The Power of Questions in Teaching

Using questions in teaching can have a significant impact on facilitating learning and fostering curiosity. Questions can be a way to share responsibility, distribute power, and create dialogue in the classroom. It is important to cultivate environments where students feel safe to ask questions, especially in the context of complex problems and uncertainties. By embracing questions, educators can help students develop critical thinking, creativity, and the ability to explore existential, ethical, and epistemological questions. Technology tools like Question Jam can support the democratization of questions and encourage collaborative learning.