Question formulation techique is a process that encourages questioning from your students.  Students are provided a problem or provocations and work on "writestorming" their ideas in permanent ink following a few basic guidelines. Students learn how categorizing questions (open-ended vs. closed) and converting questions can help generate new and different questions for further study.  See the links below to read about the process in more details, and the embedded video to get an idea of how it works in action!

The Right Question Institute

Make Just One Change (suggested reading to expand your learning)

Purpose behind the Question Formulation Technique 

• Students share their voice in small, safe groups

• Students work from a common shared experience (provocation) as an equitable starting point

• Diagnostic of students prior knowledge (based on questions asked)

• Students are asking & answering own questions, based on curriculum content (teacher selected image)

• Students are identify own learning, increasing student engagement 

• Teachers receive ongoing feedback from students

• Generate new ideas that had not previously been considered

• Students reflect on their learning and ask new questions, deepening student understanding 

• Participate more effectively in key decisions