Learning Opportunities

Amid the COVID-19 crisis, please know that SAPDC is working to support your Professional Learning needs. We are reaching out to our presenters scheduled for the rest of the 2019-20 school year to explore online methods of delivery. Registered participants will be contacted via email of status changes of learning opportunities.

There is a book tied to this session – Hacking Questions – all participants must have a copy of the book – either purchased through SAPDC (on registration page), $25.00 paperback to receive on session day or purchase in advance on your own. Paperback Amazon $32.67, Kindle $9.99, Chapters lists at $33.16.

All teachers ask questions every day. Literally hundreds of them. How, when, and what questions are posed in the classroom is critical. This is not another sit and get about DOK and levels of questions. This session will be packed with relevant, useful, and proven strategies that anyone can implement immediately. Teachers, instructional coaches and administrators will benefit from the concrete take-aways about being intentional with instructional decisions. Everything learned can be used in classrooms tomorrow. Questions are the driving force of learning in classrooms. Dig into framing, delivering and maximizing questions in your education space to keep students engaged in thinking and learning.

Learning Targets:

• Pose questions that reduce disengagement.
• Reduce "I don't know" responses in your classroom.
• Support student centered learning with questioning methods.
• Scaffold student learning through a sequence of questions.
• Invite risk-taking by creating a culture of safety in responding to questions.

Connie is also available to create follow-up online sessions with schools and staff to work on implementation moving forward.