QBQ!THE QUESTION BEHIND THE QUESTION

Objectives:

Demonstrate how QBQ applies to your role as a professional educator and influences student achievement.

Expand our French Creek Professional Learning Community.

Practice personal accountability.

Have you ever asked yourself…

How can I contribute?

What can I do to solve the

problem?

What can I do to

develop myself?

When is somebody

going to train me?

Why is this happening to

me?

Why do they make it so

difficult for me to do my job?

How can I do my job

better today?

How can I do my job

better today?

Consider these scenarios...

You’re looking for some coffee in a gas station convenience store, but the carafe is empty, so you say to the person behind the counter, “Pardon me, there’s no coffee in the pot.”

“Turn and Talk”…What would you expect the response to be?

Consider these scenarios...

The response you receive…

“Don’t ask me, coffee is her department!”

Consider these scenarios...

On a cross-country flight, the flight attendant gets on the intercom and says, “Sorry everyone, but the movie we promised you will not be shown today.”

“Turn and Talk…What would you expect to hear next?

Consider these scenarios...

The response…

“Catering put the wrong movie on board.”

What Ever Happened to Personal Accountability?

The Question Behind The Question is a tool that has been developed and refined over the years that helps individuals practice personal accountability by asking better questions.

Incorrect Questions…(IQ’s) Incorrect questions are the complete

opposite of personal accountability. In each one, the implication is that someone or someone else is responsible for the problem or situation.

QBQ

One of the guiding principles of the QBQ is “The answers are in the questions, which speaks the same truth: If we ask a better question, we get a better answer?

How to Avoid those Incorrect Questions…(IQ’s)

Begin questions with “What” or “How” (not “Why”, “When,” or “Who”).

Contain an “I” (not “they,” “them,”, “we,” or “you”.

QBQs focus on action.

IQs vs. QBQs

Correct Questions… How can I contribute? How can I serve my students better today? What can I do to solve the problem? What can I do to develop myself?

Making Connections

In what ways does QBQ relate to your position as a professional?

In what ways can you model QBQ and directly affect student achievement?