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? One of the essential shifts in modern learning is students becoming creators of knowledge.... 
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,... 
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... 
by GDC Team | 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 | Critical Thinking
Are your learners fostering their independent thinking abilities? Have them periodically ask themselves these 10 questions. You’re a teacher. You’re not only committed to being a different kind of teacher, but you have told your learners that you will be different... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Teaching
Take your essential questions to new heights with the Essential Questions Teacher’s Companion. In any great lesson, an essential question is what drives the quest for knowledge and discovery of the unknown and also encourages learning ownership. So what makes a... 
by GDC Team | Essential Questions
An essential question is an incredibly powerful tool for discovery learning and critical thinking skill development. Here’s a catch, though—if you get the answer that you were looking for it doesn’t mean that you’ve asked an essential question in the... ![Use These 5 Steps to Learn How to Ask Good Questions [Infographic]](https://i2.wp.com/globaldigitalcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/wooden-block-steps.jpg?resize=1024%2C512&ssl=1)
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... 
