Self-Talk for Teachers and Students: Metacognitive Strategies for Personal and Classroom Use

This enlightening guide teaches teachers to use metacognition to change the ways they think and learn so they will become more reflective, autonomous, proactive, and positive. Many authentic teacher examples are sprinkled throughout the book, and the authors discuss the benefits of this process and the ways it will benefit the students. The sequence of chapters from teachers' personal use of metacognition to professional use of metacognition to classroom strategies show the connection between personal, professional, and classroom use. Unedited classroom examples provided by practicing teachers show the reliability and validity of these field-tested strategies. K-12 Classroom Teachers. A Longwood Professional Book.