Concept/Question Boards
Purposes:
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To help you and your students form a community of learners
To help students share their growing knowledge about a unit theme or concept
To post newspaper clippings, magazine articles, information taken from the
internet, photographs, and other items that might be of interest or helpful to their
classmates
To provide a place where common interests become evident
To establish a basis for forming collaborative groups to investigate ideas in greater
depth
The Value:
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Encourages students to ask questions that arise from reading and discussion
Lets students know that questions are valued, and are not problems, but a way of
learning
Allows questions to become a springboard for investigation
Enables collaborative groups to be formed around common questions
Concept/Question Boards should be “student generated”. Questions
can be written directly on a sheet of paper attached to the board, on
chart paper, on sticky notes, or whatever works for the students.
Concept/Question Boards should change constantly, reflecting the
developing and changing interests of the class.