This episode is this week's 'Teacher Talk': a fifteen minute talk that explores an important aspect of classroom practice, with practical strategies for implementing it in your classroom.
This talk explores the value of questioning and some of the common classroom questioning traps to avoid. It explores five potential questioning pitfalls:
1. Guess what is in the head
2. Closed questions dominating
3. Not leaving sufficient thinking time
4. Checking for understanding through 'any questions?'
5. Acceptance and over-praise.
I hope you find it helpful and supportive in your classroom. Any feedback on how to improve these talks, or areas you would like me to explore, is always much appreciated. Please contact me on Twitter @teachgratitude1.
