This presentation, submitted Middle School Students, was put together quickly to help advanced students learn the basic of Metacognition to become more successful. While this needs editing due to the quick turn-around time, it is a basic outline of planning for success

1. PLANNING FOR SUCCESS
Metacognition 101

2. BY THE END OF THIS SESSION YOU
SHOULD BRE ABLE TO...
• Understand metacognition and why it is important
• Understand the three steps of metacognition in learning
• Formulate a metacognitive plan to help you succeed
• Learn to evaluate how you learned

3. WHAT IS METACOGNITION?
Metacognition is thinking about
thinking.

4. BUT IT IS MORE THAN THAT....
• At her core, metacognitive thoughts are, “deliberate, planful, intentional, goal-
directed, and future-oriented mental behaviors that can be used to accomplish
cognitive tasks” (Hacker, 1998, p. 3).
• In other words, Metacognition is the thought work that goes into planning for
success.

5. METACOGNITIVE MAIN POINTS
• Evaluate your prior knowledge
• Plan to learn
• Evaluate your learning

6. EVALUATE YOUR PRIOR
KNOWLEDGE
• Review the objectives/purpose of the training
• Write, speak, or discuss everything you might know about the topic
• Write, speak, or discuss areas that you are currently unaware
• Evaluate the depth of knowledge (facts, logic, rhetoric)
• Recognize you may learn more on some areas of prior knowledge

7. PLAN TO LEARN
• Deliberate/Intentional
• Planful
• Goal Oriented
• Future Directed

8. DELIBERATE/INTENTIONAL
• Quality Time
• Focused Time
• Time specifically "set aside" for the task
• Consistent time
• Remove distractions

9. PLANFUL
• Time
• Plan when and how long you will study (ex. once a day for 1 hour)
• Plan more sessions than required (plan for buffer)
• Method
• Plan how you will study (ex. read book and take notes, create memory cards, etc., watch
videos, research at library)
• Plan how you will retain what you study (ex. memorize, draw chart, drill, etc.)
• Plan on how and how often you will review what you studied
• Plan how you will evaluate your study (Testing, personal evaluation, essay, practical
application)

10. GOAL ORIENTED
• Specific
• Motivating
• Attainable
• Relevant
• Trackable

11. FUTURE DIRECTED
• Meets your larger goals and ambitions
• This achievement sets you up for greater work
• Doesn't focus on your past

12. EVALUATION
• Personal Thoughts
• What went well in my studies?
• What could have gone better?
• Learning:
• What did I master?
• What did I just learn and still need to master?
• Could I have done anything different to help me learn better?

13. THE END