BOOK LAUNCH
Metacognition:
New Ways to Think and Learn
Date of Session: July 14-17, 2025
Location:
Harris Manchester College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, England. Harris Manchester College is one of the thirty-nine colleges that form the University of Oxford.
Registration and Abstract Submission:
Participants are invited to submit an abstract to present a paper, but are welcome to join the symposium without making a presentation.
Registration:
Registration fees start at £640 (£440 graduate students)
Nomination:
Should you be unable to attend, we would welcome your nomination of a colleague to attend in your place.
A collection of thirty-four international scholars are contributing to a book titled:
Metacognition: New Ways to Think and Learn
The 34 contributing authors represent the countries of Belize, Canada, England, Malaysia, Russia, Scotland, and eight states within the USA. This book is comprised of 18 chapters. It is edited by Dr. Judith McConnell Mikkelson, facilitator at the Oxford Round Table Symposium, and is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Pamela R. Cook who unexpectantly passed away on February 18, 2024. Dr. Cook had envisioned editing a book on metacognition, thus the inspiration for this book.
Dr. Cook was an educator best known as the originator of the Belizean International Symposium on Education which for twelve years annually benefitted the children and teachers of Belize, Central America. Dr. Cook was a prolific writer of 6 books published by Cambridge Scholars’ Press and a contributor to professional literature with frequent presentations at international conferences. During the past 20 years she was a delegate and presented numerous papers at our Oxford Round Table Symposiums and frequently her articles were published in The Forum on Public Policy. Dr. Cook was truly “a friend” of the Oxford Round Table Symposium and she is sorely missed.
Metacognition: New Ways to Think and Learn
By
Pamela R. Cook, Ph.D. and Judith McConnell Mikkelson, Ed.D.
Part 1 Metacognition: Our Children
Chapter 1.
“Understanding Metacognition in Children with Language and Literacy Disorders”
Melissa P. Garcia
Chapter 2.
“Metacognition Memory Makers: Reflections on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners”
Ana I. Berdecia
Chapter 3.
“Parent Involvement and Metacognition to Increase Student Success”
Mary Schmidt Duncan
Chapter 4.
“Metacognition and Young Children: An Exploration of How Metacognition Contributes to Children’s Thinking and Learning”
Betty Liebovich
Chapter 5.
“Thinking Gone Wild: Metacognition, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy”
Anoop Gupta
Chapter 6.
“Vintage is Vogue: Metacognition Applied for the New Generation”
Mollie Jo Mozley, Michael Tuan-Khang Dang, Tonie Garza and Nora J. Fabela
Part 2 Metacognition: The Arts and Global Reflections
Chapter 7.
"Politics as Studied through Movies, Television, and Song: Metacognition through Entertainment to Understand a Topic Most People Would Rather Ignore”
Joseph Cernik
Chapter 8.
“Drama Activities for Fostering Metacognition”
Julia Kuzmenkova and Maria Erykina
Chapter 9.
“Metacognition in Motion: Enhancing Physical Literacy through Tap Dance”
Julie L. Pentz, Laura Bruna, Olivia Schwander and Jae Seefeldt
Chapter 10.
“From Decoding to Thinking: The Role of Metacognition in Post-pandemic Literacy Education”
Jean Kirshner and Christine Kyser
Chapter 11.
”Metacognition through Hebridean Indigenous Methods”
Kara Smith
Chapter 12.
“The Symbolic Relationship Between Metacognition and Reflection”
Beverly Irby, Roya Pashmforoosh, Nahed Abdelrahman and Rafael Lara-Alecio
Part 3 Metacognition: Our Classrooms
Chapter 13.
“Metacognitive Strategies in Competency-based Teaching and Learning: Challenges and Implications”
Priscilla Brown Castillo
Chapter 14.
“The Montessori Method and its Links to Metacognition”
Pamela R. Cook, Joanne Rahm and Judith McConnell Mikkelson
Chapter 15.
“The Metacognition of Epistemic Trust in Educational Pedagogy: The Importance in Scotland of Developing Epistemic Trust in Teacher-student Relationships, Empowering Care-experienced Learners”
Morag Nimmo
Chapter 16.
“Metacognition as a Bridge for Diverse Learners: Scaffolding Success in K-12, Higher Education, and Workforce Development”
Pamela Malone
Chapter 17.
“Belizean Preschool Teachers' Metacognition Process: Developing the New National Preschool Competency-based Curriculum and Integrating Play”
Alberto Luis August
Chapter 18.
“Challenges and Solutions for Deaf and Head of Hearing Students: How Institutions and Educators Can Enhance Metacognition within Virtual Learning Environments”
Suzanne Carroll