Metacognition and Self-regulation

How does adolescent brain development impact meta cognition and self regulation?
The adolescent brain is not fully developed so it is harder for a teen to understand their own thinking and learning processes. They are still trying to figure out who they are, so it seems extra difficult to figure out how they can know the way that they think. We as teachers can give them many opportunites to figure out what kind of learners they are.
How will you help your students develop the three types of meta cognitive knowledge (declarative, procedural, and self-regulatory) and the three meta cognitive skills (planning, monitoring, and evaluating)?
Declarative: We could do assessments to figure out the declarative. Declarative is defined as the facts that we already know.
For example: Write down five things that are important to know about My Plate.
Let's talk about three signs that show your best friend could be suicidal.
Procedural: Procedural is knowing how to use a variety of learning strategies.
For example: choose different ways to teach about nutrition. Hands on, planning a menu, make a list for grocery shopping of healthy foods.
self-regulatory: is knowing how to manage your learning. As a teacher you could write what is due each day on the chalkboard. Write down what they are expected to understand by the end of class and write reading is expected to be finished by the next class period.
Planning:Tell them how to start, give them a set amount of time, what to skim and what to give extra attention to, what order to follow and what resources they can use.
Monitoring: Asking questions such as, "Am I making sense?", "Am I going too fast?" "have I studied enough?" and so on.
Evaluating: This involves making judgements about the outcomes of thinking and learning.

Definition of Intelligence...

This is intelligence...

Henry wanted a ring pop that I had

hid (or so I thought) on the topshelf

of my pantry, I walked in

my kitchen to find him

climbing up the cupboards

to help himself.

Intelligence is the smarts that you have.

9/15/2013

Intelligence is such a broad word. I like the definition that it is the ability to acquire and use knowledge for solving problems and adapting to the world. I have learned that you can not put a label on a students intelligence, we all learn in different ways and we need to be so careful in treating the fast learners that they are the most intelligent learners. We can think about things longer and it doesn't mean we are any less intelligent.

9/17/2013

List strategies for developing each aspect of Emotional Intelligence that you can use in your content area.
1) Recognize own emotions- There are so many things to talk about in health that can bring up emotion. Stress is a big focus in health, sometimes teens may confuse anger and stress, or hunger and stress, or even sadness and stress. I think drawing how you feel is a great way to bring it up, just like we did in class.
2) Manage own emotions - Where do we turn for help when we feel like we have no one? Talk about suicide hotlines and discuss how we can always go to school counselors for help, or when we need to talk.
3) Self Motivation - Come up with a fairly simple exercise plan or good nutrition plan, something the students can succeed on so they can realize they can do hard things, they can accomplish little things which can lead to bigger things. Teach them about self efficacy - we are more motivated when we believe in ourself.
4) Recognize others emotions - Discuss bullying and why some choose to do that.
5) Handle relationships - discuss proper relationships and how we have healthy relationships, how we remove ourselves from unhealthy relationships. If students have healthy relationships they will be more successful and happy in life.