Choosing Questions

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Creating and choosing questions for dialogue

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 QuestionsSteve Williams04/10/2009 - 21:10
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.
Choosing QuestionsSara Stanley26/11/2008 - 17:51
Questions about the question
A graphic organiser to help explore dimensions of a question
Choosing QuestionsWill Ord14/08/2008 - 20:46
Questions to consider about a question
Ideas for developing children's powers of questioning
Choosing QuestionsWill Ord14/08/2008 - 20:12
The dialogue wheel
An interactive way to air questions, and get some initial thoughts on the questions
Choosing QuestionsSteve Williams19/06/2008 - 15:41
Thinking circles
A tool to help pupils create and choose questions
Choosing QuestionsSteve Williams19/06/2008 - 15:34