Some have said that metacognition is internal and critical thinking is external.  I think that the differentiation is more than that.  Sure we can all agree that metacognition involves self reflection and identification of strengths and weakenesses and that critical thinking employs strategies that involve the world at large in a variety of ways.  Metacognition […]

As an advisor of Science and English teachers (grade 4-9- soon to become ICTJ) I do not work in a class everyday but I do create opportunities to implement constructivism while coaching and mentoring the teachers as well as encouraging them to use constructivist strategies in their classrooms. 1)      Learning outcomes depend not only on […]