Asking Purposeful Questions
Staff and volunteers will utilize purposeful questioning and feedback to increase youth learning in STEM.
As a result of ongoing, consistent professional development efforts, staff and volunteers will be able to:
- Identify how asking youth purposeful questions and providing feedback can lead to increased STEM learning.
- Develop questions that are effective for enhancing STEM learning in their activities.
- Utilize purposeful questions, follow-up prompts and wait time to improve STEM learning experiences.
Resources
Skill: Asking Purposeful Questions
Using Questions for Many Purposes
Asking purposeful questions helps learners develop the skills to be successful in STEM.
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Let There Be Light
Youth are given the challenge to build a simple circuit. The facilitator uses purposeful questions to support and direct their learning.
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What Do You See?
Participants will observe questioning in the When Youth Are Struggling Video-Based Learning Module to learn to ask purposeful questions.
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Trying Out Questions
Participants will classify questions as open-ended and scientific and analyze facilitators’ talk in When Youth are Struggling Video-Based Learning Module to learn how to ask youth meaningful questions.
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Show Me the Filter
Participants will observe questioning in the Let there be Light! Video-Based Learning Module and the water filter activity to learn to ask purposeful questions.
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Reflecting on My Practice
Participants will watch the When Youth Are Struggling Video-Based Learning Module to learn to ask purposeful questions with youth.
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Bring in Your Questions
Participants will sort questions to learn to use purposeful questions with youth.
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Determining the Best Questions
Participants will reflect on the questions they use and watch the Using Questions for Many Purposes Video-Based Learning Module to learn how to use questions to provoke STEM thinking.
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Developing Your Own Purposeful Questions
Participants will watch the Using Questions for Many Purposes Video-Based Learning Module and design a water filter to learn how to use questions and talk moves to deepen youths’ science thinking.
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