{"id":5240,"date":"2021-09-28T18:24:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T12:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.toddleapp.com\/?post_type=resource_post&#038;p=5240"},"modified":"2023-05-18T16:49:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T11:19:39","slug":"a-megalist-of-essential-questions","status":"publish","type":"resource_post","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/resource-post\/a-megalist-of-essential-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>A Megalist of Essential Questions<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Questions have an unquestionable place in learning. When asked <em>by<\/em> students, they facilitate deep, organic, joyful, and lasting learning. When posed <em>to<\/em> students, questions enable them to enter new and challenging realms of thinking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Essential questions are open-ended questions that naturally recur. They are different from guiding questions or factual questions. For example, \u2018how many legs does a spider have\u2019 is a non-essential question, while \u2018how are form and function related in biology?\u2019 is an essential question. They can spark lively discussions and nurture curious, self-driven learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This resource is a mega list of 200 questions that seeks to inspire and support teachers in cultivating meaningful classroom experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group learnings has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff6f3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-use-this-resource-to\"><strong>Use this resource to:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explore a plethora of questions across subject areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Browse appropriate questions for your context, subject, and grade level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get inspiration to formulate your own essential questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":6365,"template":"resource\/resource_post_container.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[307,303],"tags":[319,317],"coauthors":[56],"class_list":["post-5240","resource_post","type-resource_post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-classroom-strategies","category-curriculum-planning","tag-english","tag-ubd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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