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title: "Better Questions: Key to Deeper, Engaged, Authentic Science Teaching"
description: We'll help you recognize 5 categories of questions common to the K-8 science classroom and how to create your own questions that deepen student learning.
image: https://www.knowatom.com/hubfs/images/LP_Graphics/ask-questions.jpg
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# Asking better questions: The key to deeper, more engaged, more authentic science instruction

![Webinar: Asking Better Science Questions](https://www.knowatom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/LP_Graphics/ask-questions.jpg?width=200&name=ask-questions.jpg)This 45-minute webinar focuses on helping teachers and instructional leaders understand how to skillfully shift the cognitive load to students through better questioning in the NGSS classroom.

We'll help you recognize 5 categories of questions common to the K-8 science classroom and how to create your own questions that deepen student learning.

**We’ll explore:**

- Why not all questions deepen understanding
- How skillful questioning develops conceptual understanding
- What you can do to ask questions that get students thinking and learning

We'll share practical tips and tools your leadership and classroom teachers can use now.

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K-8 teacher leaders, principals, curriculum coordinators, school and district administrators, and academic support personnel

## Presenter(s):

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##### FRANCIS VIGEANT

###### Teacher and CEO KnowAtom, LLC

Francis’ classroom regularly placed in the top 10 in the nation for science standardized testing.

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