Nancie Payne, President/CEO
of Payne & Associates, Inc

Building Metacognition & Thinking Skills

Audience:  If you are a K-12 teacher or specialist, ABE or GED instructor, GEAR UP teacher, a counselor, tutor, or mentor working with in-school or out-of-school youth, this workshop is for you!

When:

Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Check-in time: 8:00am
8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Where:

Highline Community College - Building 2
2400 S 240th St.
Des Moines, WA 98198

Workshop Fee: $95 - lunch will be on your own.

Description:

Developing higher order thinking or metacognitive skills is essential for student success. Join Nancie for a highly interactive session using student-centered strategies of inquiry and critical thinking to expand and generalize fifteen skill sets including problem solving, memory, organization, association, self-evaluation, generalization, insight, prioritization, and flexibility of thinking. Explore real-life application using fun, meaningful, hands-on ways and significantly improve higher order thinking skills with students at all levels. Participants will receive tools and materials that can be immediately used in classrooms and learning environments.  

Participants Will:

• Review the 15 metacognitive skills sets
• Learn how to improve students’ metacognition through activity-based, hands-on exercises
• Understand how to integrate the tools and skill sets into existing and new curriculum and lessons
• Have a set of activities to immediately use with students in whole group, small group and one-to-one instruction settings
  

Workshop Trainer: Nancie Payne, President/CEO of Payne & Associates, Inc

CEUs / Free Clock Hours

Free Clock Hours are available after the workshop.

Participants can register for Highline Community College Continuing Education Units (CEUs) before starting a course. The cost is $10 per course. Participant should call Community Education at 206-870-3785 to apply.

Cancellation Policy:
The cancellation fee is $25. If you must cancel your registration, you may request a refund minus the $25 fee up to 3 working days prior to the event. After this date, no refunds will be issued; you can make substitutions. "No-shows" will be charged the full workshop fee.

Note: All fees must be received within 90 days after event or a service fee of $25 will be added.
Please contact Jan Palmer at clc@highline.edu for any question.

Contact:
For more information about this workshop, contact Jan Palmer, e-mail: jpalmer@highline.edu.