The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) in Middle School
“How was space even created? O -> C Was space created by a gas nebula?”
Monica Reilly (@DrMReilly1), an educator at Independence Middle School, Virginia Beach, VA, used the QFT in an eighth grade earth science class. Students developed their own questions about space exploration. The Question Focus (QFocus) and students’ questions are below.
@IMSEagles @RightQuestion @QFT @earthscience8 Ss develop questions re #spacexploration pic.twitter.com/BqFqeczyrW
— Monica Reilly (@DrMReilly1) November 4, 2015
@RightQuestion @IMSEagles #earthsci8 #spacexploration #QFT #Qfocus @vbgifted pic.twitter.com/RDX2yE23pJ
— Monica Reilly (@DrMReilly1) November 4, 2015
@IMSEagles #QFT #qfocus prompt #earrthsci8 #vbgifted @RightQuestion @tlarusso pic.twitter.com/gagLfdzRKQ
— Monica Reilly (@DrMReilly1) November 5, 2015
Adeyemi Stembridge (@DrYemiS), an educator who works on professional development and technical assistance, shared this example of the QFT being used in a Horizon Middle School class in Colorado!
Q-storming at #HorizonMiddleSchool
Engagement is the moneyball! #QuestionFormulationTechnique @RightQuestion pic.twitter.com/grP7V9feho— Adeyemi Stembridge (@DrYemiS) November 2, 2015
Check out these students’ questions from Mr. Porter’s (@MrPorterScience) sixth grade earth science class!
Student questions about New Mexico's geology which were generated using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT): https://t.co/X5gqBEb1IY
— Mr. Porter (@MrPorterScience) October 18, 2015
Teresa Diaz (@Teresa_Diaz) and her colleagues used the QFT with eighth graders as a part of an English Language Arts & Reading World War II project. Watch the video clip and peruse the pictures below!
Using the @RightQuestion #QFT to introduce focus areas for 8th gr ELAR joint WWII Project https://t.co/tLqlhhPcT7 #neisdlibs #questioning
— Tex Hill MS Library (@TexHillMSLib) October 30, 2015
#QFT: Question Formulation Technique in action @texhilllc via ELAR Joint WWII Project! #questioning #neisdlibs pic.twitter.com/yInWfTYU0w
— Tex Hill MS Library (@TexHillMSLib) October 30, 2015
@teresa_diaz Hood, Williams and Diaz teach students how to use the Question Formulation Technique (QTF). pic.twitter.com/Qh1BemOj32
— Rudy Jimenez (@NEISD_rudyj) October 29, 2015
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