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Inquiry
Designing learning around questions,
not just outcomes.
The Shift
It Starts With the Question
When I lead with questions, students lead with ideas.
Inquiry isn’t about getting the right answer—
It’s about asking the kind of question that makes new thinking possible.
AI responds quickly—
but the depth of its response is shaped by the depth of our question.
Our value is in the questions we teach students to ask—
the ones that open, stretch, and push their thinking.
The Shift In Practice
When we engage AI as a thinking partner,
We are not looking for final answers.
We’re looking for better questions—
questions that surface blind spots,
stretch our perspective,
or open up new paths we have not seen yet.
This shift is about moving from:
Getting answers → Generating possibility
Asking what is → Asking what could be
Directing AI → Colloborating with AI
From Answers To Questions
These small prompt shifts move us from asking for information
to asking for insight, perspective, and deeper understanding.
From Using AI To Thinking With AI
What do I already know about this? → What don’t I know that could change my thinking?
What should I include in this paragraph? → What would make someone want to keep reading?
What happened in this event? → Why does it matter—and to whom?
What should I ask? → What question would completely shift this conversation?
What are the facts? → What’s the story behind those facts?
Ready to Rethink Your Own Prompt?
Shift the Ask: Rethink Your Prompt
When the question changes, the thinking does too.
Try it with one of your own.​
“Help me rewrite this prompt so it focuses on curiosity—not just completion.”
"What am I not asking that I should be?"
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"What question would completely change my angle on this problem?"
"What perspective am I missing?"
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"What assumption is guiding how I asked this?"
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Better questions don’t just shape better answers—they shape better thinkers.