The ‘Avocado’ Model

Scratching the surface;-Knowledge and understanding is limited-Based on facts and received information

-Low level understanding and thinking about issue

-Limited or no application of learning other than ‘cosmetic’

Scratching the surface;-Knowledge and understanding is limited-Based on facts and received information

-Low level understanding and thinking about issue

-Limited or no application of learning other than ‘cosmetic’

Digging Deeper;-More useful to know, can be

synthesised-Provokes some thought or

emotion-Worth sharing

Scratching the surface;-Knowledge and understanding is limited-Based on facts and received information

-Low level understanding and thinking about issue

-Limited or no application of learning other than ‘cosmetic’

Digging Deeper;-More useful to know, can be

synthesised-Provokes some thought or

emotion-Worth sharing

The seeds of something new;-Can be put into action, grows

into something bigger and more productive

-(Its legacy) Lasts the longest-Is the hardest to reach

The ‘Avocado’ Model

Part II

The ‘Avocado’ Model

Part II

The Revenge

The Revenge

The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that

they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask

him which he finds it hard to answer.

The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that

they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask

him which he finds it hard to answer.

The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that

they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask

him which he finds it hard to answer.

The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that

they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask

him which he finds it hard to answer.

These are questions which touch our hearts and souls. They are central to our lives. They help to define what it means to be human.

Most Essential Questions are interdisciplinary in nature. They cut across the lines created by school subjects and disciplines.

Essential Questions probe the deepest issues

confronting us; complex and baffling matters which

elude simple answers

The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that

they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask

him which he finds it hard to answer.

The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that

they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask

him which he finds it hard to answer.

These are questions which touch our hearts and souls. They are central to our lives. They help to define what it means to be human.

Most Essential Questions are interdisciplinary in nature. They cut across the lines created by school subjects and disciplines.

Essential Questions probe the deepest issues

confronting us; complex and baffling matters which

elude simple answersTrivial

Pursuit

What’s in a question, you ask? Everything.

It is evoking stimulating response or stultifying inquiry.

It is, in essence, the very core of teaching. John Dewey (1933)

http://questioning.org/Q7/toolkit.html#anchor173647

http://www.ictnz.com/Questioning/Question%20Types.htm