Metacognition and Self-regulated Learning (in the Primary Classroom)
ResearchED National Conference 7th September ‘24
researchED national conference was an inspiring day of learning, connecting and sharing. The weather was mild but pleasant. The staff at Parliament Hill School were brilliant hosts, along with Helene, Tom and a huge team of helpers.
I’d never attended a #rED24 event before, let alone present at one, but I plucked up the courage to fill in a form to present, pushing myself out of my comfort zone. Little did I realise that that would not be the only challenge of the day.
Excitedly, I left the house that morning, looking forward to a great day of learning, connecting and presenting. The sun was shining and all was good. When I approached the gates of Parliament Hill School, I was not only in awe of the beautiful school and grounds but also in awe at the number of delegates approaching the gates and at the sheer scale of the conference; there were over 1000 people in attendance!
I arrived calm and relaxed, as I managed to get a lift that morning. I was really looking forward to X-ing about the day but as soon as I had arrived, I realised that I had left my mobile phone in the car- as a result, I could not X or present using my slides.
Yet again I was pushed out of my comfort zone and presented without my slides, which I actually thoroughly enjoyed. Maybe it’s the way to go…
Nevertheless, I had a great day of learning from others and about myself. A huge thank you to those who attended my session, to the IT technician and the lovely lady, attending my session, who tried to help me access my slides. Thank you to those of you who shared your research and work and to the organisers and helpers and those who supported.
My talk was called Metacognition and Self-regulated Learning (in the Primary Classroom) and I shared research findings developing a coherent understanding of what metacognition and self-regulation are. I also explore evidence-informed strategies to teach metacognition explicitly. As there is no agreed definition of metacognition, this is what I started the talk with. I then delved into some research and how research could be translated into the primary classroom.
The slides are below- please feel free to download them- I hope you find them useful.
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Slides for my session- Metacognition and Self-regulated Learning (in the Primary Classroom)
