Who asks the questions? What are excellent questioning strategies for teachers? How might this accommodate each and every student’s voice? How do we support students in developing ‘fat’ and ‘skinny’ questions? What kinds of questions are there? Planning. Monitoring. Reflecting. These metacognitive elements are essential in any inquiry-based approach to learning. What kinds of questions support a variety of thinking levels? What is the role of technology in supporting collaborative learning?
Presented by: Peter Skillen and Brenda Sherry
Audience: All levels
About the Facilitators:
Peter Skillen has been involved in technology supported, project-based learning since the late 1970s and continues to explore & develop deep applications of the latest Web 2.0 technologies – particularly as it relates to learner agency, passion, motivation and cognitive intent. Peter is Manager of Professional Learning with the YMCA of Greater Toronto, co-founder of Minds On Media, and also serves iEARN-Canada, Teacher Learning & Leadership Program (TLLP), Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO), International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) as global ambassador, and teaches online & face-to-face with the Ontario Teachers’ Federation. His latest passion is involvement with Global Dignity Day!
Twitter: @peterskillen
Blog: peterskillen.org