TLC 2- questioning.

During this session, the focus was on discussion and feedback if questioning techniques and strategies that we have used successfully, as well as picking up new ones. We used post it notes to jot down a few of the techniques that we had already been using and stuck them on the board.
Staff then returned to the board to select some techniques that they haven't encountered before and were curious to explore.
A few examples can be found below:

http://learningspy.co.uk/2011/09/24/questionable/
http://www.facinghistory.org/resources/strategies/teaching-strategy-question-fo

http://learningspy.co.uk/2012/02/04/how-effective-learning-hinges-on-good-questioning/ 

This lead to a really fruitful discussion about what types of questioning strategies have been successful in the past, how we can adapt tasks and activities to develop questioning, and how questioning can be applied in different parts of the lesson as well as for different subjects.
The interesting thing was how many of the cross curricular activities could be adapted to subjects unexpectedly; PE strategies could be adapted for Business Studies or Maths for example. I thought this was a real benefit of the session.
It's clear questioning is a tool we are all using in a variety of ways to challenge, extend and support our students. Staff left with a post it note containing more strategies that they will be trying to incorporate into lessons over the next few weeks, the results of which will be fed back during TLC 3. We'll be discussing the impact of these strategies then.