by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Essential Questions
In any great lesson, an essential question is what drives your learners’ quest for knowledge and discovery. How do we begin writing essential questions that matter and that inspire our learners? One of the transformations occurring in modern learning is students... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Uncategorized
An essential question is an incredibly powerful tool for discovery learning and critical thinking skill development. Essential and herding questions are also one of the 10 shifts of practice of future-focused learning. If you consider what learning actually is, it is... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Essential Questions
Successfully debriefing learning means having solid and meaningful reflective questions to use. No matter what you’re teaching, every learner can benefit from asking reflective questions at the end of their journey. We have a list of 15 here that are pretty much... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Essential Questions
In any kind of learning, asking the best questions possible yields both vital knowledge discovery and powerful personal insights for the learner. Asking good questions is a fundamental practice in using the Essential Fluencies, especially Solution Fluency and... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Essential Questions
For a long time we’ve advocated the use of self-reflective questions with our learners as a way for them to debrief their learning processes in the classroom in order to improve and grow. This is just as useful a practice for teachers as it is for learners, because in... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Essential Questions
Think for a moment about the “best” question someone has ever asked you. As soon as it was posed to you, what happened? It may have caused you to stop and ponder what was being asked. You may have been inspired to think about related events in the present and... ![The 5 Key Steps for Helping You Ask Good Questions [Infographic]](https://d2wldp4wpenmih.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wooden-block-steps.jpg)
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Essential Questions
Learning how to ask good questions is a cornerstone of learning and living. It’s a practice we use every day. So much of our success in life depends on asking the right questions. So how do we actually do it? It’s easy when you have a solid process. When... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Essential Questions
Students need to do more than memorize facts. They’ll write papers that give them an opportunity to analyze information and present their own conclusions. They’ll analyze important historical or scientific moments of our culture. They’ll give oral... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Essential Questions
Asking meaningful questions is a cornerstone of learning and living because it’s a practice we use every day. In fact, the majority of our success in life depends on asking the best questions followed by making the best decisions. In education, the benefits of... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Essential Questions
The Essential Fluencies are a solid foundation for effective modern learning. They cover all the bases of the skills students need for success beyond school. Developing these Fluencies in our students is a critical thinking journey in itself. That’s why...