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  Case: Questioning
In depth questioning is something that is a must in my classroom, especially with the inception of testing that ask students to think more deeply. My problem is that when I ask those high order thinking questions student just sit there with blank stares and no one responses. When I then ask the question in a different form I feel that I am just "dumbing" down the question and the purpose is lost. What are some things I can do to increase my questioning depth without "losing" the students?
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I teach SS and deeper thinking is a critical skill here. I always ask students to think about the who, what, when, where, how? Graphic organizers and concept maps are also a great help here.