Guide on the Side: Sequencing Instruction for Self-Regulated Learners (a Guide to Self-Regulated Learning)

Through research-backed strategies and practical applications, author Julia A. Simms explores self-regulated learning, instructional sequences, and brain-based learning. She examines the development of cognitive and metacognitive skills, working memory, and effective explicit instruction, offering step-by-step guidance for teachers to facilitate student learning. By supporting students through guided practice and monitoring, educators can help build declarative and procedural knowledge, enhance self-efficacy, and bridge learning gaps.

K-12 teachers can use this book to:

• Enhance student learning outcomes through development of self-aware learning practices
• Understand how knowledge, memory, and metacognition work to inspire further learning
• Incorporate strategies that develop students' mental capacities as independent learners
• Employ action research processes to align goals with strategies that ensure successful outcomes
• Make students active agents in lifelong learning, setting goals with curious mindsets

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Self-Regulated Learning
Chapter 2: Knowledge
Chapter 3: Cognition
Chapter 4: Metacognition
Chapter 5: Motivation
Epilogue
References
Index

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Marzano Resources
Published: 07/11/2025
ISBN: 9781943360987
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.10w x 0.70d