Effective Questioning CPD for Educators

A PowerPoint complete with interactive tasks and activities to guide teachers to reflect on their use of questioning in the classroom. The CPD session can also be used for practitioners carry out independent CPD.

The PowerPoint draws upon the latest academic research and educational thought to inspire teachers to become more effective in their questioning so that id rives the progress of children.

A series of interactive activities are used throughout to enable staff to consider, discuss, and debate how to design and use questions. Educators learn about the difference between closed and open questioning and why effective questioning is needed in the classroom.
The session also includes true/false statements about what makes good questioning, as well as how to sequence, scaffold, and plan for questions.

The session includes an opportunity to rethink and challenge what they know about questioning, with the opportunity to review an open question of their choice when creating a plan that challenges them to consider the many factors and prerequisites of knowledge and skill needed before posing questions. Such as:
-Where does this question fit in the curriculum and specification?
-What key knowledge is linked to this question?
-What prior learning needs to be recalled to be able to answer this question?
-What abstract concepts students need to understand
-What skills are needed to answer this question?
-What subject specific vocabulary & keywords do pupils need to know and would I expect in answer to this question?
-What possible misconceptions pupils could give to my question?
-What would a top and bottom level answer to my question look like?

Packed with useful and practical tips that will empower and up-skill educators to pose and ask questions in their classroom that drive progress.

Suitable for all teachers, and perfect for ECT’s.
All resources included using Word document
Guidance notes for the facilitator included in the PowerPoint.
Further reading and links on final slide included

Resources in this download include:
-Question cards
-True/False Statements for card sort
-Pose and Plan Pyramids
-Question Planning Sheet

PPT and resources must not be redistributed or sold
Can be shared with staff within your school and setting
Not for resale
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