Metacognition

Metacognition is literally “awareness of one’s thinking”, but can be better understood in our context as the ability to plan, monitor and evaluate one’s own thinking and learning, with the goal of improving performance and well-being. There is significant research that shows that it is one of the very best things that teachers can explicitly teach to improve student engagement, learning and achievement. 

Building your metacognitive capacity is the most important work you can do.

Explicitly teaching metacognition is the most important thing you can do for your students. 

This course will show you the value of metacognitive development and why you should understand and apply metacognitive strategies. 

What you will learn: 

• What metacognition is, and what it isn’t
• Why you need to explicitly teach (and learn) metacognition
• Why mindset matters
• 10 Metacognitive Skills that are proven to improve performance and well-being. This is the heart of the course
• How to apply metacognition in context