The Questioning Classroom: Learning to Use QFT

• THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: Teachers of all age levels who want to learn the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), especially those incorporating research projects and learning with their students. WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Have you ever wished students would ask more questions in your science classroom, questions that promote a sense of wonder and foster the desire to learn more? Designed for early and mid-career teachers, this workshop will explore how to use the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) to get all of your students involved in asking (and answering) phenomenon-based questions throughout your units. We will also discuss how the QFT works as a formative assessment and in fulfilling many indicators in the Danielson framework. This is part of our series on conducting investigations in your classroom. Click HERE for the full listings including workshops on the Question Formulation Technique, treating your classroom like a research lab, and more. Listings updated regularly, check back for additions throughout the year! WORKSHOP LEADER Peter Davenport has taught middle school life, earth and physical sciences in The Bronx for the past 12 years. Prior to teaching, he was a print journalist and editor, and worked as an interpretive guide developing and leading outdoor programs at Walden Pond in Concord, Mass., and with the Appalachian Mountain Club in New Hampshire. He holds an undergraduate degree in history and graduate degrees in teaching and environmental education. He spends free time bird-watching in New York City’s green spaces. ABOUT STEMteachersNYC STEMteachersNYC is celebrating 15 years! Since 2011, we have delivered professional development workshops for teachers, by teachers, about teaching. We are an approved CTLE and NYCPS MTAC vendor. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. Below is some important information, but please see our official Registration FAQ on our website for full details and policies. Pricing: workshop/event pricing reflects a desire to offer affordable professional learning experiences. Some workshops are subsidized and offered at a discount or for free. Some workshops include extra materials costs. Often, there is both a “Full Price” ticket for people who can pay full price and for schools/organizations paying for their staff to attend, and a “Teacher Price” ticket for teachers/educators paying out of pocket. If price is a barrier to your participation, please keep reading for several options. CUNY & other partner campus pre-service students: If you are training to be a teacher, we want to welcome you to attend our workshops for free! Please email [email protected] for details and to see if you qualify. Want to pay by invoice or purchase order? We encourage you to ask your school or organization if this is a possibility. Please see the Registration FAQ for the process, which includes a template letter with messaging geared towards administrators. Are there discounts available? Often, yes! • Discounted Early Bird and “Teacher Price” tickets are often available. • Each summer, the Wanninkhof Excellence in Teaching Scholarship provides up to 2 free workshops per teacher in TItle 1 or similar schools. • Specials and discounts are announced on our social media (@STEMteachersNYC on Instagram, LinkedIn, Bluesky, and Facebook), and in our Weekly Newsletter – sign up here. • We partner with several organizations and CUNY to offer free tickets to teachers and pre-service teachers involved. • If at any time price is a barrier to you purchasing a ticket, please contact us at [email protected] Refunds, cancellations, and other registration/ticketing policies or changes: Please see the full Registration FAQ for details and policies. Please note: We take screenshots, photographs and record video of our workshops in order to publicize a positive image of science teaching, and of STEMteachersNYC – a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization – and to support future teacher leaders. If you register, you are agreeing to be photographed and to have your voice and image video-recorded. You are also agreeing to relinquish all your rights to the photographs and video recordings. If you do not wish to be photographed or video-recorded – you must inform us before the workshop starts. For in-person workshops, we may take one photograph of your face so that we can erase your image if we happen to catch it by chance during the workshop, and we will do our best to avoid you. Have more questions? Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details and policies, or contact us directly: • Registration or ticketing questions - [email protected] • Questions about invoice/PO issues - [email protected] • Any other questions - [email protected]