P5 EQs by Guy Gagnier https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1 Identify characteristics of essential vs. non-essential questions. en-us 2021-02-16 14:23:35 UTC 2024-06-04 21:33:30 UTC hello@padlet.com What Makes a Question Essential? guy_gagnier https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207915757
  • Is open-ended; that is, it typically will not have a single, final, and correct answer.
  • Is thought-provoking and intellectually engaging, often sparking discussion and debate.
  • Calls for higher-order thinking, such as analysis, inference, evaluation, prediction. It cannot be effectively answered by recall alone.
  • Points toward important, transferable ideas within (and sometimes across) disciplines.
  • Raises additional questions and sparks further inquiry.
  • Requires support and justification, not just an answer.
  • Recurs over time; that is, the question can and should be revisited again and again.


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  • causes genuine and relevant inquiry into the big ideas and core content;
  • provokes deep thought, lively discussion, sustained inquiry, and new understanding as well as more questions;
  • requires students to consider alternatives, weigh evidence, support their ideas, and justify their answers;
  • stimulates vital, on-going rethinking of big ideas, assumptions, and prior lessons;
  • sparks meaningful connections with prior learning and personal experiences;
  • naturally recurs, creating opportunities for transfer to other situations and subjects.

    • ]]>     2021-02-16 17:30:08 UTC https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207924149     Non Essential Questions https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207927485 It may well be the case that non-essential questions can be used to bring about understanding of the essential questions, but they are not the essential thing.

    ]]>     2021-02-16 17:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207927485     What is an Essential Question? https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207937020 important, vital, at the heart of the matter – the essence of the issue. Think of questions in your life that fit this definition – but don’t just yet think about it like a teacher; consider the question as a thoughtful adult.]]> 2021-02-16 17:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207937020 What makes a good essential question? https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207938500 An essential question is open ended. Unlike fact questions, which are binary — you either know the right answer or you don’t — there is no single correct answer.

    An essential question is thought provoking. It should elicit new thoughts and generate more questions that extend thinking.

    Essential questions can, and should, recur. A fact question can be asked and answered and done with, but essential questions should stick in the learner’s head and be revisited again and again.

    ]]>     2021-02-16 17:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207938500     What is an essential question? https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207940398 An essential question is a question that helps people or students make sense of facts, or important ideas. The essential question are deep and fundamental. And this questions are often not easy to answer.]]> 2021-02-16 17:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207940398 Essential Questions 24mendoza6414 https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207944889 "It should connect students’ lived experiences and interests [...] to disciplinary problems in the world. And it should connect what they learn back to the real world, where they can put their new understandings to work" (Wilhelm).]]> 2021-02-16 17:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207944889 DiegoRomeroR https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207946135 2021-02-16 17:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207946135 Non-essential questions guy_gagnier https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207955386 2021-02-16 17:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207955386 What is an essential question? 24leon7465 https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207958147 2021-02-16 17:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/guy_gagnier/n0ez5lh3csxavir1/wish/1207958147