Greetings! I have a few reflective questions for you. But first, I want to say what a joy it is to be here in Macedonia working with you!
1. Why is it important to think about thinking? (Meta-thinking)
2. How has this workshop approach helpful for developing learning strategies for any content area of study?
3 comments:
These are really important questions! Science has not yet fully explained the process of thinking and as educators this is at the core of what we do. Thinking is learning in process and if we want to facilitate more effective learning we need to think about how our students think. As our understanding of this grows so does our ability to create opportunities for students to learn.
Eric
Hi John,
I’ll answer your questions, but let me first share with you my opinion (evaluation) of you as a facilitator on this workshop.
You generously shared your knowledge and insights that made the program better & more grounded in the reality of Macedonian (context :-) education. The participants trust you and have full confidence that you represents the best of you as a professional when you are in the field (as it is now).
Answers:
1. It is important because on that way we’ll understand the constructivism better :-) this was the funnier and the shorter version of the answer. It is important because with time we can modify, change, and edit our position and opinion (or even behavior) we had in the past and get more understanding for others positions/opinions. And this process does not stop here. It can happen that the new knowledge we get now, can also be re-defined, re-shaped in the future. PANTA REI- knowledge, understanding, awareness, attitude, behavior. What is OK today might not be in some years.
2. It is helpful, from many aspects-
- from personal point of view (the workshop influences to the all participants PD; they have been informed about the own learning PD plan, concept map, educational terminology, theoretical explanations for different kinds and styles of learning and transferring the learning....)
-from PEP’s point of view (as whole, as a project) all present PEP staff can have more understanding on different PD activities that can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Project
- from the teacher's point of view (the one directly responsible for the transfer of the gained knowledge of this workshop to their colleagues)
it is long enough, isn't it (in Macedonian manner:-)
I have found great thought about metacognition.
It says that "thinking about thinking" can be used to help students “learn how to learn.” Cognitive strategies are used to help achieve a particular goal while metacognitive strategies are used to ensure that the goal has been reached.
Metcognitive thinking processes involves decisions that help:
•Identify the task on which one is now working,
•Check on current growth of that work,
•Evaluate that progress, and
•Predict what the outcome of that progress will be.
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