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200 Student Questions Specialist

3 Credentials

This badge is earned by successfully earning a 100-level badge or certificate for Great Books Foundation professional development, completing the Power of Student Questions course, and submitting lesson plans, sample student work, or other materials demonstrating use of students’ questions in the classroom. The Power of Student Questions is an intermediate-level course in which participants learn how to help students pose authentic questions, how to identify different kinds of questions, and how to focus on questions that most effectively build students’ understanding of a text. The emphasis of the course is on using the Shared Inquiry™ method to engage all students in exploring answers and sharing ideas, both in discussion and in writing.

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Shared Inquiry Leader

This badge is earned by successfully completing the Great Books Foundation’s keystone course, Shared Inquiry Essentials. Participants in this interactive workshop are prepared to use the Shared Inquiry™ method of learning with students at any grade level. Participants learn how to make exploration of a text active and collaborative, how to create effective discussion questions, and how to conduct the full range of interpretive activities that improve students’ reading, critical thinking, writing, and oral communication skills.

Identifying Types of Questions
Writing Interpretive Questions
Leading Shared Inquiry Discussion

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Evidence submitted to meet the requirements of the Specialist badges.

Student Questions Specialist

This badge is earned by successfully completing the Power of Student Questions course. Participants in this intermediate-level course learn how to help students pose authentic questions, how to identify different kinds of questions, and how to focus on questions that most effectively build students’ understanding of a text. The emphasis of the course is on using the Shared Inquiry™ method to engage all students in exploring answers and sharing ideas, both in discussion and in writing.

Identifying Types of Questions
Using Follow-Up Questions
Conducting Shared Inquiry Activities

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