Traumatic experiences, which affect many of our students whether we know about them or not, can significantly affect one’s learning, behavior, and relationships at school. Trauma-informed teaching involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of trauma on our students.
Learning to understand and affect one’s own thinking can result in a wide range of benefits. In this tip, avoiding the theoretical weeds as much as possible, we take a practical look at what metacognitive skills are and some approaches to developing them in your students.