What’s in a question, you ask? Everything. It is a way of evoking stimulating response or stultifying inquiry. It is, in essence, the very core of teaching.

—John Dewey (1933)

Excellent resources from Jamie McKenzie--Bellingham School, WA
(originally from New Jersey--Ed.D. from Rutgers, Superintendent - Montgomery Township, N.J., Assistant Supt. - Princeton Regional Schools)
Start Here: Questioning
The heart of learning
The key to critical thinking
A Questioning Toolkit
Many kinds of questions with examples.
The Great Question Press
How do we convert traditional topical research into something more challenging?

The Educational Technology Journal

Biography Maker
An online resource to encourage students to focus on matters of import when studying important people.

Inspired Investigations
When students are challenged to explore truly demanding and intriguing questions, user friendly, cluster diagramming software like Inspiration™ can prove a powerful ally in mapping out facets of the issue to be explored.


Teacher Self Reflection Checklist
(English, math, science)

"I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive."

—Albert Einstein