Category: Differentiated Instruction (Fall 2006)

Asking questions. Questions set the stage for safe learning, sending the message that questions themselves are valued.

Teacher non-response. By avoiding an immediate response, teachers encourage students to ask more rather than seek out a correct answer.

Exploratory probing. Probing questions encourage students to articulate deeper processes.

Multiple directions. Questions with many possible answers reinforce notions of multiple experiences and cultural approaches to learning.