Metacognition Think About What You Are Thinking About

What is Meta cognition? Taking the time to analyze what is going on in your brain Using different strategies to help you learn new ideas Figuring out what you know, what you don’t know, what you understand, what confuses you,and how you learn things best Meta refers to yourself, and cognition refers to acquiring information and knowledge.

Meta cognitive strategies Making Connections-you learn from comparing it things you already know Questioning- Wonder why things are what they are,and why it is important to know Visualizing-Make images in your head that help you see what you are thinking Inferring- Using what you know and clues given to understand something Summarizing and Synthesizing- Determining what is important to know, and deciding how that affects what you think Which of these strategies do think you do already? Which do you think you need to practice more?

Your Brain and Your Learning You learn because your brain connects new information to what you already know Our brain is wired to do things automatically when we have certain connections and have done them enough times (walking, talking, eating) You have read enough words, that often you don’t need to think too much-Your brain does it automatically, but that doesn’t mean you are learning anything new just by reading the words So, you can use metacognitive strategies to make your brain establish new connections your brain uses to learn new information

What’s 1+1=___ What’s = Even though you know how to add, your brain doesn’t do this problem automatically

Your Learning-Making Your Brain Learn You have to train yourself to stop and think about the connections you are making so your brain will do it automatically That’s why we always ask you to:summarize and decide what is most important,make predictions, analyze what the author means, make connections to yourself, things you have read, seen, or heard about. Experienced learners do these things automatically.

Exit Slip After learning what metacognition is, how do you think you can use meta cognition to become a better reader? Write at least four lines with reasons to explain your answer.