More great questions

I regularly use Stephen Brookfield’s "critical incident questionnaire" in my classes. The five questions he asks there —

• when were you most engaged?
• when were you most distanced?
• what action was affirming?
• what action was puzzling?
• what was surprising?

are a great way to "take the temperature" of a class, and get a sense of what is going unsaid, or might be brewing for later discussion. Here’s another great set of questions I just happened upon, that might be worth sharing across and between classes:

• What are you working on this week?
• What question has been top of mind for you this week?
• How have you been learning or sharing learning this week?
• What are you most grateful for this week?