Get Wild with Questions & Hogs* 
The acronym WILD HOG is all about designing classroom questions. It stands for: Written Intentionally for Learning Depth and Higher Order Genius. What’s it about? Usually when we teach, we are focused on the lesson’s progression and how the students are interacting with the content and each other, not leaving us much time for deeper thinking during instruction. As a result, our questions may be off-the-cuff, lower- level questions.
WILD HOG questions are developed before the lesson, during the planning stage, when teachers have time to analyze the scaffolding of the learning experience. Create WILD HOG questions with your Bloom’s Taxonomy right by your side. This strategy will help you construct questions for every level and help you target specific questions for specific groups or individual students.
Done right, WILD HOG questions will help students answer questions completely, effectively, problem-solve and discuss deeply learned concepts. What are some excellent questioning techniques that you use to inspire learning and engage your students? Share your information on the blog or shoot us an email to spread your questioning expertise among your colleagues.
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Adapted from the article written by Ben Johnson on Edutopia. Want to read the full article? Click here to learn more.
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