EBIS: Using Questions to Set High Expectations

Rationale: To help students do better, teachers need skills to ask good questions that check understanding. Planning questions that match what students are learning and using them wisely in class keeps students interested, responsible, and thinking deeply.

Learning Intention: Participants will think about how they are currently using questioning techniques, look at Milestone data and/or Baseline data to see how it’s going, and learn more about how to use questions effectively. Then, they will work together to make a plan to help staff use these techniques better.

Success Criteria: Teams will know they are successful when they…

• Build upon framework of using questions to elicit active engagement, set high academic expectations, and reinforce teacher clarity.

• Describe how to address student learning needs using different strategies and types of questions.