eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2025

The report, “ Lost in Transition: Fixing the Skills Gap ,” released at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting , warns of a potential global “skills chasm” between employer needs and employee capabilities, and urgently calls for a fundamental shift in approaches to learning and skills development.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

A community discussion forum also supports collaboration across districts, so you’ll get the benefit of shared ideas and insights beyond your own school. In Tinker , you’ll be given templates to design how you’ll implement the skill with students.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 21, 2019

Most of the schools where I coach have a wonky Wednesday schedule that I have to navigate with teachers when we co-lesson plan together. 2 Flex Your Metacognitive Muscles. Metacognitive skills must be taught. There are simple routines a teacher can put into place to help students develop these skills.

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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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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 8, 2021

Help students develop their metacognitive and self-regulation skills. If your school accepts professional development units (PDUs) toward your position on the pay scale, I’ve partnered with the Teachers College of San Joaquin’s Professional Learning Center so that educators can purchase non-degree PDUs.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Demonstrating learning needs to move from testing memorization to showcasing transferable skills. This shift has the potential to make assessments more engaging and more reflective of real-world skills and knowledge application. This hands-on approach fosters critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Given a typical school year of 180 days, that’s 1.1 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.

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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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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

Metacognition, often referred to as “thinking about thinking,” is a cognitive skill that empowers learners to reflect on their thought processes, learning strategies, and understanding of a concept or subject.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Given a typical school year of 180 days, that’s 1.1 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.

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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 creates mountains of work for teachers outside of school, and students do not receive the feedback they need to improve the piece as they work on it.

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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. 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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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The GoGuardian Research and Insights team today announced its comprehensive findings on the factors that create an engaging learning experience in K-12 schools, both online and in-person, in its 2020 State of Engagement Report. Developing students’ metacognitive skills required for learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

(Newswire.com) – Swivl , a future-ready edtech company with a suite of reflective tools, announced today the addition of its newest tool, Mirror, an AI-enabled hardware and software platform that automates reflection and brings valuable metacognitive insights for educators.

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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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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

As a novice teacher educated in the digital age, I entered education, and specifically Saint Cornelius Catholic School, at a time of whirlwind change. The schools are undergoing transformations in how instruction will take place, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 8, 2023

My hope is that this shake-up will force us to address the underlying problem—that while humans are naturally curious and will often pursue out-of-school learning with great fervor, much in-school learning feels trivial and tedious. Running with robots: The American high school’s third century. That’s my vision.

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Teach Hub

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This may in turn start to show them that school is a place for personal growth, not just trying to meet the expectations of others. Develops Critical Thinking Skills Self-reflection can build critical thinking skills. Strengthens Metacognitive Skills Metacognition is the ability to think about one’s own thinking.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

This requires the seamless integration of knowledge and skills across various disciplines to address Mars’s multifaceted challenges. It facilitates the comprehension of complex issues and equips students with the skills needed for complex jobs in STEM and the humanities (Spelt et al., 2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012).

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 8, 2023

My hope is that this shake-up will force us to address the underlying problem—that while humans are naturally curious and will often pursue out-of-school learning with great fervor, much in-school learning feels trivial and tedious. Running with robots: The American high school’s third century. That’s my vision.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

This requires the seamless integration of knowledge and skills across various disciplines to address Mars’s multifaceted challenges. It facilitates the comprehension of complex issues and equips students with the skills needed for complex jobs in STEM and the humanities (Spelt et al., 2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012).

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Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills 98

Tunstalls Teaching Tidbits

OCTOBER 2, 2024

High-Yield Strategy 4: Use Technology for Engaging Practice Math on technology offers engaging ways to reinforce math skills. Learning Log A learning log is a great way for students to show what they’ve learned and track progress over the months of the school year. By taking time to reflect, students develop metacognitive skills.

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Teacher Mood

MARCH 24, 2025

When I introduced persuasive writing in 1st grade, I had students write letters to the principal about something they wanted to change in the school. Build Metacognition Skills Metacognition is thinking about thinking. Because the writing had real meaning, they remembered persuasive techniques better!

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