In Larry Ferlazzo's post on Ed Week, Right Question Institute Co-Director Dan Rothstein responds to the question: What is metacognition and why should teachers be concerned about it?
Dan writes, "We need to begin to see metacognition less as an activity residing solely in the interior regions of the mind and see it more as a catalyst for action. Naming what you know and what you understand helps lead to more informed action." Read more about how metacognition and student reflection is important for teaching and learning.