4

Read the following to prepare for Module 4:

Chick, N. (n.d.). Metacognition: Thinking about one’s thinking. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. 
https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/metacognition/

Choudhury, S., Blakemore, S. J., & Charman, T. (2006). Social cognitive development during adolescence. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 1(3), 165–174.
http://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsl024

Nadworny, E. (2018). Why teens should understand their own brains (and why their teachers should, too). NPR.
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/05/15/609769519/why-teenagers-should-understand-their-own-brains-and-why-their-teachers-should-t

Tarrant Institute. (2015). Z is for generation z.
http://tiie.w3.uvm.edu/blog/who-are-generation-z/#.WUpQLnUrJxg

What Kids Can Do, Inc. (2013). The teenage brain: Research Highlights. 
http://www.howyouthlearn.org/research_teenagebrain.html

Annenberg Foundation. (2018). Lesson plans.
http://learner.org/resources/lessonplanbrowse.html

Prompt:

Select two lesson plans from: http://learner.org/resources/lessonplanbrowse.html

• Describe the lessons and why you chose them.
• Identify the application of specific learning theories and/or styles for each lesson.
• Include your own experience and cite at least one source (from our assigned readings or something you found on your own).

Outcomes: Develop an understanding of the context in which learning occurs.