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No applications for this program will be accepted after all vacancies have been filled. Unsuccessful applicants will have their monies refunded in full. Cancellation prior to two weeks before the program date (cut-off date) will incur a 15% service charge per applicant. This program will be payable in full for cancellations made on or after the cut-off date or for failure to attend the program. All cancellations must be in writing and emailed to us. In the event of insufficient applications this program will not proceed and registration monies be fully refunded. In the event of this program being cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances registration monies only will be refunded as Critical Agendas will not accept liability for the payment of any other associated costs. Critical Agendas reserves the right to vary the advertised programs prior to commencement. Please note Critical Agendas reserves the right to transfer participants from face to face to webinar format with price adjustments (if required), should minimum numbers not be met for face to face event
Getting better results by asking better questions
You already know that questions are central to teaching. But what if a few small shifts in how you ask them could make a real difference to student thinking, engagement, and progress? This hands-on workshop takes a fresh look at one of the most powerful, and most underused, tools in any teacher’s repertoire. Grounded in research but tested in real classrooms (yes, sometimes even on a windy Friday afternoon), it offers practical, ready-to-use ideas that you can take straight back to your students.
Over the course of the day, we’ll explore:
- Why questions work: the cognitive and metacognitive science behind effective questioning, and why it matters more than you might think
- Beyond open and closed: a richer framework for question types that gives you far more flexibility in the classroom
- Building a questioning culture: how to shift the dynamic so that students are doing more of the thinking, more of the time
Although the examples presented come from French and EAL, the ideas and techniques are adaptable and transferrable to most classroom contexts. Leave the day with a folder of new activities, teaching materials you’ve created yourself, and a clearer sense of how great questions can transform the way your students learn.
Target audience: Particularly recommended for language teachers looking to increase student engagement, but any teacher curious about questioning is warmly welcome.