Professional Development for Individual Teachers
We provide a suite of options for developing metacognition and self-regulation. Taking a whole-school approach is the best way to achieve impact for learners, but if you are a school leader looking for professional development opportunities for your staff or you are an individual teacher looking for a course that will improve your own knowledge and practice, then we offer a number of opportunities - master and embed metacognitive strategies into daily practice with the following courses ...
Courses in Metacognition & Self-regulation:
If you are a teacher seeking to develop your pedagogical expertise, then this course is for you. Different to most on-line CPD, the Thinking Matters ‘Cognitive Coach’ Course is a live, interactive and expert-led course designed to develop individual teacher pedagogy with practical, effective strategies that enhance metacognition and self-regulation in learners. SEE FULL DETAILS
This course will seek to make links between theory and classroom practice by exploring how an understanding of relevant aspects of the Science of Learning can inform pedagogy and approaches to learning. A variety of questioning strategies and thinking routines will be introduced, however the key focus will be on deepening understanding of how Thinking Frames can be utilised as common visual tools to scaffold and extend thinking in the inclusion context. SEE FULL DETAILS
This online course aims to explore the nature of critical thinking skills and provides practical ideas for how a range of metacognitive tools may be utilised in the classroom to build mastery of these skills. SEE FULL DETAILS
This course offers an overview of research in the field of oracy and its links with thinking/cognition. It seeks to introduce a range of practical metacognitive tools and strategies, including collaborative group work approaches, which can be used to stimulate oracy skills in the primary classroom. SEE FULL DETAILS
Become a member of the Thinking Schools Network and your school will have access to a suite of helpful resources, high-quality content, discounted training and consultancy to support your professional development. Multi-media resources include classroom resources, video keynotes, workshops, an extensive resource library and webinar recordings as well as in-person metacognition ‘Meets’ and online discussion groups. And don’t forget to follow us on social media and follow the work we do with schools across the world. SEE FULL DETAILS
In addition to courses for individuals and small groups, we provide tailored programmes to help you grow long-lasting and effective in-house expertise in metacognition and self-regulation in learning. We provide you with the practical tools and strategies that can be used in daily practice and importantly, the methods you can use to monitor and measure the impact of your work. If a whole-school approach is on the school development plan. SEE FULL DETAILS
Attend the The Festival of Metacognition
The ‘Festival of Metacognition’, provides the best insights into developing metacognition and self regulated learning, all in one place. It offers the invaluable opportunity to explore the latest and best practice in successfully developing metacognition in your school and enables you to hear from experts, talk to leaders and teachers from Thinking Schools and share experiences regarding any area of metacognition. See our most recent line-up at the Festival of Metacognition in June 2024. Look out for details of future Festivals …
Welcome to our growing bank of multi-media CPD resources covering a wide range of pedagogical areas accessing metacognitive practices