How do we encourage students to ask higher order questions? Reflections from Critical Friends Group:

At HHSLT, teachers help each other plan using a Critical Friends Group Protocol.  A teacher presents a lesson and with the lense of “How do we encourage students to ask  higher order questions?”

Here is what we came up with:

1. Create a culture where asking questions is encouraged.
2. Use a protocol that prompts students to ask higher order questions by using DOK (or similar) questions.
3. Model the process of what asking a higher order question looks like.
4. Build time and opportunities for students to explore.
5. Create authentic opportunities to learn:  higher order questions come from students that are internally motivated.