eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Students need to activate higher-order thinking skills and metacognition to effectively master and retain new content knowledge, synthesize it with prior knowledge, and apply it to new scenarios and domains. This supports the growth of automaticity in activating cognitive skills.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

This partnership gives teachers more time and energy to innovate and personalize learning while providing students with the opportunity to actively drive their own growth. In my book, Balance with Blended Learning , I invite teachers to reimagine teaching and learning by partnering with students.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Blended learning is the thoughtful design and facilitation of learning experiences that strive to shift control from teacher to learner by weaving together active, engaged learning online and offline. There a several types of activities that lend themselves to learners controlling the pace of their experience.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 21, 2019

These short periods provide an opportunity to think outside of the box, break routine, and provide students with opportunities to engage in activities that are neglected in the hustle and bustle of the school week. #1 2 Flex Your Metacognitive Muscles. Metacognitive skills must be taught. 1 Passion Projects.

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Metacognitive Skills Blended Learning Coaching Feedback 336

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Part IV: Thinking About Thinking This is part four of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. To recap, metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea.

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Questions Metacognitive Skills Ethics Math 415

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

.” Our classrooms are composed of diverse groups of students with different skills, abilities, preferences, language proficiencies, and academic needs. Given that variability, it makes sense that not all students would need to spend time engaged in the same learning tasks or activities.

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Metacognitive Skills Math Blended Learning Quizzes 344

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

Second, icebreakers and community building activities are critical to helping students develop their social presence in the classroom and online. We must explicitly teach these skills and give students time in class to practice them. 4 Strategies Designed to Drive Metacognitive Thinking. #5 5 Strive for Balance.

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Metacognitive Skills Schools Blended Learning Evaluation 367

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Process feedback is vital in enhancing student learning by honing their metacognitive skills , guiding their efforts, boosting motivation, and fostering a growth mindset. This ensures that they comprehend the destination or desired result of the activity or assignment at hand. The second question is, How am I going there?

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Feedback Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Failure 363

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 4, 2024

” In math class, the online station is frequently used to allow students to complete personalized practice with a math program, like IXL or ALEKS , or complete online activities on a site like Desmos. Below is a list of activities and prompts teachers can use to guide students’ work in their math journals.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

According to a study conducted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on average, American teachers only have three minutes per hour of instructional time to devote to activities that allow students to reflect on their learning. The device, designed for versatility, is rugged and portable to accommodate various usage scenarios.

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Metacognitive Skills Skills Motivation Classroom Management 156

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This might include suggesting stories, analogies, interactive activities, multimedia resources, or creative assignments. For example, teachers can preteach vocabulary or design a building background activity in the class prior to the small group explicit teaching sessions. How can I present these concepts in smaller chunks?

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Blended Learning Teaching Metacognitive Skills Learning 195

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Through self-reflection and peer collaboration, students develop metacognitive skills, communication abilities, and a deeper understanding of their strengths and areas for improvement. Furthermore, active learning techniques engage students in the learning process through hands-on activities, discussions, and collaborative projects.

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Textbooks Metacognitive Skills Education Teaching Methods 130

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

It is a part of the Lumen Christi Academies , a group of Catholic schools in the San Francisco Bay Area whose mission is to “nurture ethical scholars who will change the world” through active, personalized and student-led learning. Often, they performed well on these assignments as well).

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Teach Hub

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Promotes Ownership and Responsibility When students are asked to assess their work, they are actively involved in evaluating their progress. Strengthens Metacognitive Skills Metacognition is the ability to think about one’s own thinking. Its essentially a fancy word for an essential skill.

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Metacognitive Skills Assignments Critical Thinking Students 90

Tunstalls Teaching Tidbits

OCTOBER 2, 2024

High-Yield Strategy 1: Interactive Mini-Lessons for Teaching Practices Mini-lessons that involve students in the learning allow first graders to actively engage in their learning as mathematicians. Students show much higher autonomy later in independent math tasks when they actively participate in the initial teaching.

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Teacher Mood

MARCH 24, 2025

Build Metacognition Skills Metacognition is thinking about thinking. Repetition, meaningful connections, and active engagement are the best ways to combat forgetting. Try This: If youre teaching new vocabulary, use words in sentences related to students lives. This personal connection made the word stick!

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