About the Book

How do you turn this teacher-centric dynamic around? In this book by bestselling author and education expert Jackie Walsh, the author shifts the focus to student-centric learning and how to develop student questioning strategies, including self-questions, academic questions, exploratory questions, and dialogic questions.

Table of Contents:
LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF VIDEOS FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR CHAPTER 1. STUDENT QUESTIONING—TRANSFORMING LEARNING FOR ALL Why Is Student Question-Asking Important? Making the Case Why Should Teachers Incorporate Student Questions Into Their Instruction? Filling a Void What Propels Student Questioners? The Skill, the Will, and the Thrill How Can We Develop Students’ Skill and Will to Ask Questions in Class? About This Book CHAPTER 2. TEACHERS AS ACTIVATORS—COMMITTING TO CHANGE, CREATING THE CULTURE How Can Teachers Motivate Students? Creating the Classroom Culture How Should Teachers Proceed? Setting Explicit Expectations How Can Teachers Transform Learning? A Process to Build Capacity CHAPTER 3. SELF-QUESTIONS—MONITORING LEARNING AND MAKING MEANING Monitoring Learning—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Questions to Self-Regulate Making Meaning—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Self-Questions to Build Understanding CHAPTER 4. ACADEMIC QUESTIONS—CLARIFYING AND DEEPENING UNDERSTANDING Building a Knowledge Base—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Academic Questions CHAPTER 5. EXPLORATORY QUESTIONS—EXPRESSING WONDERINGS AND CURIOSITIES Nurturing Curiosity—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Exploratory Questions CHAPTER 6. DIALOGIC QUESTIONS—CLARIFYING AND DEEPENING UNDERSTANDING Broadening Perspectives—Developing Student Capacity to Ask Dialogic Questions CHAPTER 7. THE END IN MIND—INCREASED AGENCY WITHIN AND BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Beyond Scaffolding—Toward a Holistic Approach Realizing the Potential—In School and Beyond REFERENCES INDEX