Hacking Questions: 11 Answers That Create a Culture of Inquiry in Your Classroom

Do you need to ramp up your classroom questioning techniques?Questions are the driving force of learning in classrooms. Hacking Questions digs into framing, delivering, and maximizing questions in the classroom to keep students engaged in learning.Known in education circles as the "Questioning Guru," Connie Hamilton shows teachers of all subjects and grades how to:Hear the music: listen for correct answersScaffold to trigger student thinking without doing it for themKick the IDK bucket to avoid “I don’t know” as the final answerPunctuate your learning time to end with reflection questionsSpin the throttle to fuel students to ask the questionsFill your back pocket with engagement questionsMake yourself invisible by establishing student-centered protocolsBe a Pinball Wizard and turn students into facilitatorsPraise for Connie Hamilton and Hacking Questions"Connie Hamilton is known by teachers and leaders as the Questioning Guru. She offers minor tweaks and major perspective shifts. You will be a better questioner tomorrow." -Dr. Dorothy VanderJagt, Professional Learning Coordinator"Connie Hamilton is a world-class presenter with expertise in the art of questioning. She provides a fresh perspective and practical tips on integrating research-based strategies." -Melisa Mulder, Intervention Teacher"Connie is an incredible driver of change in our focus on classroom questioning as a best practice instructional strategy." -Troy VanderLaan, Middle School AdministratorAnswers to your questions about questionsHacking Questions provides practical solutions to the universal questioning problems that teachers face daily. Find your answers now.“Look out, Socrates! Here comes Connie Hamilton, the newest innovator of questionology! — Marcia Gutiérrez, High School Educator