QFT American Progress by Shana Preece https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress Manifest Destiny en-us 2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC 2025-11-24 10:51:32 UTC hello@padlet.com DAY 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265372 Please complete steps 6-8 today!]]> 2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265372 Step 2: Observe the Question Focus shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265374
  • Click on the image below to enlarge it. 
  •  Observe the primary source image closely and silently for 30 seconds. 
  • This is a 1872 painting  by John Gast https://www.loc.gov/item/97507547/
    • ]]>     2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265374     Step 3: Ask Questions shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265375
  • Use the 5 minutes timer. Press start!
  • Double click anywhere on this section (between the dotted lines ) to post a question. 
  • In the Title section, type your question exactly as it first comes to mind.
  • In the Write Something section, type your first and last initial.  
  • When finished, click again anywhere on this web page to post another question.
  • Read the questions other people have posted. Feel free to add new, but related questions as "comments" on a question someone else posted.
  • Keep adding questions until time is up.
  • Click and drag your questions so that they aren't blocking anything. 
    • ]]>     2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265375     Step 1: Review the rules for asking questions shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265376
    1.     Ask as many questions as you can   
    2.     Do not stop to discuss, judge or answer the questions
    3.     Write down every question exactly as it first comes to mind
    4.     Change any statements into a question

    Remember to follow these rules when you begin asking questions!

    THINK: What might be difficult in following those 4 rules? Use the Add Comment chat box icon for this post, if you'd like to share a thought. Add your first and last initial after any comments that you make.
    ]]>     2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265376     Step 4B: Label Open and Closed shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265378 Review the questions that you asked. Find at least one to label “C” for closed-ended or and at least one to label “O” for open-ended. 

    • Closed-ended: can be answered with “yes” or “no” or with one word.    
    • Open-ended: require an explanation and cannot be answered with "yes”, “no”, or one word. 

    Then, edit your post using the pencil symbol and in the "write something" section, next to your initials, label it C or O.

    THINK: What are the advantages and disadvantages of asking each type of question? (optional) Use the Add Comment chat box icon for this post, if you'd like to share an advantage or disadvantage you see for Open and/or Closed questions.  Add your first and last initial after any comments that you make.

    ]]>     2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265378     Step 6: Prioritize questions. shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265379
    1. Read through all of the questions that have been posted, including the ones that were changed during Step 5. 
    2. Pick the three questions that you feel most curious about. 
    3. Click on the heart icon at the bottom of a post to "vote" for it as a priority question.
    4. THINK: What were your reasons for selecting those three?  (optional) Click on the Add Comment chat box icon on this post if you'd like to share your rationale and reflect on your choices. Don't forget to add your initials at the end of your comment!

    ]]>     2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265379     Step 8: Reflection shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265380 Pick on of the following questions to respond to: 
    1. What did you learn? 
    2. How did you learn it?
    3. What are you now wondering about?
    Double click to post a reflection comment anywhere on this section (between the two lines). 

    Feel free to write a comment, or record a video or voice recording. Extra points if you post a picture!

    ]]>     2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265380     Step 7: Further Investigation shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265381 If you were going to answer your three priority questions right now, what are some possible next steps or avenues for investigation and further exploration? 

    • If you have a next step related to a specific priority question, click on the Add Comment chat box icon to post a comment on that specific question. 

    • Or, if you'd like to share one idea for next steps more generally (not related to just one priority question), click on the Add Comment icon on this post to post your ideas. 

    Please add your initials at the end of your comments!
    ]]>     2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265381     The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) was created by The Right Question Institute shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265385 Visit rightquestion.org for free resources and more information!]]> 2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265385 "SHOW NOTES"------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265386 In this section, I've put some additional notes on the QFT, Padlet, and how to use this template. Enjoy!]]> 2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265386 Step 5: Improve Your Questions shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265408 Find one closed question to rewrite as an open question. Add it as a new question here (between these 2 blue dotted lines). Remember the question goes in the "Title" space and you initials go in the "Write Something" space.

    Find one open question you'd like to rewrite as a closed question. Add it as a new question here.]]>     2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265408     DAY 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265410 Complete steps 4A, 4B, and 5 today!]]> 2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265410 Step 4A: Go back and read everyone's work! shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265411 Take a couple minutes to read all of the questions.

    Please add at least one new question based on someone else's question. Add that new question as a "comment" on their question. Remember to put your first and last initials in your comment.

    Feel free to post more than one new question!]]>     2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265411     How to make a screencast right here in Padlet! shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265413 No need to learn another tool.]]> 2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265413 Watch: Guide to Using this Template for a Virtual QFT shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265423 Learn about some of the key settings and features that help to customize this template for your students and setting. ]]> 2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265423 A Great Extra Resource on Using Padlet shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265424 Check out this video from "2 geeky teachers," aka Michelle Pearson and Laura Israelsen, 2 educators from Colorado who have put together MANY resources on how to use Padlet and other tech tools. Their webinar series is hosted by Teaching with Primary Sources Western Region. ]]> 2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265424 Key shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265430 Blue posts: Directions that outline the steps of the QFT
    White posts: sample student questions and comments
    Purple posts: Tips and How-tos on using Padlet for the QFT]]>     2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265430     Check out RQI's other Padlet Template shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265431 This one is better for quick QFT blasts, especially if you have a synchronous option (like zoom, Google Meet, etc) to pair with the Padlet]]> 2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265431 How to make a screencast with Screencastify shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265435 Screencastify is the free tool I used to create the Guide video above. ]]> 2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265435 The Question Formulation Technique shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265439 On one slide!]]> 2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265439 Watch: Guide to Posting in Written, Audio, or Video Forms shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265441 Learn how students can respond in multiple modes. Also, hear a couple ideas for alternative ideas and variations on the QFT steps.]]> 2020-04-29 14:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/539265441 shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570438864 2020-05-13 15:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570438864 Why are they running? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570467003 JT]]> 2020-05-13 15:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570467003 What are the lines she is carrying in her arms? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570467824 JT]]> 2020-05-13 15:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570467824 Are the strings the woman is holding telephone lines? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570469101 RB]]> 2020-05-13 15:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570469101 What is the book in the woman's hand represent or mean shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570470646 RB]]> 2020-05-13 15:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570470646 What does the lady in white represent? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570472660 BK]]> 2020-05-13 15:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570472660 Are the white men pushing the Native Americans out of their territory? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570473765 BK]]> 2020-05-13 15:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570473765 Where is the setting of this painting? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570475544 RB]]> 2020-05-13 15:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570475544 Are they in the Great Plains? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570477405 RB]]> 2020-05-13 15:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570477405 What are the trains carrying? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570478451 RB]]> 2020-05-13 15:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570478451 Do the trains in the background represent new technology? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570479255 BK]]> 2020-05-13 15:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570479255 What are the mountains in the background called? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570482464 BK]]> 2020-05-13 15:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570482464 Where are they going? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570484075 AL]]> 2020-05-13 15:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570484075 Are these good or bad people? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570484830 AL]]> 2020-05-13 15:50:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570484830 Why are where are they going? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570486000 CB]]> 2020-05-13 15:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570486000 There are a bunch of boats inthe back. Why? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570486749 CB]]> 2020-05-13 15:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570486749 Why are the Indians running? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570489063 CR]]> 2020-05-13 15:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570489063 Why is everyone going in the same direction? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570489982 CR]]> 2020-05-13 15:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570489982 Are they running from something or to something? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570492129 IH]]> 2020-05-13 15:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570492129 Who is the lady in white? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570496823 AH]]> 2020-05-13 15:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570496823 Is that electric poles in the background? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570498069 AH]]> 2020-05-13 15:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570498069 Why are half the clouds dark and the other half light? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570499817 OD]]> 2020-05-13 15:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570499817 Why is the sky two different colors? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570500996 AP]]> 2020-05-13 15:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570500996 Why are the white men pushing natives and animals out of the land? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570502107 AP]]> 2020-05-13 15:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570502107 Why is the lady putting up what looks like a rope? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570503690 AP]]> 2020-05-13 15:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570503690 I wonder why they are running? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570505315 2020-05-13 15:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570505315 When was this created? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570506783 HV]]> 2020-05-13 15:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570506783 What is the book the lady is holding? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570507781 HV]]> 2020-05-13 15:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570507781 What are the lines she is carrying in her arms? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570510724 JT]]> 2020-05-13 15:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570510724 How many people are in the picture? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570512734 JT]]> 2020-05-13 15:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570512734 Is the woman in white the act of westward expansion? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570517059 RB]]> 2020-05-13 16:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570517059 What time of day is it? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570519063 BK]]> 2020-05-13 16:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570519063 Are the Native AMericans afraid of the white men? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570520085 BK]]> 2020-05-13 16:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570520085 Who is that person in the air? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570522355 AL]]> 2020-05-13 16:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570522355 Is there a certain reason why they are in this place? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570523900 CB]]> 2020-05-13 16:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570523900 What is the book in her hand? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570524855 CB]]> 2020-05-13 16:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570524855 Why are the bison running? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570525920 MB]]> 2020-05-13 16:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570525920 Is the lady an angel? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570526777 MB]]> 2020-05-13 16:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570526777 Where is the lady in white going? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570527709 LS]]> 2020-05-13 16:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570527709 Where are the people running to? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570528833 LS]]> 2020-05-13 16:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570528833 What does the lady in white represent? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570529892 JK]]> 2020-05-13 16:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570529892 IS that a storm in the back of the mountains? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570531096 IH]]> 2020-05-13 16:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570531096 When was this? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570532436 LB]]> 2020-05-13 16:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570532436 What time is it? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570533322 AP]]> 2020-05-13 16:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570533322 Why is the sky 2 different colors? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570534452 AP]]> 2020-05-13 16:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570534452 Why is she holding a string? shanatrimble https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570538057 HV]]> 2020-05-13 16:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/shanatrimble/AmericanProgress/wish/570538057 When was this created? 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