Using questioning for impact

Great teaching is responsive, built on meaningful interaction – and questioning sits at the heart of it. This course explores how purposeful questioning can transform classroom dialogue, enhance understanding, and promote deeper learning.

Teachers will develop strategies to refine the quality, frequency, and technique of their questioning to engage all learners and stimulate critical thinking, problem-solving, and metacognition. The course also examines how questioning supports both formative and summative assessment, helping teachers to check understanding, provide timely feedback, and adapt teaching responsively.

Key themes include:

– The central role of questioning in effective teaching.
– Designing high-quality questions to deepen understanding.
– Promoting critical thinking and problem-solving through questioning.
– Using questioning for formative and summative assessment.
– Providing feedback and guiding reflection through dialogue.
– Developing responsive teaching practices.

Course outcome: Teachers will have a toolkit of questioning strategies to engage learners, assess understanding, and promote deeper, more reflective learning across the curriculum.