Two Articles on Learning Environments

Here are two articles I came across this past week on classroom questions and learning environments:

• Using Questions to Drive Student Learning
• 10 Characteristics of a Highly Effectively Learning Environment

Some thoughts and questions about these articles:

• Do you agree that these ideas can improve the learning process? Why or why not?
• What needs to be done to make your classroom resemble more closely the examples mentioned in the articles above?
• How can we better support educators who want to embrace ideas such as these?