Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 8, 2021

Help students develop their metacognitive and self-regulation skills. Teachers taking either course will have access to an online community where they can ask questions, share resources, and get support from other educators as they work through the course! Give students more agency over their learning.

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Online Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning Discussions 302

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Students often demonstrate their learning through written explanations in the forms of short answer questions and essays. Demonstrating learning needs to move from testing memorization to showcasing transferable skills. This hands-on approach fosters critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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Metacognitive Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Evaluation 339

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Once you’ve identified the standards you feel are most important for your students’ long-term success, it’s time to explore new ways of assessing these skills. They also support student construction of meaning as well as an opportunity to apply metacognition skills. 3 Strikes, You’re In!:

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Metacognitive Skills Critical Thinking Fairness Testing 298

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. The first question Hattie poses is deceptively simple yet profoundly significant: Where am I going? The second question is, How am I going there?

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Feedback Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Failure 363

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Part III: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part three 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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Ethics Metacognitive Skills Culture Critical Thinking 331

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Part V: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part five of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. Click here to revisit my last blog in this series on using the “Claim-Evidence-Question” routine.

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Metacognitive Skills Discussions Art History 360

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Once you’ve identified the standards you feel are most important for your students’ long-term success, it’s time to explore new ways of assessing these skills. They also support student construction of meaning as well as an opportunity to apply metacognition skills. 3 Strikes, You’re In!:

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Metacognitive Skills Critical Thinking Fairness Testing 247

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Part II: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part two of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. 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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Metacognitive Skills Discussions Art Math 334

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Explicit teaching helps students grasp the material better and equips them with the skills to apply that knowledge. We do (Engaging the Group): The teacher and students work together to practice the new concept or skill. This allows students to solidify their understanding and demonstrate their ability to apply the concept or skill.

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Blended Learning Teaching Metacognitive Skills Learning 195

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 4, 2024

A question I often get from math teachers learning about the station rotation model is, “What are students doing at the other stations that are not teacher led?” What specific mathematical concept[s], processes, or skills did you learn? What questions or wonderings do you have? Math is no different!

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Math Metacognitive Skills Writing Activities 198

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 8, 2023

But as I noted in The nail in the coffin: How AI could be the impetus to reimagine education , we could “enchant learning in higher ed in such a way that people flock to it when they need to be energized, when they need a balm, when they are trying to figure out their why, when they have burning questions they want support in pursuing.”

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Metacognitive Skills Ethics Writing Plagiarism 138

Teach Hub

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Develops Critical Thinking Skills Self-reflection can build critical thinking skills. By taking the time to analyze their performance, students develop these essential skills to help them become more analytical learners. Strengthens Metacognitive Skills Metacognition is the ability to think about one’s own thinking.

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Metacognitive Skills Assignments Critical Thinking Students 87

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 8, 2023

But as I noted in The nail in the coffin: How AI could be the impetus to reimagine education , we could “enchant learning in higher ed in such a way that people flock to it when they need to be energized, when they need a balm, when they are trying to figure out their why, when they have burning questions they want support in pursuing.”

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Metacognitive Skills Ethics Writing Plagiarism 98

Teacher Mood

MARCH 24, 2025

Build Metacognition Skills Metacognition is thinking about thinking. In my class, I have students reflect on their learning with three questions: What was easy for me What was tricky? This personal connection made the word stick! When students understand how they learn best, they take ownership of their learning.

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Metacognitive Skills Learning Students Writing 52