Civics Buffs Ask Great Questions

The Teacher Collaborative Podcast

Questioning practices matters in every classroom and every subject area. In the first episode of Season 3, Rob Powers, Social Studies Coordinator for Plymouth Public Schools, and Jon Bassett, teacher and creator of The Four Question Method, discuss how the right questions can drive student engagement and increase inquiry in the classroom.

Connect with Rob Powers on Twitter @Rob_Powers and with Jon Bassett on 4QMTeaching.net!

Jon Bassett is a world history teacher at the Match Charter Public High School in Boston, and the co-creator of the Four Question Method for teaching history. He has been teaching for 30 years, and has taught all high school grades in both urban and suburban schools. Learn more about Jon and his work at 4QMTeaching.net and on Twitter @4qmTeaching.

Rob Powers is the K-12 Social Studies Coordinator for Plymouth Public Schools and has over a decade of classroom experience as a high school social studies teacher. He is a National Board Certified Teacher and is slowly chipping away at his doctorate at the University of Virginia, where he studies how social studies teachers develop their ability to deliver inquiry-based learning experiences. He's on Twitter @Rob_Powers.