The secret to teaching may be as simple as asking students good
questions—and then giving them the opportunity to find the
answers. - Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Model Essential
Questions • Who is hungry and what are the effects of hunger? •
What does it mean to be healthy? • What is courage? • What is a
good relationship? • Why do organisms die? • How are we like
bacteria? • Who was/is a great person? A great leader? • Who
gets power and why? • What is measurable? • To what degree are
numbers real? How do you engage students deeply in the content
of the curriculum? How do you make them hungry for knowledge?
How do you keep them coming back for more? By asking essential
questions. In my 31st year of teaching, I can honestly say that
all of my classes are turbocharged with energy. It wasn’t always
this way. When I started out, like many teachers, I struggled to
engage my students. The difference is, I now use essential
questions that set the class off on an inquiry. Rather than
consuming information that I d