Teaching Tips
Dr. Jeanne L. Paynter
As we saw in Tip 1, metacognition is “above and beyond” thinking. We use metacognition when we ponder: “What is the best way to solve this problem? Am I...
Dr. Jeanne L. Paynter
“Stop, look, and listen before you cross the street.” This is an early example of how we teach children metacognition: literally, thinking about (our) thinking....
Dr. Jeanne L. Paynter
I’m excited to share an instructional strategy you can use to help students to question the validity of their negative persistence stories or strengthen their positive...
Dr. Jeanne L. Paynter
Recently I talked with an art teacher who lamented a student’s lack of persistence. She developed a unit on wire sculpture based on the work of a local street artist,...
Q: What capacity doesn’t diminish over our lifetime?
A: Our capacity for curiosity!
Children are naturally curious, aren’t they? Their motivation is to explore, question, and imagine....
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