Description
In this 3-hour course, Joyce Juntune, Ph.D., takes you on an exploration of the essential role that questioning plays in learning. She provides four types of questions that will encourage higher order thinking in your students. Dr. Juntune explains how understanding comes from asking the right questions and identifying the right answers.
Over the course of three modules, you will learn:
- The importance of using questioning in the classroom
- Person focused questions
- Analysis/descriptive questions
- Creativity questions
- Inquiry/curiosity questions
- Activities and resources to encourage questioning practices in the classroom
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c, f, g and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 3.1, 5.1, 5.2.
Presenter Bio
Dr. Joyce Juntune is a renowned consultant, trainer, professor, and lecturer with more than 45 years of experience in the field of education. She is an instructional associate professor at Texas A&M University, and she teaches graduate-level courses in her expert areas of intelligence, child and adolescent development, educational psychology, giftedness, and creativity. She has focused the majority of her career on the areas of intelligence and gifted and talented education. Dr. Juntune has served as the executive director for the National Association for Gifted Children and the Institute for Applied Creativity at Texas A&M University.
Maria – BLANCHESTER LOCAL (verified owner) –
I appreciated all of the questioning strategies provided in this course.
Kathy – YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
The course gave some effective question strategies to encourage students to use their creativity and curiosity. the techniques can be applied to all grade levels and subjects. i will utilize some of these questioning techniques in my classroom with all students.
Linda – New Lexington City Schools (verified owner) –
Many good ideas and starter questions to get kids thinking.
kelly – RIPLEY-UNION-LEWIS-HUNTINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
I like the different questioning techniques that creates more curiosity
Megan – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I learned strategies for higher order thinking questions.
Marilyn – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I really love the ideas and strategies she explained. I can’t wait to implement them in my class!
MJ – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course and very applicable to science classes!
Amy – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
This was an outstanding course and well worth the time. The presenter’s strategies are easily implementable into lessons.
Tammy – KENT CITY (verified owner) –
I liked the facilitator’s topics but I did not agree with some of her comments. Using ‘smart kids’ as a way to single out gifted kids seems outdated and condescending.
Kari – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course that easily be implemented into my classroom instruction.