Metacognition

List showing and describing different metacognitive strategies that can be used or taught to students

This post describes what metacognition is, why it matters, and how teachers can get students to reap the learning benefits of it.

Metacognition Metacognition is the practice of teaching and encouraging students to think about thinking and how they learn best. Metacognition occurs before, during, and after learning and involves self-reflective questions around comprehension, connection, strategies, and reflection. Metacognition was originally rolled out in 2015. These materials were revised and updated in summer, 2017.

Understanding Metacognition is essential for teachers guiding their students to a deeper understanding but what is it and how does it work?

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How can "Thinking about Thinking" help your students learn? A nice way to approach Metacognition is to tell yourself to take a step back and address a child's perspective of an activity. Ask kids WHY we might be doing an activity the way we are doing it. Ask WHAT they think is the easiest and hardest parts about it. In short . . . get kids thinking!

Teaching students to think about thinking in all secondary content areas empowers them to be confidence, successful students. Read about simple ways to teach metacognition in the secondary classroom in this post from Reading and Writing Haven.