Inclusive Education

This animated film about metacognition from the Smithsonian Institution shares a fun reflection on how and why to use metacognitive practices in the classroom. It shares strategies such as reciprocal teaching and concept mapping.

The Universal Design for Learning Guidelines database is a living, dynamic tool that is continuously developed based on new research and feedback from practitioners. It seeks to address critical barriers rooted in biases and systems of exclusion.

This article unpacks the meaning of metacognition and how it can help children with learning issues to self-regulate and quiet negative self-talk. It also describes the type of questions to ask children to promote deeper reflection.

Students share their experiences with Universal Design for Learning at Karori Normal School in New Zealand. They appreciate being offered choices and the ability to work at a different pace depending on their understanding of the material.

This article describes how a learner relies on multiple parts of the brain to learn. It also talks about how the Universal Design for Learning framework allows for variability and the importance of acknowledging this in a learner's experiences.

This article shares different types of metacognitive strategies for use in the classroom. Within this article are additional resources for students to reflect on their learning and for educators to use to promote metacognition in their classrooms.