What comes after creating a sense of belonging in the classroom? In this webinar, educators will explore how to move from building community and psychological safety to creating a true community of learners through cognitive apprenticeship. You’ll learn how to help students become more active participants in their own learning by developing the habits, tools, and thinking routines they need to make connections, grapple with challenging ideas, learn from mistakes, and build deeper conceptual understanding.
The session also introduces practical, low-lift ways to begin building a cognitive apprenticeship in your classroom, including strategies for strengthening student metacognition, encouraging productive struggle, gradually transferring responsibility from teacher to student, and cultivating “noticing and naming” as a core learning routine. You’ll leave with actionable ideas for helping students become more independent, capable learners while integrating these practices directly into everyday instruction rather than treating them as something separate from the curriculum.