Cues, Questions & Advance

OrganizersEarly Release Professional Development

Focus on Bloom’s & QuestionsApril 20, 2010

Questions perform the

same function as clues.

Two Types of Questions:1.Inferential2.Analytic

What action does the US Press Secretary usually perform?

What is the emotional state of McBeth after the murder of the king?

What changes occur when someone becomes hypothermic?

What equipment is used when flying a navy fighter plane?

Help students think about the content they

are learning in new ways

Evaluation Synthesis Analysis Application Comprehension Knowledge

•Creating•Evaluating•Analyzing•Applying•Understanding•Remembering

(Based on Pohl, 2000, Learning to Think, Thinking to Learn, p. 8)

Resources/References Classroom Instruction

that Works; Marzano, Pickering & Pollak

Handbook for Classroom Instruction that Works; Marzano, Norford, Paynter, Pickering & Gaddy

Learning to Think, Thinking to Learn; PolkJanuary 14 & January 22, 2010

Debra Harwell-Braun

The following websites & PowerPoint's:http://www.kurwongbss.eq.edu.au/thinking/Bloom/blooms.htmhttp://www.techlearning.com/article/8670http://tech4hyis.pbworks.com/http://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/resources/workshops/artofquestioning.html