Asking Essential Questions

This course teaches educators how to create effective questions to be used as an instructional strategy that encourages higher-order thought processes in students. In this course, Dr. Cherilyn Ziemer examines the advantages of using higher-order questions to give students the opportunity to develop personal understanding, compare and contrast information, and create thoughtful inquiry. You’ll learn criteria for generating higher-order questions, what question starters to use, and how to develop metacognitive and reflective questions. You’ll also examine how, why and when to use questions that do not promote higher-order learning.
Designed for educators and teachers, the video and audio course takes approximately 1 hour to complete. It is divided into sections and features a menu navigation for a user-friendly learning experience.