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So, How Does This All Work?
How Can You Do IT?

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In my classes, I have seen more and more of my students becoming passive learners. They wait for me to impart knowledge. When they want to know a fact, they google it. They learn it briefly, then move on.

There seemed to be no depth, no deeper questioning, no real understanding.

I did notice, however, that the students who asked more in depth questions and the students who challenged me tended to do better overall. I wondered, was there a connection between the questioning spirit and the greater academic success.

Hence, the Quality Question Club.

I envisioned the Quality Question Club (QQ CLub) as a way to change my classroom environment so that it promoted more active participation. I wanted the students to ask more questions, go deeper, and seek new understandings.

I found success.

The links to the right will lead you to more details:

• The How-Tos link offers
  • ideas on how to implement your own Quality Question Club
  • ideas on tracking/tallying student questions
  • example Google Forms that can be used to get student input on the incentives
  • a sample permission slip, if needed, for an incentive that was a bit different
  • a sample request for donations
• The Lessons link offers
  • sample lesson for how to introduce the Quality Question Club to your students
• The Assessments link offers
  • a sample rubric for Quality Questions
  • a sample questionnaire for students regarding the effectiveness of your QQ program
• The References link offers
  • program specific technology tools that may be helpful
  • favorite presentation tools
  • videos regarding the need for more questions in the classroom
  • links to books, websites, and academic papers that were helpful to this Capstone project

HOW-TOs

LESSONS

ASSESSMENT

REFERENCES

Watch this short video to guide you through my thinking about classroom tools.