Raising the Rigor: Effective Questioning Strategies and Techniques for the Classroom, Feb/2017
| Author(s) | Eileen Depka |
| ISBN10 | 1942496982 |
| ISBN13 | 9781942496984 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 128 |
| Year Publish | 2017 February |
Synopsis
Choose the right strategies and instructional practices to best help students expand their knowledge and skills.
This book shares instructional practices that educators can use to respond to students’ diverse needs as they develop 21st century skills. Choose the right strategies to best help students expand their knowledge and skills. Use questioning techniques to build connections between students and their learning. Explore example situations, templates, and strategies to promote students’ higher-order thinking skills and deepen their engagement.
- Discover how questioning can promote the traits that students need to succeed in college and their careers.
- Provide supports that help students reach deep levels of understanding.
- Explore how to deconstruct standards and standards-based questions.
- Create a classroom climate that fosters collaboration and constructive discussions.
- Use templates, surveys, and checklists to plan instruction, deconstruct academic standards, assess student engagement, and collect data.
About The Author:
Eileen Depka, PhD, has a background in assessment, common assessment design, rubric development, standards-based assessment, question design, classroom questioning practices, positive practices in grading and reporting, and the implementation of standards-based grading and reporting. She is the author of books including Bringing Homework Into Focus, Formative Assessment in the RTI Framework, Designing Rubrics for Mathematics, Designing Assessment for Mathematics, and The Data Guidebook for Teachers and Leaders: Tools for Continuous Improvement.
Dr. Depka has supervised and coordinated curriculum, instruction, assessment, special education, educational technology, and continuous-improvement efforts. She has taught all subjects at the elementary and middle levels as well as graduate-level courses. She provides professional development for K–16 educators and, as a consultant, has worked across the country, focusing on creating engaging workshops tailored to meet the individual needs of schools and districts.
Dr. Depka earned a bachelor's degree in elementary and middle-level education from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s and doctoral degree from Cardinal Stritch University.
