Episode Details

Zach is joined by an all-star teaching team from the International School of Kenya to continue the discussion on metacognition and reflection, in particular focusing on several of the incredible tools this team has developed for implementing metacognitive and reflective routines in their classes.

Show Notes

• More info on MCP Webinars and Scholarships

• MCP Podcast Episode 117: Metacognition and Reflection Pt. 1 (with Lydia Crush)

• International School of Kenya

• The CAR Guide (Choose, Act, Reflect)

  • Casey and Matilda’s CAR Guide
  • Amy’s CAR Guide
  • Brandy’s CAR Guide for 6th grade 

• Daily Learning Intention at the start of the day 

• The Mario Minute at the end of the day (modified from: The MARIO Framework).

• Designing PBL to Reduce Cognitive Load (from John Spencer’s Creative Classroom podcast)

• Youth by Youth (the basis for Amy’s Metacognitive 360)

• Melanie Meehan:

  • The Two Writing Teachers blog
  • On Cult of Pedagogy

• MCP Podcast Episodes on Collaboration:

  • MCP Podcast Episode 10: Planning for Full Group Collaborative Activities
  • MCP Podcast Episode 11: Planning for Organic Collaboration
  • MCP Podcast Episode 108: Collaboration and Community (with Catlin Tucker)
  • MCP Podcast Episode 110: Student Collaboration
  • MCP Podcast Episode 112: Adult Collaboration

• The Collaboration Bank:

  • Amy’s digital Collab Bank
  • Brandy’s paper-based Collab Bank
  • Each unit begins with a collaborative tone setting like this.

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