http://teacherscount.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/a-teacher%e2%80%99s-compass-five-essential-elements-of-exceptional-teaching-part-2/ Teachers from across the country share their thoughts about education and the teaching life. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:38:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://teacherscount.wordpress.com/2008/05/02/a-teacher%e2%80%99s-compass-five-essential-elements-of-exceptional-teaching-part-2/#comment-32 keithnewman Sat, 03 May 2008 11:34:39 +0000 http://teacherscount.wordpress.com/?p=62#comment-32 What a great tip. "One way is to have them write a question they are having about the topic being discussed on an index card. Then collect the cards and read a few aloud, without names, and answer these questions for the benefit of the whole class. This allows students to ask questions anonymously – without fear of appearing dumb – and allows you to clear up misunderstandings that many students may be having. When I have used this, I’ve noticed that I get way more questions than when I publicly ask the class “Does anyone have a question?" I enjoyed this post and found it useful. Thanks for the tip. As a frequent user of index cards myself but for different purposes, your techniques will be easily accommodated into my style. Regards Keith What a great tip.
“One way is to have them write a question they are having about the topic being discussed on an index card. Then collect the cards and read a few aloud, without names, and answer these questions for the benefit of the whole class. This allows students to ask questions anonymously – without fear of appearing dumb – and allows you to clear up misunderstandings that many students may be having. When I have used this, I’ve noticed that I get way more questions than when I publicly ask the class “Does anyone have a question?”
I enjoyed this post and found it useful. Thanks for the tip. As a frequent user of index cards myself but for different purposes, your techniques will be easily accommodated into my style.
Regards
Keith

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