Towards the end of a unit on electricity, David Meshoulam presents his students with the Question Focus, “Powerlines from a power plant carry electricity at voltages of 345,000 volts or more! Transformers, like the one shown reduce that voltage to 120V for home use.” Watch as a high school physics class in Newton, MA goes through each step of the QFT.
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Drew Perkins discusses the Question Formulation Technique with the Co-Director of the Right Question Institute, Dan Rothstein.
Dan Rothstein, codirector of the Right Question Institute, discusses the great benefits that come to students—and teachers—when students learn to…
In this video Joshua Beer, an educator who teaches 8th grade in rural New Hampshire, uses the QFT for summative assessment purposes. Watch the QFT unfold as students address the Question Focus (QFocus), “Questions that should be asked about American imperialism at the turn of the 20th century.”
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Great Books Foundation presents Dr. Dan Rothstein, co-director of “The Right Question Institute, an education group which tackles key challenges…