Questioning is central to teaching. It’s how we check understanding, push thinking deeper, and keep children engaged. Yet many classrooms operate on the same model: teacher asks, hands go up, teacher picks one child. The result? Four-fifths of the class mentally...
Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction (2012) says that effective teachers will frequently check to see if all students are learning the material being introduced to them. Mini whiteboards allow the teacher to stop and gauge whether the children understand something....