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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Key points: Critical thinking should not be separate from and on top of what teachers are doing in the classroom How to help students build critical success skills 3 lessons on perseverance from Stoffel the honey badger For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

In Tinker , you’ll be given templates to design how you’ll implement the skill with students. In Reflect , you’ll think about your current practice, your student needs, and consider the possibilities for innovation. Consider bringing Balance with Blended Learning into your professional learning community.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What: Teaching techniques designed to meet the needs of a diverse group of learners with varied needs, skills, abilities, and language proficiencies. Differentiating the content, or how students access knowledge, understanding, and skills. There are three main ways to approach differentiation. text, video, audio recordings).

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 21, 2019

. #2 Flex Your Metacognitive Muscles. Metacognitive skills must be taught. They need to set academic goals, monitor and track their progress and reflect regularly on the work they are doing and what it reveals about their skill set. I also dedicate a chapter in my new book Balance with Blended Learning to metacognition.

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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. This course is designed to help teachers architect learning experiences that strive to: Differentiate and personalize learning experiences. Give students more agency over their learning. The modules also include templates and resources to support teachers.

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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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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

We must explicitly teach these skills and give students time in class to practice them. Starting the year with routines designed to encourage students to develop their metacognitive skills can yield deeper learning all year long. 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

APRIL 15, 2024

” Our classrooms are composed of diverse groups of students with different skills, abilities, preferences, language proficiencies, and academic needs. Differentiated Learning Needs: In a class with diverse skill levels, a teacher uses assessment data to identify critical areas where individual students need extra support.

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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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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.

Ethics 331

Ethics Metacognitive Skills Culture Critical Thinking 331

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

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 255

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. They understand that mistakes and setbacks are part of the learning process and opportunities for growth rather than indicators of inadequacy.

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Feedback Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Failure 363

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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Developing students’ metacognitive skills required for learning. Instructional practices that teachers use to create an engaging learning experience for their students include: Performing regular checks for student understanding. Articulating clear objectives and directions for the lesson.

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Student Engagement Metacognitive Skills Distance Learning Students 231

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

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. Source: Swivl

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Metacognitive Skills Skills Motivation Classroom Management 161

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 4, 2024

An ongoing self-assessment practice can be documented in their math journals, allowing them to take notes on what they did well and identify the areas where they need to spend more time developing their understanding and honing their skills. What specific mathematical concept[s], processes, or skills did you learn?

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Math Metacognitive Skills Writing Activities 198

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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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Another assessment strategy is performance-based assessment, where students demonstrate their knowledge and skills through real-world tasks or projects. Through self-reflection and peer collaboration, students develop metacognitive skills, communication abilities, and a deeper understanding of their strengths and areas for improvement.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

Fostering autonomy and responsibility can lead to significant growth in students’ academic and metacognitive skills. Metacognitive Skillbuilding Academics are important, but they can often overshadow other important aspects of education, such as socioemotional skills.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 8, 2023

We would spend far more time developing information literacy, teamwork, research skills, study skills, and metacognitive skills so that students wouldn’t be so dependent on us and could engage in more self-directed learning.

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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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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Self-grading proceeds in three steps: At the beginning of the semester, students complete a form in which they set SMART goals in six categories : Skills and knowledge gained. Additionally, goal-setting and self-assessment appear to motivate students to engage, work harder, and build metacognitive skills. Obstacles overcome.

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Grades Instructors Motivation Metacognitive Skills 122

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 111

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).

Interdisciplinary 98

Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 8, 2023

We would spend far more time developing information literacy, teamwork, research skills, study skills, and metacognitive skills so that students wouldn’t be so dependent on us and could engage in more self-directed learning.

Metacognitive Skills 98

Metacognitive Skills Ethics Writing Plagiarism 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Self-grading proceeds in three steps: At the beginning of the semester, students complete a form in which they set SMART goals in six categories : Skills and knowledge gained. Additionally, goal-setting and self-assessment appear to motivate students to engage, work harder, and build metacognitive skills. Obstacles overcome.

Grades 98

Grades Instructors Motivation 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. By taking time to reflect, students develop metacognitive skills. Bite-size interactive lessons focused on a clear learning objective yield confident mathematicians ready to apply their learning.

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Grades Metacognitive Skills Math Participation 52

Teacher Mood

MARCH 24, 2025

Build Metacognition Skills Metacognition is thinking about thinking. Try This: If youre teaching new vocabulary, use words in sentences related to students lives. When teaching the word community, I had students describe their own neighborhoods. This personal connection made the word stick!

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