The Metacognitive Student: How to Teach Academic, Social, and Emotional Intelligence in Every Content Area

What if there was one strategy you could use to support students academically, socially, and emotionally? It exists--and it's simple, straightforward, and practical. In this results-focused resource, the authors dive deep into the what and how of structured SELf-questioning. Begin using this powerful academic and socioemotional approach in your own classroom to develop students into thriving thinkers who are confident, healthy, adaptive, and resilient. This book helps the reader: (1) Grasp the severity of the stress and anxiety teachers and students face in schools and how metacognitive SELf-questioning can reduce both; (2) Learn to implement effective SELf-questioning into instruction to foster social-emotional learning (SEL); (3) Review scenarios that depict use of the SELf-questioning strategy in every content area and grade level; (4) Gain insight into how advanced SELf-questioning can achieve transfer of learning in the classroom to any academic or social context; and (5) Autonomously customize and create your own SELf-question sets and apply them to any situation within or outside of school. [Foreword written by Maurice J. Elias.]