This toolkit will help you to develop study skills with your students; it uses a self-regulated learning approach which encourages students to plan, monitor, evaluate and regulate their approach to study skill development. The download includes: A study-skills reflection workbook A knowledge-hunt lesson about study skills for use with the workbook An additional interactive multi-use lesson focused on study skills The resource draws on pedagogical approaches such as: reflective learning, independent learning, metacognition and self-regulated learning. The development of study skills is a crucial aspect of self-regulated learning for students. Self-regulated learning refers to the ability to effectively plan, monitor, and evaluate one’s own learning process. By acquiring and honing study skills, students gain the tools necessary to take control of their own education. Study skills enable students to approach their studies with intention and purpose, allowing them to set clear goals, manage their time effectively, and employ effective strategies for comprehension and retention. Additionally, study skills empower students to adapt their learning strategies to suit different subjects and learning environments. By becoming self-regulated learners through the cultivation of study skills, students not only enhance their academic performance but also develop valuable lifelong skills that can be applied in various aspects of their personal and professional lives. ** This collection of teaching resources and lesson plans will help your students to develop their study skills!**

This interactive PowerPoint uses a variety of activities to encourage student reflection and establish clear goals and targets. This resource is ideal for quick target-setting activites in lessons or for structuring multiple target-setting sessions. The PowerPoint can be used multiple times with the same groups and encourages students to reflect on targets relating to: work quality, learning power, attitude to learning, subject knowledge, study-skills and long-term strategy. The download includes both an editable file and an automated PowerPoint Show (recommended). The PowerPoint uses an integrated interactive menu that allows you to choose between thirty different activity slides (each with 3-4 activities).

This download includes student reflection worksheets for the start, middle, and end of each term. The download includes nine worksheets: three for each term, covering an entire school year. This product features three different worksheet formats. Each of these colourful double-sided worksheets encourages students to engage in metacognition and self-regulated learning: At the start of each term these worksheets encourage students to reflect on how the previous term went, how they have prepared for the new term, how they can improve their learning strategies, and how they can plan for success in the new term - anticipating challenges ahead. The mid-term reflection worksheets encourage students to monitor progress, evaluate current approaches to learning, identify obstacles and reflect on how to overcome them, and anticipate the requirements of end-of-term assessments. The end-of-term reflection worksheets help students to reflect on how the term went, the progress they have made, the quantity and quality of their learning, the strengths and weaknesses in their approaches to learning, how they can improve moving forward, and how they might be best prepared for the next term. The worksheets emphasise target-setting at each stage and engage students in the self-regulated learning cycle (of planning, monitoring, evaluating, and regulating their approaches to learning. The download includes easy-print .pdf versions of the worksheets as well as editable .doc (Microsoft Word) versions in-case you need to customise them for your students.

This assessment wrapper is suitable for teachers of all subjects and is especially useful when doing practice exam papers. The assessment wrapper is delivered via PowerPoint and features fifty metacognition and self-regulated learning activity slides; twenty-five that can be used before assessments and twenty-five that can be used after assessments. It also features an interactive ‘randomiser’ feature so that teachers can quickly load up the PowerPoint and generate random reflection tasks for the start and end of lessons. Simply load up this PowerPoint when you’re doing assessment work with students: it will foster metacognition through its many pre and post-assessment student reflection tasks. Assessment wrappers are a straightforward way to foster metacognition and one of the most established and well-evidenced approaches to metacognition borne out by the research literature. Alternatively, this assessment wrapper (with over fifty activity slides) can be used by teachers to enhance presentations they have already made: teachers can simply copy and paste slides from this resource into their own work – allowing for a more precise and integrated assessment wrapper effect to be used in the learning process. This assessment wrapper (or exam wrapper) is of particular interest to teachers working with students who are preparing for formal examinations (e.g. GCSE exams) and is a great way to help them get more out of practice assessments!

This metacognition teaching resource serves two primary functions: To teach students how to use the metacognitive cycle (planning, monitoring, evaluating and regulating) in relation to essay-writing: developing essay-writing skills To use essay-writing tasks as a way to encourage metacognitive reflection and help students gain metacognitive knowledge: developing metacognitive and self-regulated learning skills The download includes an interactive PowerPoint presentation that can be used for multiple (x12) one-hour learning sessions as well as an accompanying information sheet about using metacognitive strategies for essay writing. The learning sessions guide students through the essay writing process and dedicate time to planning, monitoring, evaluating and regulating the essay writing process. Twelve metacognitive/ self-regulated learning reflection topic options are provided with hints as to what students might want to include in their essays. The topics are: Building On My Strengths & Weaknesses in This Subject Effective Revision & Exam Preparation Strategies How To Learn More During Lessons How My Behaviour Impacts My Learning & My Rate of Progress How Do My Emotions, Moods & Attitudes Impact My Learning? Metacognition, Self-Regulation & Independent Learning in This Subject What Could I Do Differently In Order to Maximise Learning? How To Boost My Learning Power The Ideal State of Mind for Learning & How I Can Cultivate It My Obstacles to Learning & How I Plan To Overcome Them Factors That Influence My Ability to Learn and Remember Learning What Approach to Learning Works Best For Me Essay topics 1-6 are subject-specific and can be used by teachers of any subject to foster metacognition and lead students towards metacognitive knowledge their particular school subject whilst essay topics 6-12 are general metacognitive reflection rubrics. Aside from metacognition and self-regulated learning, we hope to work with educators towards building greater levels of learner autonomy in students: to this end the essay-writing session instructions also guide students towards developing their own assessment criteria that they (at the end of each session) will use to evaluate their own work. This approach ties in neatly with the ‘planning’ stage of the metacognitive cycle and helps students to consider the task requirements before engaging with it. Teacher instructions are included (integrated into the PowerPoint file), the general lesson plan when using this tool is as follows: Introduction/Lesson Objectives Assessment Criteria Creation Essay Planning Stage Essay Writing Task (With Monitoring Break) Evaluation Stage Regulation & Target Setting Stage The resource will help students to cultivate essay-writing skills whilst fostering metacognitive reflection: steering students towards metacognitive knowledge about their own learning processes and how to improve them.

This download contains ten ICT Suite (Computer Room) learning sessions that are suitable for 1-hour teaching periods: they can be used by teachers of any subject working with students aged 11-16. Each session is a fully-resourced ‘zero prep’ lesson that encourages a high degree of learning autonomy and independence. We’ve taken a tried and tested lesson structure and connected it to our specialist topics: metacognition and self-regulated learning. Using a worksheet for guidance (and eventually peer-assessment) students spend the first 35-40 minutes of the lesson creating a presentation and the remainder of the session showing it to their peers and assessing one another’s work. The download includes PowerPoint instructions as well as a set of ten different worksheets which refer to different aspects of metacognition and self-regulated learning: five of the worksheets are teachers who wish for students to work in pairs and the other five are for solo work. The worksheets include a number of different topics for students to choose from – we wanted to bring autonomous learning into the design of this product and providing learners with options in these sessions is a way of empowering greater levels of autonomy. Aside from exploring important pedagogical topics (such as metacognition, independent learning, study skills, revision strategies and self-regulated learning) the presentations encourage students to connect these concepts to their own learning journeys: thus fostering metacognitive awareness and metacognitive knowledge. Aside from fostering these self-regulation and metacognitive skills, this approach to learning also helps to develop research skills, technical skills in relation to presentation design, and presentation delivery skills. The topics covered by the different worksheets are as follows: Metacognition (Solo Work) ‘How to Boost Learning in This Subject’(Solo Work) Revision Techniques & Revision Strategies (Solo Work) ‘Understanding How I Learn Best’ (Solo Work) ‘Boosting My Learning Power’ (Solo Work) ‘How To Succeed in This Subject’ (Paired Work) Being An Independent Learner (Paired Work) Revision Resources, Tips & Tricks (Paired Work) Metacognition & Self-Regulated Learning (Paired Work) Studying Skills (Paired Work) Some of the worksheets refer to subject specific reflections (e.g. #2) whilst others refer to more general metacognitive reflections and knowledge (e.g. #9). The worksheets include an integrated self-assessment system. Each worksheet uses the same basic structure and design, the worksheets cover different topics/options and can be used over time so that students improve each time they engage with the process. Since the worksheets (and PowerPoint files) are editable teachers can adjust contents to more precisely meet their students’ needs.

This workbook will help your students get much more from the documentaries you ask them to watch. This workbook is designed to facilitate home-learning. There are so many amazing documentaries and videos students can learn from online: this workbook helps them to get the most out of such learning opportunities. Simply set the documentaries you wish your students to watch and give them a copy of this workbook to complete! The printable workbook develops independent learning skills, note-taking skills and mind-mapping skills in relation to videos and documentaries. It includes ten learning-sessions over twenty pages: teachers simply need to give students the details of the videos they need to watch for each session. Teachers will find this homework booklet an effective way to enhance home-learning and reduce the work-load created by distance learning efforts. This download does not include video-links: you simply need to add the videos titles/links that you want students to watch - the workbook does the rest!

This download contains five printable crossword worksheets that introduce important concepts and vocabulary relating to learning power, metacognition and self-regulated learning. It also includes a PowerPoint presentation with instructions as well as extension and assessment tasks for students. Students should work in pairs or small teams: teachers can differentiate the lesson for different ability and age groups by changing the size of the teams. This download contains everything you need for at least one teaching session, the resources can also be used to supplement and enhance a lesson you already have planned.

The Learning Power Quiz focuses on topics related to learning, self-regulation, metacognition and education; the download contains complete resources for a fun one-hour team quiz lesson. Students love team-quizzes and they’re a great way to foster engagement with new ideas, expand students’ vocabulary and build team-work skills. The Learning Power Quiz contains fifty questions that are displayed over six different rounds: Multiple Choice True or False Solve the Anagram What’s The Missing Word? Answer The Question What’s The Best Definition? The answers are revealed via the included PowerPoint presentation file after the quiz has been completed: a teacher’s answer sheet is also included. To enhance the value of the quiz in terms of metacognition and self-regulated learning each question slide also includes a student reflection extension question. Teachers can award extra points to students who give good answers to these reflection questions which will encourage students to engage in the reflection questions. The quiz is suitable for students aged 11-16 and can be differentiated for different age and ability groups by changing the size of the teams. The download includes an easy to use ‘auto-play’ version as well as an editable version for teachers who would like to make amendments. This resource is perfect for a fun end-of-term lesson for teachers hoping to inspire metacognitive reflection and self-regulated learning behaviours! Copyright The Global Metacognition Institute (2020)

After the huge success of our printable lesson wrappers, we wanted to make a lesson wrapper teachers could use that would require no printing: a virtual lesson wrapper. This saves time (since no printing is required) and it saves resources which is good for both the environment and the budget. This lesson wrapper is delivered via PowerPoint and features fifty metacognition and self-regulated learning activity slides; twenty-five that can be used at the start of lessons and twenty-five that can be used at the end of lessons. It also features an interactive ‘randomiser’ feature so that teachers can quickly load up the PowerPoint and generate random reflection tasks for the start and end of lessons. For simplicity and convenient this download includes: The Virtual Lesson Wrapper Generator [Auto-Play Version] The Virtual Lesson Wrapper Generator [Editable Version] Teachers can load The Virtual Lesson Wrapper Generator alongside the resources they are using for there lessons. The download also includes separate files so that teachers can easily copy and paste any of the slides into their own presentations, incorporating metacognitive and self-regulated learning reflection activities into the lessons they have already prepared.

Metacognitive exit tickets are quick metacognitive reflection tasks your students (11-16) can do at the end of lessons. This download includes ten printable exit ticket designs in five engaging formats. These colourful, double-sided, printables are a simple way to foster metacognition and self-regulated learning behaviours in your students. Reflections are focused on: Target setting Strengths/weakness analysis Learning-strategy analysis and regulation Self-evaluation of learning performance Metacognition is generally understood in cyclical terms: it involves planning, monitoring, regulating and evaluating thoughts, thinking and learning strategies. This resource focuses on the evaluation and regulation aspect of the metacognitive cycle. Using this resource is easy: simply give your students a ticket each at the end of the lesson - students must complete the ticket before they are allowed to leave!

The principles of self-regulated learning can be applied to student behaviour: this set of ten (colour & double-sided) printable worksheets fosters student reflection during detentions and other behavioural interventions. They’re ideal for: Detentions resulting from disruptive classroom conduct Students who have been sent to members of the leadership team for supervision Behavioural interventions with students who have persistent issues with behaviour Each worksheet includes a variety of reflection tasks and concludes with a space allowing for targets for improvements to be set by the student and reviewed by the teacher or supervisor in charge of their behavioural intervention. Note: we have included both US & UK English spelling versions in this download due to the number of times the word ‘Behaviour’/‘Behavior’ is used! We hope this will be useful for our nternational customers, members and supporters. Copyright The Global Metacognition Institute (2019)

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The download includes: A fully-resourced ‘Metacognition & Maths’ lesson (1 Hour) Front of book metacognitive planning & monitoring worksheets (x3) Back of book metacognitive evaluation & regulation worksheets (x3) Exercise book enhancers: “Help I’m Stuck!” metacognition guides (x2) Exercise book enhancers: metacognition extension questions & tasks (x2) Task specific metacognition worksheets (x10) Mid-lesson metacognition reflection worksheets (x3) End of lesson metacognition reflection worksheets (x3) Personal Learning Checklist (PLC) Templates (x2) Lesson Wrappers (x5) The Mathematics & Metacognition Debate Generator The Mathematics & Numeracy ‘Think, Pair, Share’ Discussion Generator All resources are for students aged 11-16. The lesson listed above aims to introduce metacognition to mathematics students whilst the other resources support metacognitive teaching practices in the mathematics classroom.

Enhance your students’ exercise books today with this selection of printables. This download includes five different options, each of which should be stuck in the back of students’ workbooks: that makes it perfect for bringing a variety of metacognitive strategies to your classes, department or school! ‘Are You Stuck?’ - Use the following metacognitive questions to help you complete your task before asking a teacher for help… ‘Finished Early!?’ - Take a moment to reflect on the following metacognitive questions… ‘Are You Stuck?’ - Use the metacognitive cycle to help you complete your task before asking your teacher for help… Metacognition Extension Tasks - A list of extension tasks that students can work on in the back of their exercise books if they find themselves having finished learning activities before other students (perfect for high-ability students in mixed-ability classes!) Important Theories for Boosting Learning Power - Big pedagogical ideas explained clearly and simply for students (Metacognition, Self-Regulated Learning, Independent Learning, Active Learning, Growth Mindset, Learning Styles & Learning Power) A very simple way to bring metacognition into your students’ lives - make sure to look at the preview images above! You might want to try printing off all five versions and allowing students to choose which design they would find most useful :)

This download includes four PLC templates: teachers need simply need to add the list of topics for their respective subjects and they are ready to go. On the reverse side of each learning checklist is a series of metacognitive reflection tasks and target-setting activities: this enhances the usefulness of the learning checklist and helps students to use of their self-monitoring and evaluation work to steer, direct and regulate learning. Personal Learning Checklists (PLCs) feature lists of all required learning for a unit or course: students run through the list, indicating for each topic how confident they feel in relation to it and how secure their learning is. Personal learning checklists are a fantastic example of self-regulated learning and metacognition since students can use them to monitor and evaluate their learning and then plan and regulate it accordingly. Personal Learning Checklists should be used by all teachers in all subjects: they are especially useful in subjects where students are preparing for formal summative assessments [exams] and, ideally, the list of topics on the checklist should be faithful to the exam specification they are using. Please note: the preview images depict completed templates for illustrative purposes, teachers will need to add topics for their respective subjects/units before using the PLCs.

These ten worksheets are designed to accompany any main task or learning activity in lessons. They are suitable for teachers of any subject and as a whole-school resource. Please see the preview images. We’ve based the design around established metacognitive theories that emphasise four stages of metacognition: planning, monitoring, evaluation & regulation. These unique worksheets are our best yet: they help students “think about thinking” with direct reference to the learning activity they are engaged in. The pack contains ten different worksheet designs [see preview images]. When printed and cut: each worksheet is 1/3 of a page (double-sided) and serves as a powerful and time-efficient way to foster metacognition in students when they are completing a learning activity. The worksheets are suitable for teachers and students (11-16) of any subject. Metacognition is a powerful way to boost learning-power: regular use of these worksheets will help students to use metacognitive learning strategies habitually. The colourful double-sided designs look great in exercise books and it makes your work with metacognition & self-regulated learning very clear for others to see. Thank you for looking at our resources! Make sure to download some of our free samples: just visit globalmetacognition.com We offer a range of whole-school metacognition resources that aim to enhance metacognitive skills and strategies in students aged 11-16. You can download individual resources or buy our ‘Whole School Metacognition Toolkits’ that make establishing a whole-school metacognition initiative easy. Our resources specialise in: Boosting Learning-Power Teaching Metacognitive Skills & Strategies Increasing Metacognitive Power (Intelligence, Memory etc.) These resources are made and distributed in partnership with The Global Metacognition Institute. Find more metacognition resources at globalmetacognition.com Join our Facebook Metacognition Working Group for Teachers & Leaders! https://www.facebook.com/groups/EducationalMetacognition/ Copyright Adam Godwin (2019)

This whole-school collection of ten tracking worksheets is great for metacognition & self-regulated learning! Just choose two designs, print them out and have students glue them into the front and back of their exercise books! Ideal for students aged 11-16! It’s easy: at the start end end of each lesson students spend a few minutes reflecting on their learning. it’s a simple long-term metacognitive strategy that teachers of any subject can use! There are five worksheets to choose from for the front of exercise books and five worksheets to choose from for the back of them. It’s a perfect resource for sharing with the other teachers in your school because there are ten different versions, this is a great whole-school resource: if different teachers around your school use the different versions it will help to create self-regulating learners who monitor, evaluate, and regulate their learning-processes. Thank you for looking at our resources! Make sure to download some of our free samples: just visit globalmetacognition.com We offer a range of whole-school metacognition resources that aim to enhance metacognitive skills and strategies in students aged 11-16. You can download individual resources or buy our ‘Whole School Metacognition Toolkits’ that make establishing a whole-school metacognition initiative easy. Our resources specialise in: Boosting Learning-Power Teaching Metacognitive Skills & Strategies Increasing Metacognitive Power (Intelligence, Memory etc.) Self-regulated Learning These resources are made and distributed in partnership with The Global Metacognition Institute. Copyright Adam Godwin (2019)