Empowering students to learn using metacognitive skills

Training content

The changing role of the teacher.
Metacognition in the context of the contemporary concept of learning.
Attitudes of a successful teacher.
The influence of motivation on effective learning.
Work with unprepared students.
Self-directed and self-managed learning.
How to teach students to learn.
Empowering independent work using metacognitive learning strategies.
Using metacognitive strategies in the classroom.
Overview of the training and discussion of the results.

Criteria for participants

This training is for beginners and experienced teachers.

You are requested to

Plan your schedule so that you could devote all your days only to the training;
Be prepared to switch off your mobile phones;
Actively participate in the training tasks and have discussions with the other participants to make the training useful for you, your colleagues and the teachers;
Not to be afraid to make mistakes because mistakes are the best teachers.

We aim to create a safe environment to test innovations that could become tools in your daily work.

Registration for the autumn semester training

Testimonials:

“All the material is extremely interesting and useful. The teachers are of a high standard!”

The training is designed for:

Teachers who want to acquire theoretical knowledge about metacognitive learning and practical skills to empower and motivate students to learn actively and independently

Date:

Please check the registration section for available training dates

Duration:

2 days / 14 hours

Location:

KTU Innovative Learning Space, EDU_Lab, Studentų g. 50-110, Kaunas

Number of participants:

Maximum number of participants 20

Training materials:

Training materials are provided during the training

Outcome:

After completing the course, participants will be able to apply and implement metacognitive teaching/learning strategies to ensure high-quality studies