TO BE AN INDEPENDENT LEARNER is to ask questions and continue asking questions. Questions are the starting points of inquiry and dialogue. In this section our contributors share ways they help pupils to create questions, choose questions with which to start a dialogue, and consider the implications of the questions they create and discuss. Read on or consider becoming a contributor to share your ideas.
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A question checklist A checklist for helping children to create, choose and prepare questions for philosophical dialogue |
Choosing Questions | Steve Williams | 04/10/2009 |
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Theming ideas from 'The Last Noo-Noo' by Jill Murphy An extract from a session using 'The Last Noo-Noo' by Jill Murphy. Pupils had been thinking philosophically for six months in their first year at school. |
Picture Books, Choosing Questions | Sara Stanley | 26/11/2008 |
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Questions about the question A graphic organiser to help explore dimensions of a question |
Choosing Questions, Reasoning Concepts | Will Ord | 14/08/2008 |
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Questions to consider about a question Ideas for developing children's powers of questioning |
Choosing Questions, Reasoning Concepts | Will Ord | 14/08/2008 |
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The dialogue wheel An interactive way to air questions, and get some initial thoughts on the questions |
Choosing Questions, Activity Structures | Steve Williams | 19/06/2008 |
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Thinking circles A tool to help pupils create and choose questions |
Choosing Questions | Steve Williams | 19/06/2008 |