Design for Metacognition Learning to Learn Learning is
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Design for Metacognition
Learning to Learn “Learning is the work……whatever is taught must be steeped in learning through reflective action. ” (Fullan, 2008) 2 Carol Koechlin 2010
Big Think about Content and Process: What We Know; How We Learn It Big Think 21 st Century Skills Content Knowledge 3 Carol Koechlin 2010
BIG THINK about unit content § So What? § What are the important ideas we explored? § What does this tell us about the topic? § What does this mean? § What new understandings emerge? 4 Carol Koechlin 2010 § What Next? § What new questions do § § I/we have? What else do we want to explore? How can we use what we know to do better next time? What action can I/we take? How can I/we make use of this new knowledge in the real world?
BIG THINK about unit process What strategies did we use to learn? How did these strategies work for us? Which worked well or didn’t work well and for whom? 5 Carol Koechlin 2010 So What? Could we have learned more in the time we had? Are we all getting better as learners? What Next? How can we use our findings to improve as learners?
Triple Your Investment Students Consider content Reflect on process Teaching Partners Reflect on learning Improve teaching 6 Carol Koechlin 2010 School Improvement
Wrap up Inquiry with a BIG THINK 9 metacognative strategies that make the end just the beginning of learning – Active discussion – Construct Visuals – Thoughtful Writing – Higher Order Thinking – Create New questions – Interact with an Expert – Re-Create – New Problem or Challenge – Sandbox 7 Carol Koechlin 2010
SSLA BIG THINK –Google form So what? Discuss your learning 8 paths during today’s session. Consider the many ways we gained information and ideas and built understanding. Which of these strategies would work well in your school and what wouldn’t Carol 2010 at. Koechlin this time. Now identify and list the major ideas about Inquiry Learning we have experienced today.
What next? Develop a short term goal for advancing Inquiry Learning through school library programs and suggest implementation actions and strategies. 9 Carol Koechlin 2010 Develop a long term goal for sustaining Inquiry Learning at the centre of school library program and suggest implementation actions and strategies.
The end is just the beginning of learning! Carol 10 Carol Koechlin 2010
