Tracey BennettSpecialization: Learning, Instruction, and Innovation

COGNITION, CULTURE, COGNITION, CULTURE, AND LEARNING PROJECTAND LEARNING PROJECT

Bennett_EDUC 8401: Cognition, Culture, and Learning 1

COGNITION, CULTURE, AND LEARNING

Connectivis

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Technolog

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Executive Functioning

EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT

Academic

achievement

Social development

science

education

What are Executive Functions?

http://youtu.be/8cCNhKqQXOM

intentional

emotional well being

mindfulness-

based

interventions

(MBI)

interactive

information networksmemory

retrieval system

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traditional and

online learning

environments

planning

interactions

intentional

Natural fit

Metacognitio

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http://youtu.be/mVE21QhY-lI

intentionality

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• “Certificate of metacognition: First SOT certificate.” Retrieved from http://schoolofthinking.org/who-dr-michael-hewitt-gleeson/about/training/10-dfq/what-is-your-dangerous-idea/metacognition-whats-the-fuss-2/

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• “What are executive functions?” Retrieved from http://youtu.be/8cCNhKqQXOM