I came across this blog link as I was going through my email. It looked right on target for helping kids to become successful learners
and take charge of their learning.
“Gradual Release of Responsibility”
Terry Heick’s blog on Edutopia
Show Them, Help Them, Let Them
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/promoting-a-culture-of-learning-terry-heick
And that prompted me to think about all the links I’ve collected on Pinterest and ScoopIt about metacognition and successful learning.
Pinterest On Executive Function
http://www.pinterest.com/franvt/executive-function/
Pinterest on Empowering Learning
http://www.pinterest.com/franvt/empower-learning/
Frameworks for meeting 21st Century learning challenges. Emotional Intelligence, Metacognition, Purpose (Authentic), Ownership, Work (Zone), Engagement, Representation (for communication)
ScoopIt on “Good Ideas About Learning”
How we can help students be successful!
http://www.scoop.it/t/good-ideas-about-learning
Hope you will find some useful ideas!