Empowering teachers to
ask better questions
Our mission
Teachers ask up to 400 questions a day. We're on a mission to help teachers ask better questions to improve student literacy using the ALARM framework. Let's learn to ask the right questions at the right time, place and depth to move the learning forward.
What is ALARM?
A Learning and Responding Matrix (ALARM), created by Max Woods 2009, is an explicit questioning framework. ALARM is not a strategy or technique, it is a framework that informs teaching strategies and drives learning through mapping out a clear progression of learning skills.
Example of ALARM
The framework can be easily adapted and applied to a range of teaching strategies and resources. One common use of ALARM is through scaffolding. Where each skill level is mapped out with a corresponding question to help teachers and students identify gaps and next steps in learning.
Why use ALARM?
Teachers can explicitly guide students' understanding through content (lower-order) to concept (higher-order) level questions. This common language of metacognition equips students with a transferable skillset that can be applied across subjects and school years leading to improved HSC results.
How can we help?
We have developed three simple approaches to best support you in successfully implementing ALARM to inform teaching and improve student learning outcomes.
What schools are saying
"The live workshops were a fantastic way to consolidate and refine my understanding of ALARM. Highly recommended!!!"
"Our greatest shift as a staff has been looking at the importance of ALARM as a LEARNING model and not just a responding model for assessment tasks and data collection."
"ALARM has been transformational for us. The data shows that what we are doing with ALARM is effective and sustainable over a long period of time."
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