Eclectic Technology

When students know how to ask their own questions, they take greater ownership of their learning, deepen comprehension, and make new connections and discoveries on their own. However, this skill is rarely, if ever, deliberately taught to students from kindergarten through high school. Typically, questions are seen as the province of teachers, who spend years figuring out how to craft questions and fine-tune them to stimulate students’ curiosity or engage them more effectively. We have found that teaching students to ask their own questions can accomplish these same goals while teaching a critical lifelong skill. (Make sure to click where it says Read Sidebar for the Question Forumulation Technique.)

Beginning in the 2010-2011 school year, our school went through a number of transformations and changes, all aimed at enhancing the quality of...