Educate to Self-Regulate
Welcome to educate to self regulate, a podcast for educational leaders, teachers and students.
I'm Dr Shyam Barr, Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Canberra, and together we'll unpack educational research to support you and your students to become better learners.
Educate to Self-Regulate
42. 2025 in Review: Metacognitive Self-Reflection and SRL Insights
In this final episode of Educate to Self-Regulate for the year, and my first solo episode, I’m diving into one of the most important phases of self-regulated learning: Metacognitive self-reflection.
As we wrap up 2025, I’m unpacking:
• Why planning–monitoring–evaluating really matters
• How metacognitive prompts can deepen your own learning
• Practical tools like PMI, SWOT, and Start–Stop–Continue to guide more meaningful reflection
• What this year taught me through the podcast, from AI as a metacognitive partner to Queenwood’s smart study approach, strategy-building in primary classrooms, learning journals, and long-form conversations with researchers
• What’s coming in 2026
I’m also sharing two strategies I’m leaning on as we enter the break:
✔️ Show up to rest the same way you show up to training
✔️ Recalibrating meditation as a non-negotiable part of my routine
Wherever you are, I hope this episode helps you pause, reflect, and set yourself up for a strong 2026.
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