Metacognition
Metacognition is a form of higher thinking that when applied to education can support pupils to thrive and attain academic goals. As pupils learn how to be more metacognitive, they can apply it to their learning and increase their rates of progress and success in different subjects. Later, they can take their metacognitive skills and thinking and apply it to every aspect of their lives. What is truly brilliant is that everyone can learn to be more metacognitive and you can teach pupils to be more metacognitive! As classroom teachers, metacognition can be woven into the very fabric of your teaching which will improve outcomes and support pupils to incrementally grown and develop as metacognitive thinkers - contributing to creating life long successful learners.
Metacognition
face-to-face training day
Thursday 28th November 2024
LEEDS, UK
I am delighted to be able to share with you details of an upcoming training day collaboration between Vicky Crane and Nathan Burns with a special focus on closing the gap for disadvantaged pupils. Ideal for leaders in schools wishing to develop metacognition, particularly in KS2 and KS3.
Return to school equipped to lead the development of metacognition, including a plan of action and a wealth of resources to aid implementation. Grounded in high quality research, participants will extend their knowledge and understanding of this exciting field of psychology. The course particularly focuses on how metacognition can be used to improve outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. The EEF rates metacognition as the highest impact strategy for closing the attainment gap, reporting that pupils can make 7+ months of progress. The course will help to show you how.
“Useful resources and excellent activities that I have been able to use in twilight training sessions in school."
"Really enjoyed the training. Vicky is a generous and engaging course leader.”
“Really practical resources. Lots of activities to take back for immediate and long-term action.”
“The whole course was outstanding.”
“Lots of ideas to develop metacognition across the school.”
“Inspirational!”
“Nathan’s passion was infectious. Clear strategies for implementation to support and guide learning for all. “ “Hugely valuable.” “I never fully understood metacognition until yesterday.”
Covered during the day are a number of themes:
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understanding the role metacognition plays in pupil progress and how pupils can become more effective and efficient learners;
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increasing teacher understanding of how to develop metacognition in the classroom;
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using metacognition to help pupils think and think more deeply;
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metacognition in the curriculum; metacognition applied to problem solving, mathematics, listening and reading;
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using metacognition to enable pupils to become more independent in selecting and using strategies, tools and routines for different types of learning;
Create learners who are: highly reflective and capable of taking charge of their own learning; are proactive in formulating their own questions; engage in self-monitoring and self-correcting; and can articulate their learning. Equip pupils with the capacity to be better learners and achieve higher outcomes.
This is an excellent opportunity to tap into the expertise of Nathan Burns, author of ‘Inspiring Deep Learning with Metacognition’ and ‘Teaching Hacks, fixing everyday classroom issues with metacognition’, and to gain from Vicky Crane’s experience in enabling schools to harness the power of metacognition.
You can download a booking form and send it back via email (above) or fill in this online form.
You can also book training events to be delivered in your school - get in touch to discuss your requirements.