C2.1
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Climate C2.1: Promotes a classroom environment where questions are valued
Practices
- At the beginning of semester, the instructor sets the tone, rules and expectations of the class
- Provide positive verbal feedback to reinforce a classroom environment that values questions.
Activities
- State that “questions are welcomed and valued” from the beginning of the semester
- After answering a student's question, thank the student for asking the question.
- While explaining new material, ask “Am I making sense?” or “Does what I covered make sense?”. Count to 10 to wait for students to answer.
- You could also say “I know there are questions so I’m just going to wait until someone asks something.”
- Another sequence of asking is this:
- Invitation: Have I explained this topic well enough, or is there something I can clarify? (This makes the question the “fault of the instructor” rather than the “stupidity” of the student.
- Clarification: What I hear you asking is…..
- Confirmation: Did I answer your question?
- If only a couple students are answering, then considering shifting to a think, pair, share activity
