Building Question Awareness

Lots of work is a sign of rigor

Rigor means doing more

Rigorous instruction allows students to construct meaning for themselves

Providing support means lessening the rigor

Rigor integrates skills into processes

Standards alone take care of rigor

Rigorous instruction teaches students to use what they've learned to solve real-world problems

Rigor is just one more thing to do

Rigor is not for everyone

Rigor teaches students how to organize and make connections among and between concepts.

Quick Knowledge Check:

Usually questions at the lower levels are appropriate for:

Check all that apply

Quick Knowledge Check:

Questions at higher levels of the taxonomy are usually most appropriate for:

Check all that apply

Pick a questioning strategy that you have never heard of before:

(If you have heard of all of them pick the one that your least knowledgeable in)

Essential Question (Exit Ticket)

Which system will you use to help you determine the difference between a higher and a lower level questions?