Pathways to Student Engagement Part 2: Effective Questioning, Formative Assessment, and Effective Feedback Asheville Event
Enhance Student Engagement with Strategies That Work
Dates for This Event
- January 27. 2026
You will learn:
- To elevate student engagement with effective questioning techniques, formative assessments, and targeted feedback.
- Research-based strategies that create dynamic learning environments where students actively think, respond, and refine their understanding.
- To use questioning to drive deeper thinking and leverage feedback to guide student success.
Building upon the foundational engagement strategies of Collaboration, Distributed Summarizing, and Writing to Learn, this next pathway explores the teacher's role in guiding and deepening that engagement. While the core strategies from Part 1 create an active learning environment, it is the intentional use of questioning, assessment, and feedback that elevates it to a truly responsive and reflective classroom culture.
The focus shifts to a continuous cycle of three powerful guidance strategies. It begins with effective questioning, moving beyond simple recall to designing questions that align with learning goals and demand higher-order thinking. This is paired with dynamic formative assessment, using in-the-moment checks for understanding and planned assessment prompts to gather clear evidence of learning. The cycle is completed with effective feedback, a process centered on providing timely, actionable guidance—whether oral, written, or through peers—that empowers students to self-assess and take ownership of their growth.
When these guidance systems are skillfully integrated with the collaborative and reflective activities from Part 1, the result is a classroom where instructional decisions are responsive, learning is visible, and every student has a clear path to academic success.
Learning Goals
By the end of this course, you will be able to…
- Explain how effective questioning, formative assessment, and feedback work together to advance student learning.
- Plan and use questions, assessments, and feedback that are aligned to clear Learning Goals.
- Engage all students using strategic questioning and varied response techniques.
- Collect and interpret evidence of learning to make real-time instructional adjustments.
- Deliver specific, actionable feedback that guides student improvement.
- Foster a reflective, student-centered environment that values self-assessment and student ownership.
What You Will Receive
Along with attending a workshop led by a Learning-Focused expert, participants will also receive the following resources and materials:
- Pathways to Student Engagement Part 2: Effective Questioning, Formative Assessment, and Effective Feedback Book
- Pathways to Student Engagement Part 2: Effective Questioning, Formative Assessment, and Effective Feedback Flip Card
- 12 month Learning-Focused Online membership
When and Where
At Learning-Focused Training Center
Location
- 200 District Drive Ste 001, Asheville, NC 28803
Date
- January 27, 2026
Time
- 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Registration
Act fast, only 22 spots are available
- Registration for Pathways to Student Engagement Part 2: Effective Questioning, Formative Assessment, and Effective Feedback is $197 per person.
- Learning is better in teams! Register three people and receive a $50 discount off the third registration fee!
- Participants are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis only. To secure your spot, we must receive a signed quote.
