thinking about the Essential Questions of CSS today…
I've got a working list from observation and conversations, but I'm curious what you think an essential question of modern CSS development might be?
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![- Tip: For now, just brainstorm possible essential questions. Later you can fine-tune the wording and edit for kid-friendliness.
- Are meant to be explored, argued, and continually revisited.
- Have various plausible answers; often the “answers” raise new questions.
- Should provoke thought and stimulate students to engage in sustained inquiry and extended thinking.
- Essential questions are the authentic questions that we ask about subjects. They are closely related to the [[Big Ideas]] and are meant to explore the "why" and the "how"
- Developing essential questions requires research. Methods like [[Sales Safari]] provide a framework for developing [[authentic essential questions versus lab-grown bull shit]].
- The development of essential questions also relates to the ideas found in [[Jobs to be Done]] approach to a more user centric design process. If we aren't answering essential questions with the tools we build or topics we teach, [[why fucking bother?]]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXmL2h_U4AMNk56?format=jpg&name=large)
These are more “Threshold Concepts”, but relevant:
What is a 'box' in CSS?
What is a 'container'?
What is the relationship between a box and a container?
What are default behaviours of boxes and containers?
What are the key properties that change that relationship?
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Also on a research binge around Threshold Concepts right now and very into them. They’re very UbD aligned 😍
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Most certainly aligned with UbD and big ideas/essential questions! Dug in a bit.