What is Metacognitive Knowledge?

Metacognitive Knowledge is the knowledge about our own individual thinking process. This knowledge allows us to understand our comprehension level and our problem solving abilities.

Create some example questions that would influence Metacognitive thinking

Possible Examples:

• What subject am I best at?
• Which of my projects do I need to devote the most time to?
• Have I learned everything i need to for my exam?

Possible Examples:

• What subject am I best at?
• Which of my projects do I need to devote the most time to?
• Have I learned everything I need to for my exam?

What are Learning Strategies?

Learning Strategies are the procedural knowledge of using tools to develop a desired knowledge. By using strategies, students can become more succesful at certain tasks or at knowing specific information.

Create specific Learning Strategies to help you study for an upcoming test

Possible examples:

• Self regulation, determining what you already know and what you do not know
• Highlight key points in your text or notes
• Make flashcards to study

-Production Deficiencies 

(this is a common problem for students who have learning disabilites due to having less Metacognitive knowledge)

Create an example of a teaching strategy that can be used to develop better Metacognitive skills

Possible examples:

• Promote self reflection and management by the students
• teach learning stategies the students can use
• use learning strategies in class to teach effective use of these strategies

What is Problem Solving?

Problem solving is the creation of a new solution for a pre-existing problem

-Q: My car has an oil leak, but I do not have the money to pay someone to fix it, what do I do?

- A: Fix it myslef with the help of a Friend

This is an example of what?

-Problem Solving

Why is Creativity important in the classroom?

Creativity is important because using creativity shows the students that there are multiple ways to find a solution or to learn information. If a student is stuggling to learn the same way as everyone else, maybe he or she just need to try a new strategy. 

Develop a teaching strategy using both Convergent thinking and Divergent thinking

What is Teaching for Transfer and why do you think it is important?

Teaching for Transfer is using previously learned information to answer new questions or solve new problems. 

Possible example of why it is important:

It allows students to build off of previously learned imformation, making it easier to master new information.

Create an example of Positive Transfer

Possible example:

Bill used his knowledge of force and angles, that he learned in math, to become very good at playing pool.

KWL stands for what?

K: What do I already know?

W: What do I want to Know?

L: What have I learned?

Creating a time line to study for your History test is an example of what?

- Visual Tool/Learning Strategy

Brainstorming can help develop _____?

-Creativity in the classroom