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Mar 2023
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EduTip 22: Stop asking questions to the ...

JENNIFER GONZALEZ
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When we ask a broad question to a large group — students, an audience, attendees at a meeting — we often get nothing in response. Plenty of the people probably have something to say; they just haven't been asked the right question.

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You can find full written versions of these tips at cultofpedagogy.com/edutips.

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Thanks to The Modern Classrooms Project for sponsoring this episode.

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