Welcome to this short course on the Workshopping of concept-specific Open-Ended Questions

Hi!. This short, online course is about Open-Ended Questions. But not just any Open-Ended Questions. In this course, we'll focus on concept-specific Open-Ended Questions ... and how to workshop them.

But first, we need to unpack a little thing called 'Mathematical Understanding'. Because once we unpack that, you'll see that one of the most powerful ways to bridge gaps in student understanding is through the Workshopping of concept-specific Open-Ended Questions.

More than that, you'll discover this strategy to be dynamic and fun to deliver, engaging for students and rich in mathematical learning.

Keep the baby and keep the bathwater!
In the past, when I've enthusiastically advocated this or that strategy some teachers assume I'm inferring that the newly advocated strategy should replace much of what they have been using in the past to deliver mathematics.     

So, before we start, let's get the story straight ... I'm suggesting that the Workshopping of concept-specific Open-Ended Questions could be used - as a maximum - for 5-15 minutes once or twice a week, most weeks for all classes. And at the very least, a couple of times per month for all classes.

What I am suggesting is that when you see the need to bridge a gap in conceptual understanding - or see a need to consolidate the understanding of a concept - the Workshopping of concept-specific Open-Ended Questions is arguable the most effective approach you can take ... for many-but-not-all types of mathematics. 

There is one other aspect that might interest you ... this powerful and engaging strategy - once you are confident in delivering it - requires zero prep. And I mean ZERO PREP!

Are you already getting tired of reading the words 'the workshopping of concept-specific Open-Ended Questions'? 

It's a mouthful, isn't it? Sheesh ... I'm getting tired of writing it!
And we have hardly begun!

Although you could easily complete this course in a couple of days (several hours), a maximum duration period has been set at 90 days. This means that 90 days after you first log into the course your access will expire. 

You may request ONE 30-day extension via email BEFORE the course duration expires. 

Extensions requested AFTER the course duration expires will incur a fee - $AUD10 or 10% of the course cost for the 30-day extension (whichever is the greater). 

Note: If the circumstances are exceptional, we are happy to be flexible.

You might have noticed there are a few pages - very short pages - of preamble before you get to the actual tutorial. These are important because you need to know WHY you are doing WHAT you are doing with this approach.

So please resist the temptation to skip ahead!

Welcome

Course Aims and Requirements

Some logistics about the course

Introduce Yourself

The Warm Up

Two types of Mathematical Understanding

When was the last time you ...

Concept-Specific Open-Ended Questions

Course Overview

Meet the course producers