What Is Metacognitive Pedagogy? Metacognitive Pedagogy is an approach to teaching that intentionally helps students think about their own thinking. In practical terms, it means teaching students to plan how they will learn, monitor their understanding while learning, and reflect afterward on what worked, what didn’t, and why. Instead of learning being something that happens…
I’ve spent two decades watching students zip through pages without really thinking about what they’re reading—like driving on autopilot and missing every landmark. Metacognitive reading strategies switch off that cruise control. They invite students to notice their thinking, steer it intentionally, and arrive at meaning on purpose. In this post, I’ll unpack what metacognitive reading…
As I stepped into the world of education, I was immediately faced with a profound realization: no two learners are the same. Each student enters the classroom with a unique background, a distinct set of experiences, and their own way of processing information. This recognition led me to the practice of differentiated instruction—a teaching philosophy…