Conceptual Thinking.
Instructional Conversations.
Effective Questioning.
Questioning Sequence.
Questioning Patterns.
Productive Questioning Practices.
III. LEARNING TO QUESTION.
5.Questioning Understanding: Empowering Student Thinking.
Conceptual Understanding.
Qu:Est Instructional Strategies.
Inquiry Suggestions and Questions.
6.The Nature and Function of Productive Questions.
Vignette: This Thinking Stuff Is Serious Business.
Self-Study Discussion.
Inquiry Suggestions and Questions.
7.Collecting Strategies.
Observing and Recalling Strategies.
Observing Questioning Strategy Chart.
Self-Study Discussion of the Observing Strategy.
Recalling Questioning Strategy Chart.
Self-Study Discussion of the Recalling Strategy.
8.Bridging Strategies.
Comparing and Contrasting Strategies.
Comparing and Contrasting Questioning Strategy Chart.
Self-Study Discussion of the Comparing/Contrasting Strategies.
Grouping Questioning Strategy.
Grouping Questioning Strategy Chart.
Self-Study Discussion of the Grouping Strategy.
9.Anchoring Strategies.
Labeling and Classifying Strategies.
Labeling Questioning Strategy Chart.
Self-Study Discussion of the Labeling Strategy.
Classifying Questioning Strategy Chart.
Self-Study Discussion of the Classifying Strategy.
IV.QUESTIONING TO LEARN.
10.Closed Questions: Do You Understand?
Vignette: Opening Closed Questions.
Self-Study Discussion.
Inquiry Suggestions and Questions.
11.“Who Asks a More Beautiful Question.”
Vignette: Cueing Thinking.
Self-Study Discussion.
Inquiry Suggestions and Questions.
12.“Always the Beautiful Answer…”
Vignette: Back and Forth We Go.
Vignette: Making Conversation.
Self-Study Discussion.
Inquiry Suggestions and Questions.
13.Dealing with Correct and Incorrect Responses.
Vignette: Student Misunderstandings: Students Have Some Wild Ideas.
Vignette: Tracy Discovers How Christy Thinks.
Vignette: Clearing-up Student Misconceptions Is Not So Simple.
Self-Study Discussion.
Inquiry Suggestions and Questions.
V.JOURNEYS INTO THE STUDY OF PRODUCTIVE QUESTIONING.
14.Steve's Journey into Learning to Question and Questioning to Learn.
Status of Questioning as a Learning Process.
Lessons, Transcripts, Coding, and Reflections.
Vignette: Reflections on Erosion — Moving the Thinking of Students.
Closing Remarks.
15.The Talent Development Model.
Reflective Practice.
The Talent Development Model.
Types of Rehearsals.
First Rehearsal: Line Try-Outs.
Framework for Lesson Design.
Second Rehearsal: Blocking.
Framework for Coding.
Third Rehearsal: Dress Rehearsal.
Collegial Coaching.
Closing Remarks.
