Understanding how intelligence, wisdom, strength, and power relate to oneself, comes from the intentional use of metacognitive strategies. It is our responsibility to share the various paths that lead to the development of the whole person.
- Take in what you see and respond to it. (Self-Regulation)
- Play with interconnectedness. (Input)
- Give it meaning. (Elaboration)
- Share it with others! (Output)
Dr. Stokes’ specialty is training, learning, cognitive education, and social-emotional learning, emphasizing assessment-driven decision-making. Her commitment to lifelong learning can be seen in the diverse positions and organizations she has worked for.
From authorship of publications such as:
- Moving Toward Cognitive Excellence
- Finding Out Real Knowledge
- Powerful Learning Communities: A Guide to Developing Student, Faculty, and Professional Learning Communities to Improve Student Success and Organizational
- Academic Curation: Cultivating Dynamic Learning Experiences in the Digital Age, and
- Decision Making Behind the Use of Metacognitive Pedagogy within Education Methodology Coursework: An exploratory case study
…to the creation of the facilitating deep understanding and conceptual thinking systems has always been a goal.
Dr. Stokes’ current work is to transform educational opportunities for educators, students, and the community to create learning legacies based on the following four principles:
- using critique to evoke change
- problem-solving by taking action
- using inquiring during interdisciplinary reflection
- using experience as a capacity to lead
Reimagining Education 