The questioning strategies have made a big difference. I was always happy that the kids gave me the right answer, but I never asked the question “why”?
The strategy that had the most impact on my teaching this year was the way I question the students to determine what they “really know/understand”.
The Lesson Study days are helpful to me across the board, not only my math lessons. I’m getting much better at diagnosing student needs and analyzing student work.
The questioning strategy had the greatest impact on my mathematics teaching. It made me realize how important it is to have my students answer with complete thoughts.
I have been using the high level thinking questions across the curriculum. It encourages students to think deeper and in a more concise manner.
I got a lot of insight from how asking better questions helps me understand what students are REALLY thinking when they work out their math problems!
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