Better Questions, Deeper Learning - with Connie Hamilton

About this episode

Connie Hamilton discusses improving questioning techniques in the classroom to enhance student learning and engagement.

→ How can we improve the effectiveness of the questions we ask in the classroom?→ What’s a better way to respond the next time we get the classic “I don’t know”?→ What does collecting actionable microdata look like during a live lesson?Welcome back to the Teachers on Fire Podcast, airing live on YouTube most Saturday mornings at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern. My name is Tim Cavey, and my mission here is to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice.Today’s Teacher on Fire is Connie Hamilton. Connie is an author and instructional expert known for helping educators shift more thinking to students through effective questioning, collaboration, and high-impact classroom practices.You can connect with ConnieOn Facebook and LinkedIn, On Instagram @conniehamiltonEd andAt her website at conniehamilton.org .Timestamps from This Episode 0:00:00 - Connie Hamilton is an education author, speaker, and presenter 1:14 - How to improve teacher questioning 2:57 - Questioning that shows student reasoning 5:10 - How to respond to "I don't know" 7:39 - Questions that produce more equity and inclusion 11:41 - Teacher invisibility - giving students agency and ownership…

People in this episode

Host: Tim Cavey

Guest: Connie Hamilton

Topics covered

• effective questioning
• student agency
• classroom practices
• equity and inclusion
• teacher support
• microdata in education

Keywords

• questioning
• student reasoning
• productive struggle
• teacher coaching
• microdata
• classroom equity
• inquiry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: voicEd Radio

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