Questions that Engage

View the video below to observe the questioning strategies used by an elementary classroom teacher.

Reflect upon what you have learned about questioning to engage students by answering the questions below:

To learn more about effective questioning in mathematics, refer to the following resources:

Bruce, C. 2007. Student Interaction in the Math Classroom: Stealing Ideas or Building Understanding. Trent University. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/Bruce.pdf
Herbal-Eisenmann, B. & Lynn Breyfogle, M. 2005. “Questioning Our Patterns of Questioning". Middle School Mathematics Teacher, Volume 10. http://www.nctm.org/publications/article.aspx?id=20415
Sutton, J.S. & Krueger, A. 2002. EDThoughts: “What we know about mathematics teaching and learning.” Aurora, CO: Mid-continent Research for Education. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/ERIC-ED465514/pdf/ERIC-ED465514.pdf

Common Core Standards California Mathematics: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve (K–12) Standards for Mathematical Practice. Brought to you by the California Department of Education, the Regents of the University of California, and the California Mathematics Project.
For questions or feedback, please e-mail commoncoreteam@cde.ca.gov.

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