Rowan, Naomi
Metacognition & Teacher Training
Strategic Leadership
Nord Anglia Education
Equipping educators, principals, and senior leaders with strategies to implement metacognition and structured reflection.
Skills Demonstrated
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Professional Learning Design
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​Designed structured training courses to help educators integrate metacognition.
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Instructional Design & Facilitation
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Developed research-driven, engaging training programs.
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Digital Content Creation
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Created interactive resources to support ongoing teacher development.
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Strategic Alignment & Change Management
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​Ensured alignment with Nord Anglia’s teacher development goals.
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Impact Measurement & Data Analysis
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​Tracked engagement, measuring student learning impact.
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Scalability & Global Implementation
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Designed for adaptation across 68+ schools.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Worked with curriculum, leadership, and tech teams to ensure success.
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Cross-Cultural Communication
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Adapted training for diverse international education contexts and curricula.
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Problem:
Enhancing Educator Capacity for Metacognitive Learning
Nord Anglia Education recognised the need to embed structured metacognitive practices in classrooms to improve student reflection, self-regulation, and ownership of learning. However, teachers, principals, and senior leaders required clear training, practical tools, and professional support to implement these strategies effectively.
This initiative was part of the Nord Anglia Metacognition Research Project, developed in collaboration with Boston College, to systematically integrate metacognition into teaching and leadership practices.
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Solution:
Targeted Professional Learning for Educators
Metacognition—or, in its simplest terms, thinking about thinking—helps learners develop self-awareness, reflection, and independent learning strategies. This project trained educators, principals, and senior leaders in 68+ schools to embed metacognitive practices, improving student engagement and self-regulation through structured reflection tools, visible thinking strategies, and competency-based learning frameworks.
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Participants learned to lead and implement metacognitive strategies at multiple levels, using digital and physical portfolios to track progress and encourage deeper student ownership of learning. By equipping school leadership teams with these tools, the programme ensured system-wide impact, cultural shift, and long-term sustainability.
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Courses Developed & Delivered:
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Core Modules
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Introduction to Metacognition
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The Learner Ambitions
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The Learner Portfolio
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Applied Strategies
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Harvard Project Zero Thinking Routines
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Data-Enhanced Teaching
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Teachers as Researchers.
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Action Research
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Developed with Dr. Damian Bebell (Boston College) to support educators in applying metacognitive strategies.
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Interactive Digital Tools
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Training in Formative & Nearpod for dynamic assessment and student engagement.
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Interactive & Scenario Based
Creative Multimedia
End-to-End
Design-to-Delivery
Impact & Measurable Outcomes
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In Action
"I just wanted to say thank you so much. This has been overwhelmingly amazing—one of the best pieces of CPD I’ve had in years. The organisation, collaboration, and structure were outstanding. Having small, manageable tasks each week and the accountability of knowing we’d meet again kept me engaged. This course has been incredibly useful, and I truly appreciate the way it was delivered.
Naomi is a genuine wizard in online learning and creating engaging and meaningful experiences for digital learning.
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In an era where everyone thinks they can just digitize educational content, Naomi has the real and rare talent for taking diffuse ideas and actually turning them into useful, pedagogically rich educational content with structure.
Future Scalability & Next Steps
As the Metacognition Research Project continues to evolve, the next phase of development could include:
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Expanding Metacognitive Training Modules
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Developing additional resources for deeper critical thinking integration.
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Integrating Digital Tools
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Exploring AI-driven learning portfolios to enhance student self-assessment and growth tracking.
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Scaling Across New Regions
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Adapting training for wider adoption across global education networks.
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Translation into Additional Languages
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Expanding accessibility beyond English, French, and Spanish to increase global reach.
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Let’s Work Together!
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Let’s collaborate to create meaningful, scalable solutions.
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