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Sep

2011

Whole book can be downloaded as a PDF.

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These are questions that touch our hearts and souls.

They are central to our lives. They help to define what it means to be human.
of curriculum and lessons. Most essential questions are interdisciplinary in natur
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- Essential questions usually probe the deep and often confounding issues confronting us - complex and baffling matters that elude simple answers: Life - Death - Marriage - Identity - Purpose - Betrayal - Honor Integrity - Courage - Temptation - Faith - Leadership - Addiction Invention - Inspiration
- They pass the test of “So what?” They focus on matters of import.
- Many of us believe that schools should devote more time to essential questions and less time to Trivial Pursuit.
- They are worthy of our time and are likely to spark interest and awaken curiosity.
- They require new thought rather than the mere collection of facts, second hand opinions or cut-and-paste thinking.

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The big-idea questions signal that education is not just about learning “the answer” but about learning how to learn
- 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.
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- But those questions are not “essential” in the sense of signaling genuine, important and necessarily-ongoing inquiries. Teachers have to be careful not to conflate two ideas: “essential to me in my role as a teacher” and “essential to anyone as a thinking person and inquiring student for making meaning of facts in this subject.”

Dec

2010

The best question in the world: What If.... Great for blog posts starter for students and essential questions

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