ETIPS Training

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Christine Crites
Technology Coach

 
 
Inquiry Based Resources
 Project Based Checklists  Concept 2 Class - Online Tutorial  Project Problem & Inquiry Based
 Using the Internet to Promote Inquiry  Youth Learn -
key principals of inquiry explained
 Inquiry Based Learning
a LONG list of resources
 Center for Inquiry Based Learning - Duke University  Definition of Inquiry
 Questioning Toolkit
The Big Idea


Essential Questions Resources

Webquest for Levels One and Two Participants
 Questioning.org
 Module 1 - The question is the answer
 Teaching for Understanding - The importance of Essential Questions
 Webquest for Teacher - Essential Questions
 Creating Essential Questions
 Enduring Understandings & Essential Questions
 The question mark - essential questions
 Examples of Essential Questions for each content area
 Writing Essential Questions
 Constructivism
 Essential Questions K-5
 Asking the Essential Questions Curriculum Development
 From Trivial Pursuit to Essential Questions and Standards Based
 Elementary Research Models- with Essential Questions
 EQ - More than Fact finding
 Instructional Strategies for Targeting Essential skills (MS)
 The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions - *PDF FILE
 US Dept. of Ed - Why are Essential Questions Useful
 Research Models for Reading using Essential Questions (MS)
 Essential questions Information
 Essential Questions Guide
 K-4 Earth Science Modules with EQ - (on-line activities)
 Transforming Standards to Understandings
 Essential Questions Ideas - Great Links!
 Mrs. Lowe's Site on Open-Ended Learning
 3rd Grade Unit from Hazelwood
 Complete Lessons on Helping Students Develop Questions

Exploring/Formulating/Questioning/Connecting
 Great Teaching Ideas from Sucesslink
 Questioning Techniques - with video clips

 
 
Essential Questions by ETIPS Participants:
Art Class:
What is Art?

First Grade
If you were the Little Red Hen would you share your bread with
the dog, the pig, and the cat? Why or why not?

Fifth Grade: 
How will you persuade your parents to stop littering and polluting the environment?

Sixth Grade Social Studies:
1. If I were a person going to Mexico, where would be the best place to live? Why? 
2. If your family moves to Mexico, how would you convince your family what part of Mexico to move to? Why?

Middle School Reading Class
"If you were Rosa Parks, would you have given up your seat on the bus to a white man when you were told to do so?" 

Middle School Social Studies:
Which side was right in the tax controversy between the colonists and  Great Britain? Why did you make that particular choice?

7th Grade English 
Q. Why do we have to follow rules? 
This question will be asked of students after reading Chapters 14 & 15 from Hank Zipzer Niagra Falls or Does it? 

Music
Develop a plan on what you are going to do daily, weekly, monthly on how to strengthen and reduce your likelihood of damaging your vocal chords. 

High School Business Math
You are getting married and must find a place to live.  Assuming your monthly 
rent and mortgage payments would be about the same, would you prefer to buy or 
rent a home? 
Make a list of five reasons for your choice.  Number them from 1-5 in order of 
importance, with 1 being the most important.  Upon what criteria did you base 
the importance of reasons 1 and 2?

 

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