The strategies that Fisher and Fry mention in their chapter about questioning strategies can be very useful in the classroom. When used properly in the classroom, a teacher can transform his or her classroom from a "passive learning environment" to one that engages their students.
The first technique that I would like to utilize in my own classroom is the "Questioning the Author" technique. I would like to use plenty of primary sources in my classroom, especially when teaching history and government. It seems rather simple: the reader analyzes the author's purpose as they are reading a document. However, I feel that this technique will require me to model it for the students; I do not know how long that will take, but I am sure it will be worth it.
The second technique that I really liked was the exercise that determines the relationship between questions and answers. It presents four different types of questions: Right There, Think and Search, Author and You, On Your Own. I would like to create a worksheet (or even use an old one) and have the students not only answer the questions, but think about what kinds of questions they are answering. I believe that this will help build metacognition and the student will learn to think about the way they think (even thought they may not realize that's what they are doing!).
Finally, the third technique is the QUILT Technique, and I personally think I need it to be modeled for me. Teachers must prepare the question and then present it, prompt student responses and then process them, and then have students reflect on the questions. This technique also has student really think about how the questions are formed. It will help build their metacognitive skills.
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