--- product_id: 2715352 title: "Essential Questions: Opening Doors to Student Understanding" price: "¥2912" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/2715352-essential-questions-opening-doors-to-student-understanding store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # Focuses on essential questions for engagement In-depth curriculum design insights Boosts higher-order thinking skills Essential Questions: Opening Doors to Student Understanding **Price:** ¥2912 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📘 Open doors to deeper learning with Essential Questions! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Essential Questions: Opening Doors to Student Understanding - **How much does it cost?** ¥2912 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/2715352-essential-questions-opening-doors-to-student-understanding) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Proven Educator Favorite:** Highly rated with 4.6 stars and praised for clarity and practical application. - • **Elevate Critical Thinking:** Integrates Socratic questioning and proven methods to deepen student inquiry. - • **Transform Your Curriculum:** Unlock the power of Essential Questions to drive student understanding and engagement. - • **Versatile Across Subjects:** Effective for all disciplines, including special education and differentiated instruction. - • **Teacher-Friendly Framework:** Practical, adaptable strategies designed for real classroom challenges and diverse learners. ## Overview Essential Questions: Opening Doors to Student Understanding is a highly-rated educational resource by McTighe and Wiggins that expands on curriculum design by centering essential questions to enhance student engagement and critical thinking. This teacher-friendly guide offers practical strategies applicable across subjects and learner types, making it a must-have for educators aiming to elevate classroom inquiry and understanding. ## Description What are "essential questions," and how do they differ from other kinds of questions? What's so great about them? Why should you design and use essential questions in your classroom? Essential questions (EQs) help target standards as you organize curriculum content into coherent units that yield focused and thoughtful learning. In the classroom, EQs are used to stimulate students' discussions and promote a deeper understanding of the content. Whether you are an Understanding by Design (UbD) devotee or are searching for ways to address standards—local or Common Core State Standards—in an engaging way, Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins provide practical guidance on how to design, initiate, and embed inquiry-based teaching and learning in your classroom. Offering dozens of examples, the authors explore the usefulness of EQs in all K-12 content areas, including skill-based areas such as math, PE, language instruction, and arts education. As an important element of their backward design approach to designing curriculum, instruction, and assessment, the authors *Give a comprehensive explanation of why EQs are so important; *Explore seven defining characteristics of EQs; *Distinguish between topical and overarching questions and their uses; *Outline the rationale for using EQs as the focal point in creating units of study; and *Show how to create effective EQs, working from sources including standards, desired understandings, and student misconceptions. Using essential questions can be challenging—for both teachers and students—and this book provides guidance through practical and proven processes, as well as suggested "response strategies" to encourage student engagement. Finally, you will learn how to create a culture of inquiry so that all members of the educational community—students, teachers, and administrators—benefit from the increased rigor and deepened understanding that emerge when essential questions become a guiding force for learners of all ages. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #176,419 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #68 in Education Administration (Books) #1,502 in Instruction Methods | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 298 Reviews | ## Images ![Essential Questions: Opening Doors to Student Understanding - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61hYDVLpPgL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by E***Z on June 26, 2013* ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by J***Y on February 15, 2014* ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by S***Y on October 26, 2014* --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/2715352-essential-questions-opening-doors-to-student-understanding](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/2715352-essential-questions-opening-doors-to-student-understanding) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-05-05*